Has an NFL game ever ended 40-6?
It has. 40-6 has been a NFL final 4 times in 18,236 games. The first was Canton Bulldogs beat Milwaukee Badgers on December 3, 1922; the latest was Indianapolis Colts beat Las Vegas Raiders on October 5, 2025.
That makes 40-6 the 563rd most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 41-6 has happened 7 times and 40-7 has happened 21 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1973 and 2025.
Every 40-6 in NFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-05 | Indianapolis Colts over Las Vegas Raiders | 2025 | |
| 1973-12-10 | Los Angeles Rams over New York Giants | 1973 | |
| 1929-11-28 | Chicago Cardinals over Chicago Bears | 1929 | |
| 1922-12-03 | Canton Bulldogs over Milwaukee Badgers | 1922 |