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Has an NFL game ever ended 31-30?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 31-30 25 times. It first happened on October 4, 1953, when San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams, and most recently on September 13, 2026, when Detroit Lions beat New Orleans Saints.

Where 31-30 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 31-30 the 205th most common final score out of 1,092 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 32-30 has happened 3 times and 31-31 has happened 6 times.

Every 31-30 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2026-09-13Detroit Lions over New Orleans Saints2026
2023-01-14Jacksonville Jaguars over Los Angeles Chargers2022Playoff
2022-11-13Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears2022
2022-09-18New York Jets over Cleveland Browns2022
2021-12-19Green Bay Packers over Baltimore Ravens2021
2020-11-01Denver Broncos over Los Angeles Chargers2020
2020-09-27Tennessee Titans over Minnesota Vikings2020
2017-10-19Oakland Raiders over Kansas City Chiefs2017
2015-10-25Washington Redskins over Tampa Bay Buccaneers2015
2013-10-27Detroit Lions over Dallas Cowboys2013
2013-09-15Chicago Bears over Minnesota Vikings2013
2012-09-23Baltimore Ravens over New England Patriots2012
2004-12-25Kansas City Chiefs over Oakland Raiders2004
1999-10-17Miami Dolphins over New England Patriots1999
1989-12-17Washington Redskins over Atlanta Falcons1989
1986-12-13Denver Broncos over Washington Redskins1986
1983-09-05Dallas Cowboys over Washington Redskins1983
1981-11-23Atlanta Falcons over Minnesota Vikings1981
1981-09-13Cincinnati Bengals over New York Jets1981
1980-11-09Kansas City Chiefs over Seattle Seahawks1980
1975-11-30Washington Redskins over Minnesota Vikings1975
1966-11-13Dallas Cowboys over Washington Redskins1966
1962-11-11Chicago Bears over Minnesota Vikings1962
1955-10-01Washington Redskins over Philadelphia Eagles1955
1953-10-04San Francisco 49ers over Los Angeles Rams1953
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