What is the biggest score differential in NFL history?

San Francisco 49ers 55 - 10 win over Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XXIV on January 28, 1990.
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What's the biggest score difference 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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What's the biggest score deficit in NFL history?

The record for the largest NFL comeback is held by the Minnesota Vikings, who overcame a third-quarter deficit of 33–0 to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 39–36 in overtime. The Colts have featured in three of the top six comebacks, having also won from 28 points behind and lost from 26 points ahead.
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What is the biggest score gap in football?

Georgia Tech defeated the Bulldogs 222–0 for the most lopsided score in the history of college American football. Cumberland had disbanded its football program the previous year but was still obligated to play this game against Georgia Tech.
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Has any NFL team scored 70 points in a game?

The 1950 Los Angeles Rams, the best offensive team in NFL history in terms of average points (466 in 12 games, 38.8 PPG), scored 70 points, one of only three teams to ever do so. The following week, they beat the Detroit Lions 65-24, including an NFL record 41 points in one quarter.
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Biggest Blowouts in NFL History (49+ points)



Has any team ever scored 1 point in football?

A conversion safety by the defense is also possible, though highly unlikely. Although this has never occurred, it is the only possible way a team could finish with a single point in an American football game.
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What NFL team scored 73 points in a game?

On December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears trounce the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Football Team) in the National Football League (NFL) Championship by a score of 73-0, the largest margin of defeat in NFL history.
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Has there ever been a score of 0 to 0 in the NFL?

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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Has an NFL game ever ended 2 to nothing?

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.
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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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Has a 1 point safety ever happened?

The only time a 1 point safety can occur is when the offense on an extra point or two-point conversion attempt gets tackled in their own end zone. This is commonly known as conversion safety or one-point safety. 2. January 3, 2013: The 2013 Fiesta Bowl in which Oregon scored against Kansas State.
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What is the most common NFL score?

What is the most common final score for an NFL game? The most common final score for games throughout NFL history is 20-17, followed by 27-24.
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What is the only score not possible in football?

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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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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Has an NFL game ever ended in a tie?

Since overtime was introduced in 1974, there have been 29 tied games. Five seasons (1986, 1997, 2016, 2018, and 2022) have two ties since the introduction of overtime. The most recent tie game occurred on December 4, 2022, when the New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 20–20 draw.
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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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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 a team ever scored 200 points in a game?

In 1983 the Pistons won a triple overtime game, 186–184. That's the highest NBA score for a team. No team has scored 200 points in a game though.
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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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Who has the fastest 2 touchdowns in NFL history?

It is hard enough for any team to score a pair of touchdowns in 18 seconds, let alone one player on defense. The Carolina Panthers' Jeremy Chinn did just that Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. Chinn took a fumble recovery back 18 yards to give Carolina a 14-10 lead after the PAT.
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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 an NFL team ever won without a touchdown?

In fact, since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, teams have won without scoring a touchdown less than 9% of the time. Winning without finding paydirt is about as rare as losing when you find the end zone five times, according to Stats, LLC.
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Is dropkick still legal in NFL?

A very rare but legal way to score points in the NFL is via a drop kick field goal. Most people have never heard or thought of such a thing, as it is not a feature in the modern game. It has come back into discussion after an interesting play in Week 14 of the 2022 season.
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