We’ll include this, but it was technically a playoff game before we had wild card, divisional rounds and everything else. Pre-Super Bowl Era: Chicago Bears 73, Washington 0 Dec. This previously mentioned shootout not only set the record for most combined points in a game, the Giants also set the mark for most points by one team during a regular-season game. Most Points by One Team: Washington 72, New York Giants 41 Nov. In the end, Norm Johnson made a 42-yarder to tie it and another 42-yarder to win it in OT for Seattle. Dave Krieg had 280 passing yards to go along with three touchdowns for the Seahawks. Bill Kenney threw for 311 yards with four touchdowns and no picks for the Chiefs. Kansas City took a 21-7 lead in the second quarter, but Seattle quickly stormed back and the two teams went back and forth for most of the second half. 27, 1983Ī 48-48 game at the end of regulation is certainly something you don’t see every day. Highest-Scoring Overtime Game: Seattle Seahawks 51, Kansas City Chiefs 48 Nov. Kelly Holcomb’s 413 passing yards and five touchdowns were not enough for Cleveland, which blew a 48-44 lead in the fourth quarter. Carson Palmer threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns (to go along with three picks) while running back Rudi Johnson led the way with 202 rushing yards and two scores. This matchup resulted in nearly 1,000 total yards in this 100-plus point affair. It was an offensive explosion at Paul Brown Stadium. Highest-Scoring Regular Season Game of the 21st Century: Cincinnati Bengals 58, Cleveland Browns 48 Nov. Sonny Jurgensen completed 10-of-16 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns for Washington, which scored four more TDs on the ground. There were eight turnovers on the day and Washington returned two of the Giants’ six for touchdowns. Believe it or not, no team amassed more than 400 total yards. Already holding a 69-41 lead in the closing seconds of the game, a 29-yard Charlie Gogolak field goal finally topped things off. Washington jumped out to a 13-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, adding 21 more before halftime, 14 in the third quarter and 24 more in the fourth. Touchdowns, turnovers and titanic scoring - the highest-scoring NFL game of all time had it all. Highest-Scoring Regular Season Game: Washington 72, New York Giants 41 Nov. And the average NFL game had a record high of 49.6 total points in 2020, breaking the previous record of 48.9 in 1961.īut has all this increased scoring resulted in record performances? QBs are slinging the ball more than ever, with 10 of the 11 seasons that featured the most passing attempts per game taking place between 2011-20. We’ve had Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and until recently, Tom Brady (New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers - just to name a few. We’re truly living in the golden age of quarterbacks. Has all the increased passing in today’s game resulted in record performances? Find out as we go through the highest-scoring games in NFL history.
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