Worth the replay?

1. #1

   North TexasatTulsa

   CFB· ESPNOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   A

   77/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 63) = 77

2. #2

   Western KYatNew Mexico St

   CFB· CBSSNOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.78 (pre-game Watchability 57) = 18

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.