head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
WWI conquest shooter with weighty gunplay.

Execution · Grand Arena
The beloved budget football sim whose play-calling chess still defines the genre's high point.
Battlefield 1 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); ESPN NFL 2K5 leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Battlefield 1 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 1
Bolt-actions reward steady aim and timing
ESPN NFL 2K5
Stick skills on passes, jukes, and tackles
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 1
Trench flanks and gas plays beat predictions
ESPN NFL 2K5
Play-calling is a guessing duel against humans
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 1
Behemoth spawns and chaos shift matches
ESPN NFL 2K5
Fumbles, tipped balls, and unseen play calls
ESPN NFL 2K5 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 1
Class kits and vehicle counters matter
ESPN NFL 2K5
Playbook mastery and franchise roster management
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.