What’s the Highest Scoring NFL Game?
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The Highest Scoring Game in NFL History
The highest scoring game in NFL history happened on November 27, 1966, when the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants played to a tie of 49-49. The game was played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and it was a matchup of two of the best teams in the NFL at that time. The Redskins had won the NFL Championship just two years prior, while the Giants had won it all in 1956.
The Most Points Scored in an NFL Game
The most points scored in an NFL game occured on November 11, 2012, when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 59-31. The 90 total points scored was the second most in NFL history.
The Most Points Scored by One Team in an NFL Game
The most points ever scored by one team in an NFL game is 73, which was done by the Chicago Bears in 1941. The Bears beat the New York Giants that day by a score of 73-0. The game was played at Wrigley Field, which was the home of the Bears at that time.
The Most Points Scored in a Quarter in an NFL Game
In the history of the National Football League (NFL), there have been numerous games in which one team has scored a lot of points in a single quarter. In some cases, this has been because the teams have been evenly matched and both have scored a lot of points. In other cases, it has been because one team has been significantly better than the other and has run up the score.
The most points scored in a quarter by one team is 49, which happened in two different games. The first was between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants in 1966, and the second was between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots in 2009. In both cases, the winning team ended up winning the game by a wide margin.
There have been several games in which two teams have each scored 40 or more points in a single quarter. The most recent of these was between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts in 2012, when each team scored 42 points in the second quarter.
The Most Points Scored in a Half in an NFL Game
In the history of the National Football League (NFL), there have been a number of teams that have scored the most points in a half. This record is currently held by the New Orleans Saints, who scored 40 points in the second half against the New York Giants in 2012. Other teams to have held this record include the San Francisco 49ers, who scored 39 points in the second half against the Arizona Cardinals in 2013, and the Green Bay Packers, who scored 38 points in the second half against the Detroit Lions in 2015.
The Most Points Scored in an NFL Game by Both Teams Combined
In the history of the National Football League (NFL), there have been several games in which both teams scored 50 or more points. In fact, as of the end of the 2019 season, there have been 44 games in which both teams have scored at least 50 points. Of those 44 games, the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers hold the record for most points scored by both teams in a single game, with a combined total of 113 points scored in their regular season matchup on November 13, 1966. The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins also hold a place on this list, as they are tied for the second-most points scored by both teams in a single game with a combined total of 112 points scored in their regular season matchup on December 7, 1975.
