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Has an NFL game ever ended 20-16?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 20-16 69 times. It first happened on November 22, 1953, when Detroit Lions beat Chicago Bears, and most recently on December 27, 2025, when Houston Texans beat Los Angeles Chargers.

Where 20-16 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 20-16 the 60th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 21-16 has happened 49 times and 20-17 has happened 302 times.

Every 20-16 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-27Houston Texans over Los Angeles Chargers2025
2025-11-30Houston Texans over Indianapolis Colts2025
2024-10-13Philadelphia Eagles over Cleveland Browns2024
2024-09-29Las Vegas Raiders over Cleveland Browns2024
2024-09-15Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions2024
2023-11-02Pittsburgh Steelers over Tennessee Titans2023
2023-09-10Washington Commanders over Arizona Cardinals2023
2023-01-08Detroit Lions over Green Bay Packers2022
2023-01-07Jacksonville Jaguars over Tennessee Titans2022
2022-11-27Cincinnati Bengals over Tennessee Titans2022
2022-01-02Philadelphia Eagles over Washington Football Team2021
2021-12-26Atlanta Falcons over Detroit Lions2021
2021-10-31Dallas Cowboys over Minnesota Vikings2021
2021-09-12Los Angeles Chargers over Washington Football Team2021
2019-12-15Jacksonville Jaguars over Oakland Raiders2019
2018-11-18Pittsburgh Steelers over Jacksonville Jaguars2018
2018-09-23Philadelphia Eagles over Indianapolis Colts2018
2017-11-26Tennessee Titans over Indianapolis Colts2017
2017-10-08Cincinnati Bengals over Buffalo Bills2017
2014-11-09Detroit Lions over Miami Dolphins2014
2013-12-22Tennessee Titans over Jacksonville Jaguars2013
2013-11-24Carolina Panthers over Miami Dolphins2013
2013-11-17Miami Dolphins over San Diego Chargers2013
2012-09-09Arizona Cardinals over Seattle Seahawks2012
2011-10-16New England Patriots over Dallas Cowboys2011
2009-11-08Dallas Cowboys over Philadelphia Eagles2009
2009-09-13San Francisco 49ers over Arizona Cardinals2009
2008-12-14Jacksonville Jaguars over Green Bay Packers2008
2008-12-07Minnesota Vikings over Detroit Lions2008
2008-09-14Buffalo Bills over Jacksonville Jaguars2008
2007-11-04Atlanta Falcons over San Francisco 49ers2007
2006-01-01Cleveland Browns over Baltimore Ravens2005
2004-09-12Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears2004
2003-09-28Denver Broncos over Detroit Lions2003
2001-10-07Cleveland Browns over San Diego Chargers2001
2001-09-30Minnesota Vikings over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2001
2000-09-03New York Jets over Green Bay Packers2000
1999-10-17Philadelphia Eagles over Chicago Bears1999
1998-12-19Washington Redskins over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1998
1998-12-13New York Giants over Denver Broncos1998
1996-01-14Pittsburgh Steelers over Indianapolis Colts1995Playoff
1995-10-08Jacksonville Jaguars over Pittsburgh Steelers1995
1992-12-20Buffalo Bills over New Orleans Saints1992
1990-10-07Miami Dolphins over New York Jets1990
1989-10-08Kansas City Chiefs over Seattle Seahawks1989
1989-09-17San Francisco 49ers over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1989
1989-01-22San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals1988Playoff
1987-12-13Pittsburgh Steelers over San Diego Chargers1987
1987-11-29New Orleans Saints over Pittsburgh Steelers1987
1987-09-13Houston Oilers over Los Angeles Rams1987
1985-09-08Los Angeles Rams over Denver Broncos1985
1980-12-21Houston Oilers over Minnesota Vikings1980
1980-11-02Houston Oilers over Denver Broncos1980
1976-11-29San Francisco 49ers over Minnesota Vikings1976
1974-10-20Pittsburgh Steelers over Cleveland Browns1974
1974-10-20Detroit Lions over Minnesota Vikings1974
1973-12-02Detroit Lions over St. Louis Cardinals1973
1973-11-25Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants1973
1971-10-17Denver Broncos over San Diego Chargers1971
1971-10-03Washington Redskins over Dallas Cowboys1971
1971-09-26Kansas City Chiefs over Houston Oilers1971
1970-09-27Chicago Bears over Philadelphia Eagles1970
1967-12-10Cleveland Browns over St. Louis Cardinals1967
1967-10-15Cleveland Browns over St. Louis Cardinals1967
1964-11-15Denver Broncos over New York Jets1964
1964-10-18Cleveland Browns over Dallas Cowboys1964
1956-09-30Detroit Lions over Green Bay Packers1956
1953-11-22Cleveland Browns over Pittsburgh Steelers1953
1953-11-22Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears1953

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