Most Points in an NFL Game

[hondo in seattle]

I've seen it written that Miami could have beaten the NFL points scored record with a FG.  What am I missing?  The Bears defeated the Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL championship game.   A Miami FG would have tied the record, not beaten it.  

 

The Redskins were the last team to score 70+ points, tallying 72 in a game in 1966.  They went on to finish with a mediocre 7-7 record.   It was a great game by the Fins.  But it doesn't mean they're going to cruise to the AFCE crown.  

[JoPoy88]

Regular season game record I believe - which is 72 as you stated.

[Big Blitz]

Week 3 champions! 
 

2 years in a row!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Big Blitz

[JJGauna]

The Broncos are just really really really bad. They made Washington and Vegas look like real football teams. No doubt Miami is good, but they will finally be playing a complete team next Sunday.

[Goin Breakdown]

I hope Miami chokes on the smell

of their own fart. 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Goin Breakdown

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 minute ago, Goin Breakdown said:

Is scoring 70+ classless? We pull josh often. I know Denver seemed like they gave up or forgot how to play, but still Miami, figure out ways to run the clock out? Idk

 

I actually think they were mostly trying to run. It seemed like the broncos were giving him like huge runs in the second half. 

[akcash]

Makes me feel better about getting beat 45 to 7 last game of HS football.

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I actually think they were mostly trying to run. It seemed like the broncos were giving him like huge runs in the second half. 

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

[JoPoy88]

3 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

Is scoring 70+ classless? We pull josh often. I know Denver seemed like they gave up or forgot how to play, but still Miami, figure out ways to run the clock out? Idk

 

they yanked Tua too with 14 min left. They also were running the ball a lot. Denver was inept in all phases. 

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, JoPoy88 said:

they yanked Tua too with 14 min left. They also were running the ball a lot. Denver was inept in all phases. 

You mean they yanked him when they had like 56 points!  That really makes no difference. But yeah if Denver is going to suck so bad, what can ya do I guess. 

[Aussie Joe]

We get to play Denver too…

 

 

[brianb386]

I think Miami is for real as far as being a top contender. That doesn't mean that we aren't better, we will have to wait and see I guess

[TheBrownBear]

Denver has seemingly already quit on Sean Payton.  Reminder that there were some here calling for McDermott to be fired and replaced by Payton.

[Sierra Foothills]

28 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I hope Miami chokes on the smell

of their own fart. 

 

A fart caused by us squishing them.

 

22 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

 

It makes you wonder about Sean Payton's standing with the players.

 

Russell Wilson is everyone's whipping boy but the way Payton has chosen to publicly emasculate him might not have been received well by the team. Also in his short time in Denver Payton has negatively implicated anyone who was on the team last year.

 

 

[TheBrownBear]

Just now, brianb386 said:

I think Miami is for real as far as being a top contender. That doesn't mean that we aren't better, we will have to wait and see I guess

Yeah, I think they are really really good offensively assuming they can keep Tua upright.  

[Aussie Joe]

I need to see the Dolphins next week … they have played a couple of tomato cans ( like the Bills have too) 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

39 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

70 is over the top but Denver def quit at halftime.  Miami was roasting bad teams early in the year last year too then they struggled against the playoff caliber teams. 
 

You’ve gotta be able to stop the occasional run from a light box or Miami is tough to stop.  Their shtick gets a little less effective in the red zone when tyreek can’t take the top off the defense but they ran all over Denver in the red zone today.   
 

craziest part of this game was it was 21-10 late in the second with Denver getting great field possession after they stopped Miami on 4th down on their own 35

Edited September 25, 2023 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Doc Brown]

Amazing stats from this game with 726 yards of total offense too which is 2nd of all time as the most jaw dropping.  I guess Waddle was holding them back?

[LABILLBACKER]

42 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

Denver has seemingly already quit on Sean Payton.  Reminder that there were some here calling for McDermott to be fired and replaced by Payton.

Or maybe Payton is going after Caleb Williams?

[BullBuchanan]

3 hours ago, JJGauna said:

The Broncos are just really really really bad. They made Washington and Vegas look like real football teams. No doubt Miami is good, but they will finally be playing a complete team next Sunday.

Nah.

They are by no means a good football team, but they're also not some  historically bad team in line with their historically bad performance today. Up until today I thought they looked marginally better than they did last season. Wilson was definitely playing better, but still nowhere near good enough for what they need out of him.