5 highest scoring NFL games of all time

There have only been five NFL games in history that have eclipsed 100 total points scored between the two teams playing. The five highest scoring NFL games ever happened between the years 1963 and 2015.

Scoring averages have significantly increased over time, which means game totals are consistently higher.

Interestingly, that has not equated to a ton of NFL games blowing up for extremely high point totals in recent years. Just three of the top ten highest scoring games have happened in the last decade, while six of them were prior to 1990.

Just two of the top 20 have occurred in the last five years.

Highest scoring NFL games in history

#4 (tied) - Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders - 101 points

Cracking the top five for the highest scoring NFL game of all time is a 1963 clash between the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders. The two teams exploded for 101 total points in a 52-49 victory for the Raiders over the Oilers.

The second quarter of the game featured an insane 49 points by itself.

Legendary quarterback George Blanda threw five touchdown passes for the Oilers, while Tom Flores threw six touchdowns for the Raiders, just one shy of the all-time record of seven touchdown passes in a single NFL game. Both Blanda and Flores had two interceptions each.

#4 (tied) - New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints - 101 points

Tied for the fourth-most points in an NFL game is a 2015 showdown between the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. The game was played in the Superdome in New Orleans and the Saints came away with a 52-49 victory, an identical score to the Raiders vs. Oilers in 1963.

Three or more touchdowns were scored in each of the four quarters of this shootout. Drew Brees threw for over 500 yards and tied the NFL record with seven touchdown passes.

Eli Manning had six touchdown passes of his own, with three of those being to Odell Beckham Jr. Neither team scored a rushing touchdown.

Highest scoring NFL games ever

#3 - Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs - 105 points

The most recent NFL game to make it into the top five highest scoring of all time was a 2018 shootout between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. It featured high-powered offenses from head coaches Andy Reid and Sean McVay (respectively).

They are two of the best offensive head coaches still in the NFL today.

Patrick Mahomes threw for six touchdowns in this NFL game. His two biggest weapons, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, both had huge days.

They combined for 20 receptions and 342 yards with three touchdowns. Jared Goff threw for four touchdowns of his own and ran for another one as well, the only rushing touchdown by either team.

#2 - Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals - 106 points

The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 58-48 in 2008 to combine for the second-most points in a single NFL game of all time. Quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Kelly Holcomb combined for nine touchdowns and five interceptions.

The top performer of the game was Bengals running back Rudi Johnson. He filled the stat sheet, carrying the ball 26 times for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the best NFL game of his career.

#1 - New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins - 113 points

The highest scoring NFL game in history was more than 50 years ago in 1966 between the New York Giants and the then Washington Redskins. It is also the most lopsided game in the top five by far.

Washington put up a massive 72 points complared to 41 by the Giants.

It was a balanced attack by Washington, with quarterback Sonny Jurgensen throwing three touchdowns and the team rushing for another four touchdowns. The Washington defense registered five total interceptions compared to zero thrown by Jurgensen.

That helps to explain the blow out.