What is the lowest-scoring NFL game?

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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Was there ever a 0 to 0 NFL game?

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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Has there ever been a NFL game score 2 to 0?

Has an NFL game ever ended with a 2-0 score? 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 there ever been a 3 0 NFL game?

The lowest scoring NFL game of all time took place on November 26th 2007 at Heinz Field when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins by a score of just 3 to 0. The three points were scored from a field goal by kicker Jeff Read in the fourth quarter.
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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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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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Can you score 1 point in the NFL?

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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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 biggest win 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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Can the 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 any NFL team lost by 73 points?

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 the NFL ever stopped a game?

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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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 any NFL game been scoreless?

When was the last 0-0 tie in the NFL? The most recent 0-0 tie came on Nov. 7, 1943, in a game played between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions.
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Has a football game ever ended in a 2 2 tie?

It has happened only one time in the modern history of the National Football League*, and the Detroit Lions were involved. The date was November 7, 1943. German bombers were conducting air raids on London.
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Is Number 0 allowed in NFL?

Numbers 0 and 00 are no longer used, though they were issued in the NFL before the number standardization in 1973. Quarterback Johnny Clement, running back Johnny Olszewski, and safety Obert Logan all wore a single-0 jersey in the NFL.
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What was the most violent NFL game?

The Body Bag Game was a Monday Night Football game that was played on November 12, 1990, between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins at Veterans Stadium. The Eagles defeated the Redskins, 28–14.
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What was the best NFL match ever?

The 20 Best NFL Games of All Time
  • 2022 AFC Divisional Round - Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills. ...
  • 1981 NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys. ...
  • Week 11, 2018: Kansas Chiefs vs Los Angeles Rams. ...
  • Ice Bowl - Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys. ...
  • Immaculate reception - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders.
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What's the worst loss in Super Bowl history?

What's the Biggest Blowout in Super Bowl History? The San Francisco 49ers' win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV on Jan. 28, 1990, is the biggest blowout in Super Bowl history. Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and the 49ers won by 45 points, 55-10.
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Who scored 73 points in the NFL?

Washington Redskins

For this game in Washington, the Bears entered as slight favorites. The Bears scored eleven touchdowns and won 73–0, the most one-sided victory in NFL history. The game was broadcast on radio by Mutual Broadcasting System, the first NFL title game broadcast nationwide.
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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 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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Is there a 2 point score 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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Is 5 points possible in football?

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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