What is scorigami in NFL? 49ers-Jets MNF game makes history after San Francisco dismantles New York 32-19

The San Francisco 49ers opened their 2024 NFL season with a dominant 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night. Notably, the game ended in a final score that had never been recorded previously in the league.

In simple words, a scorigami is said to happen when a final score in an NFL game has never occurred before. The term was invented by American sportswriter Jon Bois in 2014, by combining the words "score" and "origami" to define the rare incident.

Monday's game marked the eighth time the 49ers have been involved in a scorigami since Kyle Shanahan took over as coach in 2017. The last time Shanahan's team was a part of a scorigami was in Sept. 2020 when San Francisco beat the New York Giants 36-9.

However, this was only the second time the Jets were involved in a scorigami since 2015. The New York team was involved in one in 2021, losing 45-30 to the Indianapolis Colts.

Furthermore, this was the second time in a row that a scorigami was achieved in Week 1 of the season. Overall, there were nine scorigamis during the 2023 season. However, the feat has become more challenging to achieve with each new score that happens.

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San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Jets NFL game summary

San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy - Source: Imagn

The 49ers got off to a winning start in the 2024 NFL season without star running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey's backup Jordan Mason, though, did the damage for the Jets by rushing for 147 yards on 28 carries and scoring one touchdown.

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy completed 19-of-29 passes for 231 yards. Deebo Samuel scored a two-yard touchdown run, while Jake Moody made a franchise record-tying six field goals to lead the 49ers to the win.

Meanwhilr, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a rather difficult night. He completed 13-of-21 passes for 167 yards, with one touchdown pass to Allen Lazard and one interception.

Rodgers was replaced by Tyrod Taylor late in the game, and Taylor connected with Lazard for his second touchdown, but it was too little too late for the Jets.