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Has an NFL game ever ended 28-23?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 28-23 34 times. It first happened on October 28, 1951, when Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions, and most recently on November 9, 2025, when New England Patriots beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Where 28-23 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 28-23 the 167th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 29-23 has happened 14 times and 28-24 has happened 78 times.

Every 28-23 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-09New England Patriots over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025
2024-11-03Philadelphia Eagles over Jacksonville Jaguars2024
2023-11-05Philadelphia Eagles over Dallas Cowboys2023
2023-10-29Tennessee Titans over Atlanta Falcons2023
2020-01-12Green Bay Packers over Seattle Seahawks2019Playoff
2017-10-12Philadelphia Eagles over Carolina Panthers2017
2016-11-06New York Giants over Philadelphia Eagles2016
2015-11-08New York Jets over Jacksonville Jaguars2015
2013-11-17Oakland Raiders over Houston Texans2013
2009-11-15New Orleans Saints over St. Louis Rams2009
2007-11-18Dallas Cowboys over Washington Redskins2007
2003-11-09Jacksonville Jaguars over Indianapolis Colts2003
2002-12-15Indianapolis Colts over Cleveland Browns2002
2002-09-22Denver Broncos over Buffalo Bills2002
1994-09-04New York Giants over Philadelphia Eagles1994
1993-10-24Cleveland Browns over Pittsburgh Steelers1993
1988-12-18Cleveland Browns over Houston Oilers1988
1987-11-01Philadelphia Eagles over St. Louis Cardinals1987
1986-12-07Indianapolis Colts over Atlanta Falcons1986
1986-10-26New York Jets over New Orleans Saints1986
1985-12-01Minnesota Vikings over Philadelphia Eagles1985
1983-09-25New England Patriots over Pittsburgh Steelers1983
1983-09-18Buffalo Bills over Baltimore Colts1983
1982-12-05Los Angeles Raiders over Seattle Seahawks1982
1981-09-13San Diego Chargers over Detroit Lions1981
1980-12-14Minnesota Vikings over Cleveland Browns1980
1979-12-08Seattle Seahawks over Denver Broncos1979
1978-10-01New England Patriots over San Diego Chargers1978
1971-10-31St. Louis Cardinals over Buffalo Bills1971
1971-10-24Chicago Bears over Detroit Lions1971
1970-12-14Detroit Lions over Los Angeles Rams1970
1962-09-09Houston Oilers over Buffalo Bills1962
1954-11-07Chicago Bears over Green Bay Packers1954
1951-10-28Chicago Bears over Detroit Lions1951

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