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Highest-Scoring NFL Games of All-Time: Regular-Season, Playoffs, Super Bowl
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Highest-Scoring NFL Games of All-Time: Regular-Season, Playoffs, Super Bowl

Updated Sep. 23, 2025 4:55 p.m. ET

In NFL history, high-scoring games are always exciting. It’s impressive when a team scores 40–50 points, but it’s even better when both teams contribute to these huge combined scores. Most often, these record-breaking scores happen in regular-season games, but every so often, the playoffs or even the Super Bowl can produce a thrilling final score. Here’s a list of the highest scoring games in regular-season, playoff, and Super Bowl history:

Highest Scoring Games in Regular-Season History

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Highest Scoring Games in Playoff History

Highest Scoring Games in Super Bowl History

Highest Scoring Overtime Game

The highest scoring NFL overtime game featured the Seattle Seahawks defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 51-48 on November 27, 1983.

Most Points by One Team in a Single Game

The most points ever scored by an NFL team in one game was the Washington Redskins on November 27, 1966. The Redskins scored 72 points against the New York Giants, who scored 41.

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