Has a NFL game ever ended 0-0?

Yes, many NFL games have ended 0-0. Per Pro Football Reference, 73 games in pro football history have ended in a 0-0 tie. However, the last time it happened was almost 80 years ago, meaning there have been no scoreless ties in the Super Bowl era.
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When was the last NFL game to end 0-0?

Surprisingly the last 0-0 game was more than 70 years ago. It was played on 7 November 1943 between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. The record of the game, though, was sparse. It said the Lions and Giants played before 16,992 in Detroit's Briggs Stadium generating just 214 yards between them.
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Has a NFL game ever ended 1 0?

Has there ever been a 0 to 0 football game? Yes, there has been a 0–0 game in NFL history. Surprisingly the last 0-0 game was way back in the past more than 76 years ago & 20 days from this answer ( NOV 27, 2019). It was played on November 7, 1943, between the Detroit Lions & the New York Giants.
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What is the rarest NFL score?

The lowest possible score is 0-0 and has been achieved 73 times, though the most recent scoreless tie came on Nov. 7, 1943.
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Is there a 1 point safety in the NFL?

Conversion safeties (one-point safeties)

In American football, if a team attempting an extra point or two-point conversion (officially known in the rulebooks as a try) scores what would normally be a safety, that attempting team is awarded one point. This is commonly known as a conversion safety or one-point safety.
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NFL Lowest Scoring Game From Every Season (2007-2018)



Has the NFL ever had a 0-0 tie?

Yes, many NFL games have ended 0-0. Per Pro Football Reference, 73 games in pro football history have ended in a 0-0 tie. However, the last time it happened was almost 80 years ago, meaning there have been no scoreless ties in the Super Bowl era.
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Is there a double 0 in the NFL?

Numbers 0 and 00 are no longer used, though they were issued in the NFL before the number standardization in 1973.
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Has a football game ever gone to overtime 0-0?

There have been 73 games in pro football history that ended in a 0-0 tie, according to Pro Football Reference. But it's been nearly 80 years since the last one, meaning there's yet to be a scoreless tie in the Super Bowl era.
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What is the largest blowout in NFL history?

The Jacksonville Jaguars' 65-7 win over the Miami Dolphins in January 2000 is the biggest blowout in NFL playoff history. In more than two decades since Fred Taylor and the Jaguars obliterated Dan Marino and the Dolphins, no team has come close to matching the 58-point blowout.
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Has there ever been a 100 point football game?

Played on December 22, 1963, the game took place in the American Football League (AFL), but it was absorbed into official NFL records after the NFL–AFL merger. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers 52–49, combining for a total of 101 points.
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What is the lowest scoring NFL game in history?

Lowest-Scoring Game in NFL History

Similarly, five NFL games in history have finished with a score of 2-0. Again, this has not happened post-merger, with the last such game coming in 1938 between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The lowest NFL score in the post-merger history is 3-0.
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Is the number 0 legal in football?

Share: Breaking away from years of tradition, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee has voted to now allow players to wear the number 0 as a jersey number. The range of acceptable numbers listed in Rule 1-4-3 was expanded from 1-99 to 0-99.
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Why is 0 not allowed in NFL?

In the NFL, players are not allowed to wear the number 0 on their jerseys. This is because the number 0 is not a valid number for player positions, according to the league's numbering rules for players. The NFL assigns specific numbers to different positions, and the number 0 is not included in those rules.
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How many NFL players wore 00?

0: Jim Otto, Center, Oakland Raiders, 1960-1974

Technically, Jim Otto wore No. 00, but throughout his 15-year playing career, there were zero players in the NFL tougher than him.
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Can a Super Bowl end in a tie?

Unlike regular season games, postseason games cannot end in a tie, so the overtime rules change slightly for the playoffs. If the score is still tied at the end of an overtime period — or if the second team's initial possession has not ended — the teams will play another overtime period.
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What is the highest scoring tie in NFL history?

Andy Dalton and Cam Newton duel it out to the finish, but in the end none of it matters. In a game set up to be won by a kicker, everyone loses in a 37-37 tie.
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What football scores have never happened?

Among the non-viable outcomes are 1-1, 1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, and 7-1. Five to 1 is impossible because it can only occur after a field goal and a conventional safety while 7 to 1 is also impossible because a team can only get to 7 after scoring a touchdown by successfully kicking a PAT.
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What is the weirdest NFL rule?

According to the 2022 NFL Rulebook, spiking after a touchdown is permitted, but doing so "in the field of play after a down has ended" will result in a delay of game foul.
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Who was the last person to wear 00 in the NFL?

Houston Oilers great Ken Burrough died Thursday at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, at 73 years old, the Black College Football Hall of Fame announced. A first-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1970, Burrough holds the distinction of the last NFL player to wear No. 00 on his jersey.
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Is there a blood rule in NFL?

Although the NFL does not have a rule requiring players to leave the game when they're bleeding, that may change soon.
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What position is number 69 in football?

According to NCAA rule book, Rule 1 Section 4 Article 1 "strongly recommends" numbering as follows for offensive players: Back 0–49. Center 50–59. Guard 60–69.
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Can you have 69 football?

In the NFL, however, regulations stipulate that offensive linemen can only select a number between 60 and 79 and defensive lineman must pick one between 60 and 79 or 90 and 99. As a result, more than a few players over the years have rocked the sex number.
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Can a player wear number 1?

The No. 1 shirt is most typically reserved for the first-choice goalkeeper at a club and is almost never given to any outfield player. Ex-Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has famously worn the number, as well as the likes of Oliver Kahn and Gianluigi Buffon.
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Has any NFL team scored 1 point?

It is one of the oddities of American football that a team can score 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 222 points in a game, but never 1.
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Has an NFL team ever scored 69 points?

Two games tie for the third-highest point mark with 69 points. Those came in 1993 when the Cowboys beat the Bills and in 2003 when the Buccaneers beat the Raiders. The highest scoring NFL game ever came in 1966 when the Redskins and Giants combined for 113 points.
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