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Jay Feely's kick in overtime lifted the Jets to a thrilling win.
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Last Thursday, we ranked the watchability of every game on the Week 11 slate. Today, we look back and re-rank the games based on what actually went down. At season's end, we'll tally up the pre- and post-game rankings from throughout the year to determine the league's most and least watchable squads -- and the 30 teams in between.

N.Y. Jets 34, New England 31 OT [RECAP]

Pre-Ranking: 3
Post-Ranking: 1

Comment: Love him or loathe him, Brett Favre plays a very watchable brand of football since you're never sure if he'll pull off something amazing or abysmal on each throw. Plus, we could watch that Matt Cassel-to-Randy Moss touchdown throw a million times. Simply awesome.

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Cleveland 29, Buffalo 27 [RECAP]

Pre-Ranking: 11
Post-Ranking: 2

Comment: The NFL had perfect bookend games in Week 11, as the legend of Brady Quinn was born Monday night with the help of Phil Dawson.

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Pittsburgh 11, San Diego 10
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Pre-Ranking: 6
Post-Ranking: 3

Comment: A good barometer of watchability? If the wife is interested, which ours was during the final few minutes of this game. And it had nothing to do with Troy Polamalu's hair ... although it has been discussed.

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Dallas 14, Washington 10
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Pre-Ranking: 1
Post-Ranking: 4

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Tennessee 24, Jacksonville 14
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Pre-Ranking: 7
Post-Ranking: 5

Comment: Even when the Jags had an 11-point lead at halftime, we never thought the Titans would actually lose. That's when you know a team is special.

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Denver 24, Atlanta 20
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Pre-Ranking: 4
Post-Ranking: 6

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Tampa Bay 19, Minnesota 13
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Pre-Ranking: 5
Post-Ranking 7

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Arizona 26, Seattle 20
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Pre-Ranking: 9
Post-Ranking: 8

Comment: Why do the Cardinals even bother with running backs? Warner, Fitzgerald, Boldin, Breaston -- they're the Texas Tech of the pro circuit.

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Miami 17, Oakland 15
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Pre-Ranking: 13
Post-Ranking: 9

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Indianapolis 33, Houston 27
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Pre-Ranking: 10
Post-Ranking: 10

Comment: When we say a game will be the 10th-most watchable of the weekend, we mean it.

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N.Y. Giants 30, Baltimore 10
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Pre-Ranking: 2
Post-Ranking: 11

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Carolina 31, Detroit 22
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Pre-Ranking: 15
Post-Ranking: 12

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New Orleans 30, Kansas City 20
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Pre-Ranking: 14
Post-Ranking: 13

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Green Bay 37, Chicago 3
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Pre-Ranking: 8
Post-Ranking: 14

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San Francisco 35, St. Louis 16
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Pre-Ranking: 16
Post-Ranking: 15

Comment: A game so bad it couldn't even live up to its billing...

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Philadelphia 13, Cincinnati 13 OT
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Pre-Ranking: 12
Post-Ranking: 16

Comment: Ever DVR a TV show on HBO and forget to add two or three minutes to the allotted recording time? There's a good chance you miss the end of, say, Entourage and you feel completely ripped off. That's what tie games are like -- the endings are missing. Fix this, NFL.

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