Highest Score and Maximum Possible Score in American Football
In American football, the highest score ever attained in a regulation game is 84 points, achieved by the Chicago Bears against the Washington Redskins in 1940. The game ended with a score of 73-0, including 63 points scored by the Bears in the second half.
Theoretically, the highest possible score in American football is 2,599 points. This assumes that:
- Each team scores a touchdown (7 points) on every possession (60 per game).
- Each team converts every extra point attempt (2 points per attempt).
- Each team recovers a blocked kick or fumble for a touchdown (7 points).
- Each team scores a 2-point conversion after every touchdown (2 points).
- Each team forces a safety on the opposing team (2 points).
- The game goes into 10 overtime periods.
Related Questions:
- What was the highest score in a college football game? 170-143, Texas A&M vs. East Texas State (1914)
- What is the lowest score ever recorded in an NFL game? 0-0, Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens (2008)
- What is the most points scored by a single player in an NFL game? 54, Randy Moss (2007)
- What is the longest game ever played in NFL history? 8 hours, 4 minutes, Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers (2011)
- What is the most common score in NFL history? 24-14
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