Has an NFL game ever ended 31-31?
It has. 31-31 has been a NFL final 6 times in 18,234 games. The first was Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins drew on October 8, 1944; the latest was San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers drew on October 25, 1970.
That makes 31-31 the 486th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 32-31 has happened 9 times and 31-32 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979.
Every 31-31 in NFL history
| Date | Teams | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-10-25 | San Diego Chargers / Houston Oilers | 1970 | |
| 1969-11-09 | Houston Oilers / Cincinnati Bengals | 1969 | |
| 1967-10-08 | San Diego Chargers / Boston Patriots | 1967 | |
| 1961-10-13 | Boston Patriots / Houston Oilers | 1961 | |
| 1960-12-04 | New York Giants / Dallas Cowboys | 1960 | |
| 1944-10-08 | Philadelphia Eagles / Washington Redskins | 1944 |