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Has an NFL game ever ended 38-21?

It has. 38-21 has been a NFL final 39 times in 18,341 games. The first was Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Giants on October 26, 1947; the latest was Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia Eagles on October 26, 2026.

Where 38-21 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 38-21 the 145th most common final score out of 1,092 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 39-21 has happened 1 times and 38-22 has happened 3 times.

Every 38-21 in NFL history

Showing 40 of 39 on record.

DateResultSeason
2026-10-26Dallas Cowboys over Philadelphia Eagles2026
2021-01-03Los Angeles Chargers over Kansas City Chiefs2020
2012-12-16Washington Redskins over Cleveland Browns2012
2007-12-23New York Giants over Buffalo Bills2007
2003-12-14Green Bay Packers over San Diego Chargers2003
2002-12-01Buffalo Bills over Miami Dolphins2002
1999-09-13Miami Dolphins over Denver Broncos1999
1997-10-12Jacksonville Jaguars over Philadelphia Eagles1997
1995-10-22Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings1995
1994-01-23Dallas Cowboys over San Francisco 49ers1993Playoff
1990-12-16Detroit Lions over Chicago Bears1990
1990-09-09Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Detroit Lions1990
1988-01-09Cleveland Browns over Indianapolis Colts1987Playoff
1984-10-14St. Louis Cardinals over Chicago Bears1984
1981-11-22Cincinnati Bengals over Denver Broncos1981
1979-12-02Washington Redskins over Green Bay Packers1979
1973-10-07Pittsburgh Steelers over San Diego Chargers1973
1972-10-29Pittsburgh Steelers over Buffalo Bills1972
1968-11-17Cincinnati Bengals over Miami Dolphins1968
1968-11-03Oakland Raiders over Kansas City Chiefs1968
1968-10-06New York Giants over New Orleans Saints1968
1967-10-22San Diego Chargers over Denver Broncos1967
1966-12-18Buffalo Bills over Denver Broncos1966
1963-11-03New York Giants over St. Louis Cardinals1963
1961-11-12New York Giants over Philadelphia Eagles1961
1960-11-11Boston Patriots over New York Titans1960
1959-10-25Baltimore Colts over Green Bay Packers1959
1958-12-13Pittsburgh Steelers over Chicago Cardinals1958
1957-11-03Philadelphia Eagles over Chicago Cardinals1957
1956-12-16Chicago Bears over Detroit Lions1956
1956-10-28Chicago Bears over San Francisco 49ers1956
1956-09-30New York Giants over San Francisco 49ers1956
1955-10-30San Francisco 49ers over Detroit Lions1955
1953-11-29San Francisco 49ers over Baltimore Colts1953
1953-09-27Detroit Lions over Pittsburgh Steelers1953
1952-12-07Philadelphia Eagles over Dallas Texans1952
1949-10-16Chicago Bears over Philadelphia Eagles1949
1948-12-05San Francisco 49ers over Los Angeles Dons1948
1947-11-16Detroit Lions over Washington Redskins1947
1947-10-26Pittsburgh Steelers over New York Giants1947
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