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Has an NFL game ever ended 26-23?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 26-23 54 times. It first happened on September 11, 1938, when Washington Redskins beat Philadelphia Eagles, and most recently on October 2, 2025, when San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams.

Where 26-23 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 26-23 the 97th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 27-23 has happened 53 times and 26-24 has happened 45 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1938 and 1972.

Every 26-23 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2025-10-02San Francisco 49ers over Los Angeles Rams2025
2025-01-05Indianapolis Colts over Jacksonville Jaguars2024
2024-12-01Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Carolina Panthers2024
2024-11-10Detroit Lions over Houston Texans2024
2024-09-15Las Vegas Raiders over Baltimore Ravens2024
2023-12-24New England Patriots over Denver Broncos2023
2021-12-12San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals2021
2021-01-03Seattle Seahawks over San Francisco 49ers2020
2020-11-01New Orleans Saints over Chicago Bears2020
2020-09-27Detroit Lions over Arizona Cardinals2020
2019-11-03Kansas City Chiefs over Minnesota Vikings2019
2019-10-06Baltimore Ravens over Pittsburgh Steelers2019
2019-10-06Arizona Cardinals over Cincinnati Bengals2019
2019-01-20Los Angeles Rams over New Orleans Saints2018Playoff
2018-12-16San Francisco 49ers over Seattle Seahawks2018
2018-10-21Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Cleveland Browns2018
2018-09-30Tennessee Titans over Philadelphia Eagles2018
2017-10-08Indianapolis Colts over San Francisco 49ers2017
2016-12-11Miami Dolphins over Arizona Cardinals2016
2016-10-16Houston Texans over Indianapolis Colts2016
2015-10-18Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns2015
2013-10-06Baltimore Ravens over Miami Dolphins2013
2012-10-21Oakland Raiders over Jacksonville Jaguars2012
2012-10-14Detroit Lions over Philadelphia Eagles2012
2012-10-11Tennessee Titans over Pittsburgh Steelers2012
2012-09-09Minnesota Vikings over Jacksonville Jaguars2012
2011-11-13New Orleans Saints over Atlanta Falcons2011
2011-09-25Detroit Lions over Minnesota Vikings2011
2009-12-13New Orleans Saints over Atlanta Falcons2009
2008-09-21New York Giants over Cincinnati Bengals2008
2007-09-23Baltimore Ravens over Arizona Cardinals2007
2006-12-31San Francisco 49ers over Denver Broncos2006
2005-12-11New York Giants over Philadelphia Eagles2005
2001-12-30Cincinnati Bengals over Pittsburgh Steelers2001
2001-12-16Kansas City Chiefs over Denver Broncos2001
2000-11-12Philadelphia Eagles over Pittsburgh Steelers2000
1999-10-10Green Bay Packers over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1999
1998-11-23New England Patriots over Miami Dolphins1998
1995-10-01Miami Dolphins over Cincinnati Bengals1995
1993-11-14Minnesota Vikings over Denver Broncos1993
1991-11-10Houston Oilers over Dallas Cowboys1991
1991-10-20New England Patriots over Minnesota Vikings1991
1989-12-31Pittsburgh Steelers over Houston Oilers1989Playoff
1987-11-01New England Patriots over Los Angeles Raiders1987
1985-12-15Green Bay Packers over Detroit Lions1985
1985-09-08Houston Oilers over Miami Dolphins1985
1983-01-02Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Chicago Bears1982
1980-09-07San Francisco 49ers over New Orleans Saints1980
1978-11-12Houston Oilers over New England Patriots1978
1978-11-05Los Angeles Rams over Tampa Bay Buccaneers1978
1975-12-21New York Giants over San Francisco 49ers1975
1975-11-23Oakland Raiders over Washington Redskins1975
1972-10-08Detroit Lions over Atlanta Falcons1972
1938-09-11Washington Redskins over Philadelphia Eagles1938

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