Is there a score impossible to get in football?

In pro football the only 2 scores that cannot happen is 1–0 and 1–1 (Any score with 1 being one of the numbers).
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What score is impossible in football?

So far, 1,075 different final scores have been achieved in NFL history. The lowest possible score is 0-0 and has been achieved 73 times, though the most recent scoreless tie came on Nov. 7, 1943. The most points any team has scored in an NFL game is 73.
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Has there ever been a 1 point safety?

A 1 point safety is extremely rare, but it can happen. What is a 1 point safety in football? A 1 point safety is when the team trying to score a 2-point conversion or PAT turns the ball over, the defense takes the ball out of the end zone, then gets tackled in the end zone for a safety.
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Is a 6 1 score possible in football?

As Bois explains in the video, there is one situation where a 6-1 score is possible. Team A would need to score a touchdown to break a scoreless tie. On the ensuing PAT attempt, if Team B gets a safety, it would be awarded one point as opposed to the usual two points for a safety since it came on a conversion attempt.
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Can there be a 1 0 score in football?

In football, a 1-0 score means that the team with the ball has only managed to get past the other team's goal once.
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Is a score of 1 possible in football?

game actually end, say, 23-1? 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. As they are with poutine and toques, Canadians are ahead of the United States in 1-point plays.
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Is it possible to score 1 point?

According to the NFL's scoring rules under Section 11-3-2-C, the rare one-point safety is awarded when a safety occurs by either team during a "try," or a point after try such as a two-point conversion or extra point attempt.
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Has there ever been a 0 0 score?

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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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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What is the highest score ever in an NFL game?

The highest combined score ever recorded in a single NFL game is 113 points. This score and record were established in 1966 when the Washington Redskins played against the New York Giants. The final score ended 72-41 in favor of Washington.
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Has an NFL game ever been stopped?

While canceling games was extremely common prior to this date, since that year, the NFL has only canceled regular season games four times, two of them for labor disputes between the league and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA).
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Can you score a 2 in football?

Touchdown: 6 points. Field Goal: 3 points. Safety: 2 points. Try after touchdown: 1 point (Field Goal or Safety) or 2 points (Touchdown)
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Has there ever been a 100 point NFL game?

No, an NFL team has never scored 100 points in a game.

The Raiders beat the Oilers 52-49 on Sunday to clinch their first division title in 25 years. They were led by quarterback Derek Carr who threw for 447 yards and five touchdowns.
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What is the rarest play in the NFL?

The fair catch kick rule is very rarely invoked, and is one of the rarest plays in football. The rule has been regarded as "obscure", "bizarre", and "quirky".
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Can you score 50 points in football?

The game was sealed for the Rams when Mahomes threw a desperation pass that was intercepted by Rams free safety Lamarcus Joyner. Both teams combined for 14 touchdowns and 1,001 yards. It is the only NFL game in which both teams have scored 50 points.
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Can a football score end in 8?

In a sport that counts 3 for a field goal and 7 for a converted touchdown, a score with 2 or 8 as the final digit is infrequent. In fact, 2 and 8 are the worst football square numbers possible.
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Has there ever been a 2 0 football game?

Through the 2008 season there have been two 2-0 games in the NFL: 1) The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 2-0 on October 16, 1932. 2) The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 2-0 on September 18, 1938.
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Has an NFL game ever ended 11 10?

The @Broncos defeated the 49ers 11-10 on #SundayNightFootball to mark only the second game in NFL history with a final score of 11-10. The one other instance was the Steelers over the San Diego Chargers in Week 11, 2008 ... those Steelers went on to win Super Bowl XLIII.
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Has Tom Brady been shut out?

Tom Brady has been shut out in the first half of a playoff game for the first time since...well, since his very first playoff game. Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trailed the Dallas Cowboys 18-0 at halftime of Monday's NFC wild card matchup.
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What happens if a Super Bowl ends in a tie?

ANSWER: If a Super Bowl ends regulation in a tie, the NFL overtime rules apply. Both teams get a chance to possess the football, even if the team that wins the coin toss scores a touchdown on its first possession. After each team has had a chance to possess the football, the next team to score wins the game.
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Who is the fastest safety in the NFL?

Nick Cross, Maryland (4.34)

The former Maryland safety clocked an official 4.34-second 40-yard dash, the fastest time of all safeties at the combine.
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Has there ever been a 200 point football game?

Georgia Tech football game was played on October 7, 1916, between the Cumberland College Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Engineers on the Engineers' home field of Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech defeated the Bulldogs 222–0 for the most lopsided score in the history of college American football.
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Has any NFL team scored 0 points?

The New Orleans Saints put up 0 points versus the 49ers on November 27.
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Has any football team scored 200 points?

But it did happen. George Barber's team scored 200 points, achieved the Holy Grail.
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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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