Has an NFL game ever ended 31-16?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 31-16 23 times. It first happened on October 9, 1949, when Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears, and most recently on October 8, 2023, when Miami Dolphins beat New York Giants.

Where 31-16 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 31-16 the 218th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 32-16 has happened 4 times and 31-17 has happened 105 times.

Every 31-16 in NFL history

Date	Result	Season
2023-10-08	Miami Dolphins over New York Giants	2023
2013-10-13	Dallas Cowboys over Washington Redskins	2013
2010-11-14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Carolina Panthers	2010
2006-11-19	Cincinnati Bengals over New Orleans Saints	2006
2005-11-13	Seattle Seahawks over St. Louis Rams	2005
2000-10-01	Miami Dolphins over Cincinnati Bengals	2000
1999-11-07	Tampa Bay Buccaneers over New Orleans Saints	1999
1998-11-29	Denver Broncos over San Diego Chargers	1998
1996-10-27	Washington Redskins over Indianapolis Colts	1996
1996-09-29	Washington Redskins over New York Jets	1996
1995-10-01	Pittsburgh Steelers over San Diego Chargers	1995
1993-12-05	Kansas City Chiefs over Seattle Seahawks	1993
1990-10-01	Seattle Seahawks over Cincinnati Bengals	1990
1986-11-16	New York Jets over Indianapolis Colts	1986
1986-09-28	San Francisco 49ers over Miami Dolphins	1986
1985-12-22	San Francisco 49ers over Dallas Cowboys	1985
1985-09-15	Minnesota Vikings over Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1985
1981-01-03	Philadelphia Eagles over Minnesota Vikings	1980	Playoff
1980-10-12	Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants	1980
1979-09-23	Miami Dolphins over Chicago Bears	1979
1979-09-01	Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions	1979
1959-12-27	Baltimore Colts over New York Giants	1959	Playoff
1949-10-09	Los Angeles Rams over Chicago Bears	1949

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