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

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

No. 1: Washington Redskins 72, New York Giants 41 (1966)
No. 2: Cincinnati Bengals 58, Cleveland Browns 48 (2004)
No. 3: Los Angeles Rams 54, Kansas City Chiefs 51 (2018)
No. 4: San Francisco 49ers 63, Brooklyn Dodgers 40 (1948)
No. 5 (tie): New Orleans Saints 52, New York Giants 49 (2015)
No. 5 (tie): Oakland Raiders 52, Houston Oilers 49 (1963)
No. 7 (tie): Denver Broncos 51, Dallas Cowboys 48 (2013)
No. 7 (tie): Seattle Seahawks 51, Kansas City Chiefs 48 (1983)
No. 9 (tie): San Diego Chargers 54, Pittsburgh Steelers 44 (1985)
No. 9 (tie): Chicago Cardinals 63, New York Giants 35 (1948)

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Highest Scoring Games in Playoff History

No. 1: Arizona Cardinals 51, Green Bay Packers 45 (2010)
No. 2: Philadelphia Eagles 58, Detroit Lions 37 (1995)
No. 3: Indianapolis Colts 45, Kansas City Chiefs 44 (2014)
No. 4: Jacksonville Jaguars 45, Pittsburgh Steelers 42 (2018)
No. 5: St. Louis Rams 49, Minnesota Vikings 37 (2000)

Highest Scoring Games in Super Bowl History

No. 1: San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26 (1995)
No. 2: Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33 (2018)
No. 3: Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35 (2023)
No. 4 (tie): Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17 (1993)
No. 4 (tie): Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21 (2003)
No. 5: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31 (1979)

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.