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What is the least total points scored in an NFL game?

The lowest scoring NFL game of all time which wasn't a tie had 2 total points, which has happened 5 times, most recently a 2-0 win by the Chicago Bears over the Green Bay Packers on Sep 18, 1938. Even though it is technically possible, there has not been a 2-0 game since the NFL-AFL merger.

What is the least total points scored in an NFL game including ties?

Including ties, the lowest scoring NFL game of all time had 0 total points, which has happened 73 times in league history. All of these games were pre-merger though, as the most recent game with 0 points was on Nov 7, 1943, a 0-0 tie between the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions.

What is the least total points scored in an NFL playoff game?

The lowest scoring NFL playoff game of all time had 5 total points, which was in the 1970 Divisional Round when the Dallas Cowboys got a 5-0 win over the Detroit Lions on Dec 26, 1970.

Least Points Scored In An NFL Game By Both Teams (No Ties)

Date Game Total points
1 Sep 18, 1938 Chicago Bears (2) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 2
Oct 16, 1932 Green Bay Packers (2) @ Chicago Bears (0) 2
Nov 29, 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets (2) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 2
Nov 21, 1926 Kansas City Cowboys (2) @ Buffalo Rangers (0) 2
Nov 29, 1923 Akron Pros (2) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 2
6 Dec 10, 2023 Minnesota Vikings (3) @ Las Vegas Raiders (0) 3
Nov 26, 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) vs Miami Dolphins (0) 3
Dec 11, 1993 New York Jets (3) @ Washington Redskins (0) 3
Dec 12, 1982 New England Patriots (3) vs Miami Dolphins (0) 3
Dec 16, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0) 3
Oct 16, 1977 Buffalo Bills (3) vs Atlanta Falcons (0) 3
Nov 14, 1971 Minnesota Vikings (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Dec 16, 1962 Chicago Bears (3) vs Detroit Lions (0) 3
Oct 5, 1941 Washington Redskins (3) vs Brooklyn Dodgers (0) 3
Nov 17, 1935 New York Giants (3) @ Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 5, 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) @ Philadelphia Eagles (0) 3
Oct 13, 1935 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Nov 25, 1934 Green Bay Packers (3) @ Detroit Lions (0) 3
Nov 25, 1934 New York Giants (3) vs Boston Redskins (0) 3
Oct 7, 1934 Detroit Lions (3) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Nov 19, 1933 New York Giants (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 19, 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) @ Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Oct 8, 1933 Chicago Cardinals (3) @ Cincinnati Reds (0) 3
Nov 13, 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) vs Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Nov 29, 1931 Portsmouth Spartans (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 2, 1930 Providence Steam Roller (3) vs Brooklyn Dodgers (0) 3
Dec 1, 1929 Orange Tornadoes (3) vs Staten Island Stapletons (0) 3
Oct 27, 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets (3) @ Staten Island Stapletons (0) 3
Nov 24, 1927 Chicago Cardinals (3) @ Chicago Bears (0) 3
Oct 31, 1926 Green Bay Packers (3) @ Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Oct 3, 1926 Dayton Triangles (3) @ Buffalo Rangers (0) 3
Oct 3, 1926 Pottsville Maroons (3) vs Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Dec 12, 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs (3) @ Frankford Yellow Jackets (0) 3
Oct 24, 1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets (3) vs Dayton Triangles (0) 3
Oct 11, 1925 Detroit Panthers (3) vs Frankford Yellow Jackets (0) 3
Oct 4, 1925 Rock Island Independents (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 4, 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs (3) vs Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Sep 27, 1925 Kansas City Cowboys (3) @ Duluth Kelleys (0) 3
Nov 23, 1924 Chicago Bears (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Milwaukee Badgers (3) vs Kansas City Blues (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Akron Pros (3) @ Rochester Jeffersons (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Duluth Kelleys (3) @ Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Nov 29, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) vs Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Nov 18, 1923 Buffalo All-Americans (3) vs Dayton Triangles (0) 3
Nov 4, 1923 Green Bay Packers (3) @ St. Louis All-Stars (0) 3
Oct 28, 1923 Columbus Tigers (3) @ Toledo Maroons (0) 3
Oct 21, 1923 Duluth Kelleys (3) vs Hammond Pros (0) 3
Oct 14, 1923 Buffalo All-Americans (3) @ Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Oct 14, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 7, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) @ Racine Legion (0) 3
Sep 30, 1923 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Sep 30, 1923 Rock Island Independents (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 30, 1922 Racine Legion (3) vs Milwaukee Badgers (0) 3
Nov 19, 1922 Chicago Bears (3) vs Rock Island Independents (0) 3
Nov 12, 1922 Canton Bulldogs (3) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Nov 5, 1922 Green Bay Packers (3) vs Columbus Panhandles (0) 3
Oct 22, 1922 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Oct 1, 1922 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Milwaukee Badgers (0) 3
Nov 20, 1921 Dayton Triangles (3) vs Akron Pros (0) 3
Nov 13, 1921 Chicago Staleys (3) vs Rock Island Independents (0) 3
Oct 23, 1921 Akron Pros (3) @ Canton Bulldogs (0) 3
Oct 16, 1921 Hammond Pros (3) @ Evansville Crimson Giants (0) 3
Nov 21, 1920 Canton Bulldogs (3) @ Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Nov 14, 1920 Decatur Staleys (3) @ Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Date Game Total points
1 Sep 18, 1938 Chicago Bears (2) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 2
Oct 16, 1932 Green Bay Packers (2) @ Chicago Bears (0) 2
Nov 29, 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets (2) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 2
Nov 21, 1926 Kansas City Cowboys (2) @ Buffalo Rangers (0) 2
Nov 29, 1923 Akron Pros (2) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 2
6 Dec 10, 2023 Minnesota Vikings (3) @ Las Vegas Raiders (0) 3
Nov 26, 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) vs Miami Dolphins (0) 3
Dec 11, 1993 New York Jets (3) @ Washington Redskins (0) 3
Dec 12, 1982 New England Patriots (3) vs Miami Dolphins (0) 3
Dec 16, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0) 3
Oct 16, 1977 Buffalo Bills (3) vs Atlanta Falcons (0) 3
Nov 14, 1971 Minnesota Vikings (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Dec 16, 1962 Chicago Bears (3) vs Detroit Lions (0) 3
Oct 5, 1941 Washington Redskins (3) vs Brooklyn Dodgers (0) 3
Nov 17, 1935 New York Giants (3) @ Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 5, 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) @ Philadelphia Eagles (0) 3
Oct 13, 1935 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Nov 25, 1934 Green Bay Packers (3) @ Detroit Lions (0) 3
Nov 25, 1934 New York Giants (3) vs Boston Redskins (0) 3
Oct 7, 1934 Detroit Lions (3) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Nov 19, 1933 New York Giants (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 19, 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) @ Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Oct 8, 1933 Chicago Cardinals (3) @ Cincinnati Reds (0) 3
Nov 13, 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (3) vs Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Nov 29, 1931 Portsmouth Spartans (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 2, 1930 Providence Steam Roller (3) vs Brooklyn Dodgers (0) 3
Dec 1, 1929 Orange Tornadoes (3) vs Staten Island Stapletons (0) 3
Oct 27, 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets (3) @ Staten Island Stapletons (0) 3
Nov 24, 1927 Chicago Cardinals (3) @ Chicago Bears (0) 3
Oct 31, 1926 Green Bay Packers (3) @ Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Oct 3, 1926 Dayton Triangles (3) @ Buffalo Rangers (0) 3
Oct 3, 1926 Pottsville Maroons (3) vs Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Dec 12, 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs (3) @ Frankford Yellow Jackets (0) 3
Oct 24, 1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets (3) vs Dayton Triangles (0) 3
Oct 11, 1925 Detroit Panthers (3) vs Frankford Yellow Jackets (0) 3
Oct 4, 1925 Rock Island Independents (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 4, 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs (3) vs Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Sep 27, 1925 Kansas City Cowboys (3) @ Duluth Kelleys (0) 3
Nov 23, 1924 Chicago Bears (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Milwaukee Badgers (3) vs Kansas City Blues (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Akron Pros (3) @ Rochester Jeffersons (0) 3
Oct 5, 1924 Duluth Kelleys (3) @ Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Nov 29, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) vs Chicago Cardinals (0) 3
Nov 18, 1923 Buffalo All-Americans (3) vs Dayton Triangles (0) 3
Nov 4, 1923 Green Bay Packers (3) @ St. Louis All-Stars (0) 3
Oct 28, 1923 Columbus Tigers (3) @ Toledo Maroons (0) 3
Oct 21, 1923 Duluth Kelleys (3) vs Hammond Pros (0) 3
Oct 14, 1923 Buffalo All-Americans (3) @ Columbus Tigers (0) 3
Oct 14, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) @ Green Bay Packers (0) 3
Oct 7, 1923 Chicago Bears (3) @ Racine Legion (0) 3
Sep 30, 1923 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Sep 30, 1923 Rock Island Independents (3) vs Chicago Bears (0) 3
Nov 30, 1922 Racine Legion (3) vs Milwaukee Badgers (0) 3
Nov 19, 1922 Chicago Bears (3) vs Rock Island Independents (0) 3
Nov 12, 1922 Canton Bulldogs (3) vs Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Nov 5, 1922 Green Bay Packers (3) vs Columbus Panhandles (0) 3
Oct 22, 1922 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Oct 1, 1922 Chicago Cardinals (3) vs Milwaukee Badgers (0) 3
Nov 20, 1921 Dayton Triangles (3) vs Akron Pros (0) 3
Nov 13, 1921 Chicago Staleys (3) vs Rock Island Independents (0) 3
Oct 23, 1921 Akron Pros (3) @ Canton Bulldogs (0) 3
Oct 16, 1921 Hammond Pros (3) @ Evansville Crimson Giants (0) 3
Nov 21, 1920 Canton Bulldogs (3) @ Buffalo All-Americans (0) 3
Nov 14, 1920 Decatur Staleys (3) @ Minneapolis Marines (0) 3
Date Series Game Total points
1 Dec 26, 1970 Div Dallas Cowboys (5) vs Detroit Lions (0) 5
2 Dec 19, 1948 NFLC Philadelphia Eagles (7) vs Chicago Cardinals (0) 7
3 Jan 6, 1980 CC Los Angeles Rams (9) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0) 9
4 Dec 21, 1958 Div New York Giants (10) vs Cleveland Browns (0) 10
5 Dec 17, 1950 Div Cleveland Browns (8) vs New York Giants (3) 11
6 Jan 7, 2018 WC Jacksonville Jaguars (10) vs Buffalo Bills (3) 13
Jan 3, 1998 Div Pittsburgh Steelers (7) vs New England Patriots (6) 13
Dec 24, 1961 AFL Champ Houston Oilers (10) @ San Diego Chargers (3) 13
9 Dec 29, 1996 WC San Francisco 49ers (14) vs Philadelphia Eagles (0) 14
Jan 23, 1983 CC Miami Dolphins (14) vs New York Jets (0) 14
Dec 18, 1949 NFLC Philadelphia Eagles (14) @ Los Angeles Rams (0) 14
12 Feb 3, 2019 SB New England Patriots (13) @ Los Angeles Rams (3) 16
Dec 28, 1991 WC Kansas City Chiefs (10) vs Los Angeles Raiders (6) 16
14 Jan 18, 2004 CC Carolina Panthers (14) @ Philadelphia Eagles (3) 17
Jan 23, 2000 CC St. Louis Rams (11) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6) 17
Jan 7, 1996 Div Indianapolis Colts (10) @ Kansas City Chiefs (7) 17
Jan 2, 1993 WC San Diego Chargers (17) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0) 17
Jan 12, 1992 CC Buffalo Bills (10) vs Denver Broncos (7) 17
Jan 11, 1987 CC New York Giants (17) vs Washington Redskins (0) 17
Jan 2, 1972 CC Dallas Cowboys (14) vs San Francisco 49ers (3) 17
Dec 26, 1970 Div Baltimore Colts (17) vs Cincinnati Bengals (0) 17
22 Jan 10, 2016 WC Seattle Seahawks (10) @ Minnesota Vikings (9) 19
Jan 14, 2001 CC Baltimore Ravens (16) @ Oakland Raiders (3) 19
Dec 24, 1972 Div Washington Redskins (16) vs Green Bay Packers (3) 19
Dec 20, 1969 Div Kansas City Chiefs (13) @ New York Jets (6) 19
26 Jan 16, 2021 Div Buffalo Bills (17) vs Baltimore Ravens (3) 20
Dec 28, 1997 WC New England Patriots (17) vs Miami Dolphins (3) 20
Jan 4, 1986 Div Los Angeles Rams (20) vs Dallas Cowboys (0) 20
Dec 29, 1985 WC New York Giants (17) vs San Francisco 49ers (3) 20
Dec 22, 1984 WC Seattle Seahawks (13) vs Los Angeles Raiders (7) 20
Dec 23, 1979 WC Houston Oilers (13) vs Denver Broncos (7) 20
Dec 23, 1972 Div Pittsburgh Steelers (13) vs Oakland Raiders (7) 20
Dec 13, 1942 NFLC Washington Redskins (14) vs Chicago Bears (6) 20
34 Jan 13, 2007 Div Indianapolis Colts (15) @ Baltimore Ravens (6) 21
Jan 5, 1986 Div Chicago Bears (21) vs New York Giants (0) 21
Dec 26, 1977 Div Minnesota Vikings (14) @ Los Angeles Rams (7) 21
Jan 14, 1973 SB Miami Dolphins (14) vs Washington Redskins (7) 21
Jan 2, 1972 CC Miami Dolphins (21) vs Baltimore Colts (0) 21
Dec 21, 1947 Div Philadelphia Eagles (21) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (0) 21
Dec 17, 1944 NFLC Green Bay Packers (14) @ New York Giants (7) 21
41 Jan 6, 1991 WC Chicago Bears (16) vs New Orleans Saints (6) 22
Jan 12, 1975 SB Pittsburgh Steelers (16) @ Minnesota Vikings (6) 22
43 Jan 22, 2022 Div San Francisco 49ers (13) @ Green Bay Packers (10) 23
Jan 16, 2010 Div Indianapolis Colts (20) vs Baltimore Ravens (3) 23
Jan 10, 2009 Div Baltimore Ravens (13) @ Tennessee Titans (10) 23
Jan 6, 2008 WC San Diego Chargers (17) vs Tennessee Titans (6) 23
Jan 8, 2006 WC Carolina Panthers (23) @ New York Giants (0) 23
Jan 16, 2005 Div New England Patriots (20) vs Indianapolis Colts (3) 23
Jan 13, 2002 WC Baltimore Ravens (20) @ Miami Dolphins (3) 23
Jan 6, 1985 CC San Francisco 49ers (23) vs Chicago Bears (0) 23
Dec 26, 1971 Div Baltimore Colts (20) @ Cleveland Browns (3) 23
Jan 12, 1969 SB New York Jets (16) @ Baltimore Colts (7) 23
Dec 26, 1965 Div Green Bay Packers (13) vs Baltimore Colts (10) OT 23
Dec 26, 1965 AFL Champ Buffalo Bills (23) @ San Diego Chargers (0) 23
Dec 30, 1962 NFLC Green Bay Packers (16) @ New York Giants (7) 23

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