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The highest-scoring game overall was a 1966 game between the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, which produced a combined 113 points with a score of 72–41. The most points scored by one team in a single game is the 73 the Chicago Bears scored in the 1940 NFL Championship Game , which is not included on this list, as their opponents scored zero additional points.
Largest deficits overcome to win NFL games Rank Largest deficit Season Week Winning team Losing team Venue Scores Notes Ref 1 33 points 2022: 15: Minnesota Vikings: Indianapolis Colts: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Colts led 33–0 Vikings won 39–36 The current NFL record.
The two teams again met later in the season on a Saturday NFL Network Special with the division title on the line; as with the first matchup, the final result was within one touchdown's score, with the Patriots prevailing 24–17 after the Patriots staged a successful goal-line stand in the closing minutes of the game. (Both teams had already clinched a wild-card bid at minimum.)
51-45 game in Cleveland is the 11th-highest scoring game in NFL history (96 points). Browns would have clinched a playoff berth with a win in the Week 16 game in Cincinnati, however QB Derek Anderson threw four interceptions en route to a Bengals win. 2008: Tie 1–1: Browns 20–12: Bengals 14–0: Bengals 36–35 2009: Bengals 2–0: Bengals ...
Under the original NFL overtime rules in 1974, any score by either team in overtime would win the game ("sudden death" for the loser). The rules were modified in 2012: the first team to possess the ball in overtime wins immediately if they score a touchdown, and the team that kicks off to them at the beginning of overtime wins immediately if they score a safety. [57]
After scoring a safety touch, the scoring team has the option of taking control of the ball and beginning play from its own 35-yard line, kicking the ball off from its 35-yard line, or accepting a kickoff from the team that conceded the score. [10] When the scored-against team kicks off, it comes from the 35-yard line under amateur rules and ...
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. New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Sep 27, 1942. Denver Broncos (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 3, 1966.
Rattler scored on a four-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of his NFL preseason debut, then led a game-winning drive in the Saints’ 16-14 win over the Cardinals. He was 9 of 17 passing for ...