Has an NFL game ever ended 38-28?
Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 38-28 33 times. It first happened on December 5, 1943, when Green Bay Packers beat Phil-Pitt Steagles, and most recently on December 6, 2020, when Los Angeles Rams beat Arizona Cardinals.
That makes 38-28 the 171st most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 39-28 has happened 2 times and 38-29 has happened 2 times.