Unbelievable NFL Shootouts: The Jaw-Dropping Highest-Scoring Games You Have to See to Believe
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. 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.
But has all this increased scoring resulted in record performances?
Time to find out.
Highest-Scoring Regular Season Game:
Washington 72, New York Giants 41; Nov. 27, 1966
Touchdowns, turnovers and titanic scoring — the highest-scoring NFL game of all time had it all. 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. Already holding a 69-41 lead in the closing seconds of the game, a 29-yard Charlie Gogolak field goal finally topped things off. Believe it or not, no team amassed more than 400 total yards. There were eight turnovers on the day and Washington returned two of the Giants’ six for touchdowns. Sonny Jurgensen completed 10-of-16 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns for Washington, which scored four more TDs on the ground.
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