Has an NFL game ever ended 40-30?
Exactly once. On September 20, 1981, St. Louis Cardinals beat Washington Redskins 40-30, and no NFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 40-30 in league history.
That makes 40-30 the 838th most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 41-30 has happened 1 times and 40-31 has happened never.
Every 40-30 in NFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-09-20 | St. Louis Cardinals over Washington Redskins | 1981 |