Has an NFL game ever ended 38-36?
It has. 38-36 has been a NFL final 6 times in 18,234 games. The first was Houston Oilers beat Kansas City Chiefs on October 24, 1965; the latest was Tennessee Titans beat Houston Texans on October 21, 2007.
That makes 38-36 the 486th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 39-36 has happened 3 times and 38-37 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 38-36 in NFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-21 | Tennessee Titans over Houston Texans | 2007 | |
| 2002-12-29 | Minnesota Vikings over Detroit Lions | 2002 | |
| 1999-10-03 | Washington Redskins over Carolina Panthers | 1999 | |
| 1986-09-07 | Denver Broncos over Los Angeles Raiders | 1986 | |
| 1983-10-16 | Seattle Seahawks over Los Angeles Raiders | 1983 | |
| 1965-10-24 | Houston Oilers over Kansas City Chiefs | 1965 |