Worth the replay?

1. #1

   ChiefsatBroncos

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comeback

   A+

   89/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 94) = 89

2. #2

   VikingsatLions

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.89 (pre-game Watchability 78) = 67

3. #3

   TitansatBengals

   NFL· CBSOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.59 (pre-game Watchability 19) = 59

4. #4

   CardinalsatCowboys

   NFL· FoxOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 99 × pre-game weight 0.55 (pre-game Watchability 10) = 54

5. #5

   RaidersatJets

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.54 (pre-game Watchability 9) = 45

6. #6

   EaglesatCommanders

   NFL· NBC

   D

   29/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 47 × pre-game weight 0.62 (pre-game Watchability 24) = 29

7. #7

   PatriotsatDolphins

   NFL· CBS

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension9/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.64 (pre-game Watchability 27) = 23

8. #8

   ChargersatRams

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension3/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.67 (pre-game Watchability 34) = 13

9. #9

   RavensatBills

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.89 (pre-game Watchability 78) = 9

10. #10

    FalconsatBuccaneers

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.83 (pre-game Watchability 67) = 5

11. #11

    BrownsatSteelers

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.73 (pre-game Watchability 45) = 4

12. #12

    ColtsatJaguars

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 4 × pre-game weight 0.77 (pre-game Watchability 55) = 3

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.