Worth the replay?

1. #1

   WyomingatSan José St

   CFB· CBSSNOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   73/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.73 (pre-game Watchability 47) = 73

2. #2

   Washington StatUtah State

   CFB· CWDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.77 (pre-game Watchability 55) = 63

3. #3

   GrizzliesatBulls

   NBA· NBA TVDown to the wire

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59

4. #4

   PenguinsatBlue Jackets

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 58

5. #5

   RangersatCapitals

   NHL· NHL Net

   D

   31/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension19/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late2/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31

6. #6

   Florida StatLouisville

   CFB· ESPNBig comeback

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 38 × pre-game weight 0.79 (pre-game Watchability 57) = 30

7. #7

   KrakenatRed Wings

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 32 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24

8. #8

   RocketsatMavericks

   NBA· NBA TVOne-sided

   D

   12/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

9. #9

   DucksatJets

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   11/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

10. #10

    IowaatWashington

    CFB· FoxOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 94) = 5

11. #11

    Iowa StateatBYU

    CFB· ESPNOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension4/30

    Swings2/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.63 (pre-game Watchability 25) = 4

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.