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Design B (Brand split), league-mode (no team filter). Populated with live data from /api/nfl/games-batch and /api/nfl/pbp-movement. Filters via query string: ?outcome=won|lost, ?gameType=REG|POST, ?sort=heartbeat|comeback|upset, ?season=since-2020|2024|all.

NFL
perthirtysixNFL Heart Rate Index
NFL
HEART RATE
Most Exciting Games
2002 — 2025
ByRob Moore
№ 01 · Divisional · 2021 Season
BUFBillsJosh Allen
36
atFINALJan 23, 2022KC -2.5
42
KCChiefsPatrick Mahomes
Heart Rate Index85.7

Combines win-probability swings, leverage, and score margin.

Comeback87.1%

Win-probability gap the eventual winner had to overcome at their lowest point in the game.

Top 10MatchupStoryHeart RateComeback
02
32—36DIV
Divisional, 2011Drew Brees vs Alex Smith
77.7
80.0%
03
37—31CON
Championship, 2018Tom Brady vs Patrick Mahomes
64.2
74.6%
04
22—25SB
Super Bowl, 2023Brock Purdy vs Patrick Mahomes
62.2
98.9%
05
28—31CON
Championship, 2009Brett Favre vs Drew Brees
61.7
84.2%
06
28—24SB
Super Bowl, 2014Tom Brady vs Russell Wilson
60.3
87.9%
07
38—35SB
Super Bowl, 2022Patrick Mahomes vs Jalen Hurts
59.0
84.2%
08
29—32CON
Championship, 2024Josh Allen vs Patrick Mahomes
58.4
64.0%
09
30—33DIV
Divisional, 2025Josh Allen vs Bo Nix
58.3
80.8%
10
20—23CON
Championship, 2022Joe Burrow vs Patrick Mahomes
58.0
63.9%
Raw data (10 games)
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  "featuredGameId": "2021_20_BUF_KC",
  "lowPointWp": 0.1292,
  "keyPlay": "(1:13) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 10-T.Hill for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN.",
  "wpPointCount": 58,
  "games": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "season": 2021,
      "weekLabel": "Divisional",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "DIV",
      "awayTeam": "BUF",
      "homeTeam": "KC",
      "awayScore": 36,
      "homeScore": 42,
      "heartbeat": 85.682,
      "comeback": 0.871,
      "date": "Jan 23, 2022",
      "qbAway": "Josh Allen",
      "qbHome": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "spread": 2.5,
      "lowPointWp": 0.1292,
      "keyPlay": "(1:13) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 10-T.Hill for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN."
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "season": 2011,
      "weekLabel": "Divisional",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "DIV",
      "awayTeam": "NO",
      "homeTeam": "SF",
      "awayScore": 32,
      "homeScore": 36,
      "heartbeat": 77.735,
      "comeback": 0.8,
      "date": "Jan 14, 2012",
      "qbAway": "Drew Brees",
      "qbHome": "Alex Smith",
      "spread": -3.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "season": 2018,
      "weekLabel": "Championship",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "CON",
      "awayTeam": "NE",
      "homeTeam": "KC",
      "awayScore": 37,
      "homeScore": 31,
      "heartbeat": 64.169,
      "comeback": 0.746,
      "date": "Jan 20, 2019",
      "qbAway": "Tom Brady",
      "qbHome": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "spread": 3
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "season": 2023,
      "weekLabel": "Super Bowl",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "SB",
      "awayTeam": "SF",
      "homeTeam": "KC",
      "awayScore": 22,
      "homeScore": 25,
      "heartbeat": 62.2,
      "comeback": 0.989,
      "date": "Feb 11, 2024",
      "qbAway": "Brock Purdy",
      "qbHome": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "spread": -1.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "season": 2009,
      "weekLabel": "Championship",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "CON",
      "awayTeam": "MIN",
      "homeTeam": "NO",
      "awayScore": 28,
      "homeScore": 31,
      "heartbeat": 61.688,
      "comeback": 0.842,
      "date": "Jan 24, 2010",
      "qbAway": "Brett Favre",
      "qbHome": "Drew Brees",
      "spread": 4
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "season": 2014,
      "weekLabel": "Super Bowl",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "SB",
      "awayTeam": "NE",
      "homeTeam": "SEA",
      "awayScore": 28,
      "homeScore": 24,
      "heartbeat": 60.266,
      "comeback": 0.879,
      "date": "Feb 1, 2015",
      "qbAway": "Tom Brady",
      "qbHome": "Russell Wilson",
      "spread": -1
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "season": 2022,
      "weekLabel": "Super Bowl",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "SB",
      "awayTeam": "KC",
      "homeTeam": "PHI",
      "awayScore": 38,
      "homeScore": 35,
      "heartbeat": 59.005,
      "comeback": 0.842,
      "date": "Feb 12, 2023",
      "qbAway": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "qbHome": "Jalen Hurts",
      "spread": 1
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "season": 2024,
      "weekLabel": "Championship",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "CON",
      "awayTeam": "BUF",
      "homeTeam": "KC",
      "awayScore": 29,
      "homeScore": 32,
      "heartbeat": 58.392,
      "comeback": 0.64,
      "date": "Jan 26, 2025",
      "qbAway": "Josh Allen",
      "qbHome": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "spread": 1.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "season": 2025,
      "weekLabel": "Divisional",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "DIV",
      "awayTeam": "BUF",
      "homeTeam": "DEN",
      "awayScore": 30,
      "homeScore": 33,
      "heartbeat": 58.282,
      "comeback": 0.808,
      "date": "Jan 17, 2026",
      "qbAway": "Josh Allen",
      "qbHome": "Bo Nix",
      "spread": 1.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "season": 2022,
      "weekLabel": "Championship",
      "gameType": "POST",
      "postRound": "CON",
      "awayTeam": "CIN",
      "homeTeam": "KC",
      "awayScore": 20,
      "homeScore": 23,
      "heartbeat": 58.041,
      "comeback": 0.639,
      "date": "Jan 29, 2023",
      "qbAway": "Joe Burrow",
      "qbHome": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "spread": 2
    }
  ]
}
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