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LaDainian Tomlinson holds the single-season scoring record with 186 in 2006. In American football, scoring can be achieved via touchdown (six points), a field goal (three points), a safety (two points), or by conversion try. After a touchdown is scored, a team will attempt a conversion try, often called the point after touchdown (PAT), for either one or two points. The National Football League ...
This is a list of the highest-scoring games in the history of the National Football League, by number of combined points. It includes both regular season and postseason games. The highest-scoring game overall was a 1966 game between the Washington Redskinsand New York Giants, which produced a combined 113 points with a score of 72–41.
Adam Vinatieri is the all-time leader in points scored and led the league in points in 2004. [9] Paul Hornung set the single-season record in 1960 while playing for the Green Bay Packers, a record that stood for 46 years. [6] Marshall Faulk led the league in back-to-back seasons in 2000 and 2001. [10]
Oldest player to have multiple rushing touchdowns in a game: 42 years, 68 days, Tom Brady Oct 10, 2019. Oldest player to return a punt for a touchdown: 35 years, 140 days, Tim Brown Dec. 9, 2001. Oldest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown: 33 Years, 282 days, Johnny Blood, Sep 5, 1937.
Rank Player Position Career Points 41 Jerry Rice: Wide receiver: 1985–2004 1,256 59 Emmitt Smith: Running back: 1990–2004 1,052 67 LaDainian Tomlinson
Los Angeles Chargers, 29 years – Lost Super Bowl XXIX, 1994 season (played as San Diego Chargers) Jacksonville Jaguars, 29 years – 1995 expansion team; three AFC Championship Game appearances in the 1996, 1999, and 2017 seasons. [ 86] Dallas Cowboys, 28 years – Won Super Bowl XXX, 1995 season.
Most first downs, single team, game, regulation time, 40. New Orleans Saints (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 10, 2013. Fewest first downs, single team, game, 0 (zero) New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 1, 1933. Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Redskins) Oct 29, 1933. Philadelphia Eagles (vs Detroit Lions) Sep 20, 1935.
In sports, a scorigami (a portmanteau of score and origami) is a scoring combination that has never happened before in a sport or league's history. [1] The term was originated by sportswriter Jon Bois for American football scores in the National Football League (NFL) and is primarily used in this context.