Scorigami Center

Has an NFL game ever ended 16-6?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 16-6 34 times. It first happened on October 24, 1926, when Hartford Blues beat Brooklyn Lions, and most recently on November 24, 2024, when Seattle Seahawks beat Arizona Cardinals.

Where 16-6 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 16-6 the 167th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 17-6 has happened 64 times and 16-7 has happened 42 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1929 and 1964.

Every 16-6 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2024-11-24Seattle Seahawks over Arizona Cardinals2024
2020-11-01Las Vegas Raiders over Cleveland Browns2020
2019-09-29Chicago Bears over Minnesota Vikings2019
2015-12-27Buffalo Bills over Dallas Cowboys2015
2011-11-24Baltimore Ravens over San Francisco 49ers2011
2011-01-02Seattle Seahawks over St. Louis Rams2010
2009-12-06Carolina Panthers over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2009
2008-12-28Cincinnati Bengals over Kansas City Chiefs2008
2008-11-23Houston Texans over Cleveland Browns2008
2006-09-17Buffalo Bills over Miami Dolphins2006
2004-12-05St. Louis Rams over San Francisco 49ers2004
2000-11-19San Francisco 49ers over Atlanta Falcons2000
2000-09-24Washington Redskins over New York Giants2000
1999-10-11Jacksonville Jaguars over New York Jets1999
1998-11-08Dallas Cowboys over New York Giants1998
1998-10-18Pittsburgh Steelers over Baltimore Ravens1998
1997-12-21Tennessee Oilers over Pittsburgh Steelers1997
1994-10-09New York Jets over Indianapolis Colts1994
1993-12-26Seattle Seahawks over Pittsburgh Steelers1993
1991-11-28Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears1991
1991-01-06Chicago Bears over New Orleans Saints1990Playoff
1985-12-23Los Angeles Raiders over Los Angeles Rams1985
1983-09-04Los Angeles Rams over New York Giants1983
1981-12-19Miami Dolphins over Buffalo Bills1981
1978-09-10New England Patriots over St. Louis Cardinals1978
1975-11-23San Francisco 49ers over New Orleans Saints1975
1975-01-12Pittsburgh Steelers over Minnesota Vikings1974Playoff
1974-10-27Buffalo Bills over Chicago Bears1974
1969-11-09New York Jets over Buffalo Bills1969
1966-11-06Pittsburgh Steelers over Cleveland Browns1966
1964-09-12St. Louis Cardinals over Dallas Cowboys1964
1929-11-03Green Bay Packers over Minneapolis Red Jackets1929
1928-10-21Green Bay Packers over Chicago Bears1928
1926-10-24Hartford Blues over Brooklyn Lions1926

Open the NFL grid at 16-6