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

   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

4. #4

   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

5. #5

   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.