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Has an NFL game ever ended 23-20?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 23-20 217 times. It first happened on November 1, 1953, when New York Giants beat Chicago Cardinals, and most recently on December 21, 2025, when Carolina Panthers beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Where 23-20 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 23-20 the 3rd most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 24-20 has happened 122 times and 23-21 has happened 58 times.

Every 23-20 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-21Carolina Panthers over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025
2025-12-21Buffalo Bills over Cleveland Browns2025
2025-11-23Kansas City Chiefs over Indianapolis Colts2025
2025-10-05New England Patriots over Buffalo Bills2025
2025-09-25Seattle Seahawks over Arizona Cardinals2025
2025-09-21Los Angeles Chargers over Denver Broncos2025
2025-09-07Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Atlanta Falcons2025
2025-01-12Washington Commanders over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2024Playoff
2024-12-01Houston Texans over Jacksonville Jaguars2024
2024-11-28Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears2024
2024-11-10San Francisco 49ers over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2024
2024-10-27Houston Texans over Indianapolis Colts2024
2024-10-14Buffalo Bills over New York Jets2024
2024-10-06Houston Texans over Buffalo Bills2024
2024-09-15Seattle Seahawks over New England Patriots2024
2023-12-31Indianapolis Colts over Las Vegas Raiders2023
2023-11-19Green Bay Packers over Los Angeles Chargers2023
2023-10-01Kansas City Chiefs over New York Jets2023
2023-01-29Kansas City Chiefs over Cincinnati Bengals2022Playoff
2022-10-23Baltimore Ravens over Cleveland Browns2022
2022-10-02Atlanta Falcons over Cleveland Browns2022
2022-10-02Buffalo Bills over Baltimore Ravens2022
2022-09-25Chicago Bears over Houston Texans2022
2022-09-11Pittsburgh Steelers over Cincinnati Bengals2022
2022-02-13Los Angeles Rams over Cincinnati Bengals2021Playoff
2022-01-02Las Vegas Raiders over Indianapolis Colts2021
2021-10-17Pittsburgh Steelers over Seattle Seahawks2021
2021-10-17Jacksonville Jaguars over Miami Dolphins2021
2020-12-20New York Jets over Los Angeles Rams2020
2020-11-29San Francisco 49ers over Los Angeles Rams2020
2020-11-08New York Giants over Washington Football Team2020
2020-09-20Kansas City Chiefs over Los Angeles Chargers2020
2019-12-29Green Bay Packers over Detroit Lions2019
2019-12-21Houston Texans over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2019
2019-12-01Denver Broncos over Los Angeles Chargers2019
2019-10-20Tennessee Titans over Los Angeles Chargers2019
2018-10-22Atlanta Falcons over New York Giants2018
2018-10-14Los Angeles Rams over Denver Broncos2018
2017-12-04Pittsburgh Steelers over Cincinnati Bengals2017
2017-11-05Tennessee Titans over Baltimore Ravens2017
2017-10-01New York Jets over Jacksonville Jaguars2017
2016-11-17Carolina Panthers over New Orleans Saints2016
2016-11-13Arizona Cardinals over San Francisco 49ers2016
2015-12-24Oakland Raiders over San Diego Chargers2015
2015-12-13Philadelphia Eagles over Buffalo Bills2015
2015-12-10Arizona Cardinals over Minnesota Vikings2015
2015-12-06New York Jets over New York Giants2015
2015-11-01Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Atlanta Falcons2015
2015-11-01Minnesota Vikings over Chicago Bears2015
2015-10-04Washington Redskins over Philadelphia Eagles2015
2015-10-04Denver Broncos over Minnesota Vikings2015
2015-10-01Baltimore Ravens over Pittsburgh Steelers2015
2015-09-20Jacksonville Jaguars over Miami Dolphins2015
2014-12-28New Orleans Saints over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2014
2014-10-19Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers2014
2014-09-07Buffalo Bills over Chicago Bears2014
2014-01-05San Francisco 49ers over Green Bay Packers2013Playoff
2013-12-29San Francisco 49ers over Arizona Cardinals2013
2013-12-22New York Giants over Detroit Lions2013
2013-12-01Minnesota Vikings over Chicago Bears2013
2013-11-17New Orleans Saints over San Francisco 49ers2013
2013-11-17Chicago Bears over Baltimore Ravens2013
2013-09-29Seattle Seahawks over Houston Texans2013
2013-09-29Buffalo Bills over Baltimore Ravens2013
2012-12-02Pittsburgh Steelers over Baltimore Ravens2012
2012-11-18Dallas Cowboys over Cleveland Browns2012
2012-11-04Indianapolis Colts over Miami Dolphins2012
2012-10-14Atlanta Falcons over Oakland Raiders2012
2012-09-23New York Jets over Miami Dolphins2012
2012-09-16Indianapolis Colts over Minnesota Vikings2012
2012-01-22New England Patriots over Baltimore Ravens2011Playoff
2012-01-01Arizona Cardinals over Seattle Seahawks2011
2011-11-27Cincinnati Bengals over Cleveland Browns2011
2011-11-27Arizona Cardinals over St. Louis Rams2011
2011-11-06Baltimore Ravens over Pittsburgh Steelers2011
2011-10-31Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers2011
2011-10-02Cincinnati Bengals over Buffalo Bills2011
2011-09-25Pittsburgh Steelers over Indianapolis Colts2011
2011-09-12Oakland Raiders over Denver Broncos2011
2011-01-02Indianapolis Colts over Tennessee Titans2010
2010-12-19Detroit Lions over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2010
2010-11-14San Francisco 49ers over St. Louis Rams2010
2010-11-07New York Jets over Detroit Lions2010
2010-11-07Oakland Raiders over Kansas City Chiefs2010
2010-10-24Carolina Panthers over San Francisco 49ers2010
2010-10-24New England Patriots over San Diego Chargers2010
2010-10-17Seattle Seahawks over Chicago Bears2010
2010-10-17Miami Dolphins over Green Bay Packers2010
2010-10-17New England Patriots over Baltimore Ravens2010
2010-10-03Cleveland Browns over Cincinnati Bengals2010
2010-01-03San Diego Chargers over Washington Redskins2009
2009-12-27Pittsburgh Steelers over Baltimore Ravens2009
2009-10-18Jacksonville Jaguars over St. Louis Rams2009
2009-10-04Cincinnati Bengals over Cleveland Browns2009
2009-09-27Cincinnati Bengals over Pittsburgh Steelers2009
2008-12-14Seattle Seahawks over St. Louis Rams2008
2008-11-30Tampa Bay Buccaneers over New Orleans Saints2008
2008-11-23Indianapolis Colts over San Diego Chargers2008
2008-09-29Pittsburgh Steelers over Baltimore Ravens2008
2008-01-20New York Giants over Green Bay Packers2007Playoff
2007-11-04Washington Redskins over New York Jets2007
2007-09-16Arizona Cardinals over Seattle Seahawks2007
2007-09-16Denver Broncos over Oakland Raiders2007
2007-01-07Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants2006Playoff
2006-12-03Seattle Seahawks over Denver Broncos2006
2006-12-03Dallas Cowboys over New York Giants2006
2006-10-08St. Louis Rams over Green Bay Packers2006
2006-10-08Kansas City Chiefs over Arizona Cardinals2006
2005-12-11Cincinnati Bengals over Cleveland Browns2005
2005-10-23Minnesota Vikings over Green Bay Packers2005
2005-10-09Jacksonville Jaguars over Cincinnati Bengals2005
2005-09-25Philadelphia Eagles over Oakland Raiders2005
2005-09-25New England Patriots over Pittsburgh Steelers2005
2005-09-11New Orleans Saints over Carolina Panthers2005
2003-12-14Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns2003
2003-11-23New England Patriots over Houston Texans2003
2003-11-16New Orleans Saints over Atlanta Falcons2003
2003-10-26Carolina Panthers over New Orleans Saints2003
2003-10-12Carolina Panthers over Indianapolis Colts2003
2003-09-14Oakland Raiders over Cincinnati Bengals2003
2002-12-15Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions2002
2002-12-08Arizona Cardinals over Detroit Lions2002
2002-12-01New Orleans Saints over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2002
2002-11-24Indianapolis Colts over Denver Broncos2002
2002-11-03San Francisco 49ers over Oakland Raiders2002
2002-11-03Pittsburgh Steelers over Cleveland Browns2002
2002-10-20Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears2002
2001-11-18Seattle Seahawks over Buffalo Bills2001
2001-11-18Atlanta Falcons over Green Bay Packers2001
2000-12-24Chicago Bears over Detroit Lions2000
2000-11-26Philadelphia Eagles over Washington Redskins2000
2000-10-29Buffalo Bills over New York Jets2000
2000-09-24Tennessee Titans over Pittsburgh Steelers2000
2000-09-17Cleveland Browns over Pittsburgh Steelers2000
1999-12-26San Diego Chargers over Oakland Raiders1999
1999-11-21Chicago Bears over San Diego Chargers1999
1999-10-31Minnesota Vikings over Denver Broncos1999
1999-09-26Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings1999
1999-09-19Pittsburgh Steelers over Baltimore Ravens1999
1998-10-25Chicago Bears over Tennessee Oilers1998
1998-10-04Oakland Raiders over Arizona Cardinals1998
1997-11-30St. Louis Rams over Washington Redskins1997
1997-11-23Philadelphia Eagles over Pittsburgh Steelers1997
1997-10-26Denver Broncos over Buffalo Bills1997
1996-11-17Miami Dolphins over Houston Oilers1996
1996-10-14Green Bay Packers over San Francisco 49ers1996
1996-09-01Buffalo Bills over New York Giants1996
1995-12-17Buffalo Bills over Miami Dolphins1995
1995-12-03St. Louis Rams over New York Jets1995
1995-09-03Pittsburgh Steelers over Detroit Lions1995
1995-09-03Atlanta Falcons over Carolina Panthers1995
1994-10-30Dallas Cowboys over Cincinnati Bengals1994
1993-12-12Los Angeles Rams over New Orleans Saints1993
1993-10-18Los Angeles Raiders over Denver Broncos1993
1992-09-20Houston Oilers over Kansas City Chiefs1992
1992-09-06Minnesota Vikings over Green Bay Packers1992
1991-12-22New York Jets over Miami Dolphins1991
1991-11-24Atlanta Falcons over New Orleans Saints1991
1991-10-14New York Giants over Pittsburgh Steelers1991
1991-10-13Los Angeles Raiders over Seattle Seahawks1991
1991-10-13Houston Oilers over New York Jets1991
1991-09-15Buffalo Bills over New York Jets1991
1990-12-09Miami Dolphins over Philadelphia Eagles1990
1990-12-02Los Angeles Raiders over Denver Broncos1990
1990-09-30Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Minnesota Vikings1990
1990-09-23Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions1990
1989-10-29New England Patriots over Indianapolis Colts1989
1989-10-29Green Bay Packers over Detroit Lions1989
1989-10-22Miami Dolphins over Green Bay Packers1989
1989-10-16Buffalo Bills over Los Angeles Rams1989
1988-11-13Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions1988
1988-10-23Buffalo Bills over New England Patriots1988
1988-01-03Houston Oilers over Seattle Seahawks1987Playoff
1987-12-06New York Giants over Philadelphia Eagles1987
1987-10-25Pittsburgh Steelers over Cincinnati Bengals1987
1987-01-11Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns1986Playoff
1987-01-03Cleveland Browns over New York Jets1986Playoff
1986-10-26Cleveland Browns over Minnesota Vikings1986
1986-09-28Atlanta Falcons over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1986
1986-09-14Cleveland Browns over Houston Oilers1986
1985-11-03Houston Oilers over Kansas City Chiefs1985
1985-09-15Green Bay Packers over New York Giants1985
1984-12-09Pittsburgh Steelers over Cleveland Browns1984
1984-12-02Houston Oilers over Pittsburgh Steelers1984
1984-10-14Los Angeles Raiders over Minnesota Vikings1984
1983-12-18Detroit Lions over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1983
1983-11-20Detroit Lions over Green Bay Packers1983
1982-12-05St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Eagles1982
1982-11-28New Orleans Saints over San Francisco 49ers1982
1982-11-28St. Louis Cardinals over Atlanta Falcons1982
1981-11-08Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns1981
1980-11-30Minnesota Vikings over New Orleans Saints1980
1978-10-01Atlanta Falcons over New York Giants1978
1977-11-27Pittsburgh Steelers over New York Jets1977
1976-11-28Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers1976
1976-10-31Atlanta Falcons over New Orleans Saints1976
1976-10-31St. Louis Cardinals over San Francisco 49ers1976
1976-10-24Miami Dolphins over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1976
1975-09-21St. Louis Cardinals over Atlanta Falcons1975
1974-10-27St. Louis Cardinals over Washington Redskins1974
1972-11-26Atlanta Falcons over Denver Broncos1972
1972-10-15Minnesota Vikings over Denver Broncos1972
1972-10-08San Diego Chargers over Baltimore Colts1972
1971-12-05Philadelphia Eagles over Detroit Lions1971
1970-11-23Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants1970
1970-11-08Oakland Raiders over Cleveland Browns1970
1970-11-08New York Giants over Dallas Cowboys1970
1969-12-27Minnesota Vikings over Los Angeles Rams1969Playoff
1969-11-02Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants1969
1968-10-05New York Jets over San Diego Chargers1968
1964-10-03Buffalo Bills over Oakland Raiders1964
1962-11-04Denver Broncos over San Diego Chargers1962
1962-09-15Denver Broncos over Buffalo Bills1962
1959-11-22Philadelphia Eagles over Los Angeles Rams1959
1958-09-28San Francisco 49ers over Pittsburgh Steelers1958
1957-10-06San Francisco 49ers over Los Angeles Rams1957
1953-11-01New York Giants over Chicago Cardinals1953

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