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Games where the losing team reached a high win probability and still lost: biggest collapses, most improbable comebacks. Powered by nflfastR play-by-play.
Heartbreak magnitude = the losing team's peak WP in the game. A 90%-peak loss is a bigger collapse than a 60%-peak loss. The same number reads as the winning team's comeback magnitude (their lowest WP was 1 − loser peak).
ARI peaked at 97% win probability, lost 31–28 to SFO.SFO bottomed out at 3%.
SEA peaked at 96% win probability, lost 43–39 to DAL.DAL bottomed out at 4%.
TAM peaked at 96% win probability, lost 21–17 to NOR.NOR bottomed out at 4%.
BAL peaked at 96% win probability, lost 27–26 to CIN.CIN bottomed out at 4%.
NWE peaked at 96% win probability, lost 29–28 to MIA.MIA bottomed out at 4%.
LAC peaked at 95% win probability, lost 34–31 to IND.IND bottomed out at 5%.
DEN peaked at 95% win probability, lost 25–24 to LVR.LVR bottomed out at 5%.
NYJ peaked at 93% win probability, lost 20–17 to BAL.BAL bottomed out at 7%.
SFO peaked at 93% win probability, lost 37–27 to CAR.CAR bottomed out at 7%.