Has an NFL game ever ended 42-17?

It has. 42-17 has been a NFL final 22 times in 18,236 games. The first was Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears on December 2, 1951; the latest was Detroit Lions beat Denver Broncos on December 16, 2023.

Where 42-17 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 42-17 the 223rd most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 43-17 has happened 5 times and 42-18 has happened 1 times.

Every 42-17 in NFL history

Showing 23 of 22 on record.

Date	Result	Season
2023-12-16	Detroit Lions over Denver Broncos	2023
2018-12-30	Buffalo Bills over Miami Dolphins	2018
2017-09-17	Denver Broncos over Dallas Cowboys	2017
2015-10-11	Arizona Cardinals over Detroit Lions	2015
2014-10-19	Denver Broncos over San Francisco 49ers	2014
2013-12-29	New Orleans Saints over Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2013
2009-12-25	San Diego Chargers over Tennessee Titans	2009
2006-12-10	New Orleans Saints over Dallas Cowboys	2006
2002-12-29	New York Jets over Green Bay Packers	2002
2001-12-30	St. Louis Rams over Indianapolis Colts	2001
1997-12-27	Denver Broncos over Jacksonville Jaguars	1997	Playoff
1991-10-13	Washington Redskins over Cleveland Browns	1991
1983-12-19	San Francisco 49ers over Dallas Cowboys	1983
1976-10-03	Baltimore Colts over Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976
1975-12-21	Chicago Bears over New Orleans Saints	1975
1975-11-02	Oakland Raiders over Denver Broncos	1975
1969-11-09	St. Louis Cardinals over New York Giants	1969
1962-12-16	Baltimore Colts over Minnesota Vikings	1962
1962-09-23	Houston Oilers over San Diego Chargers	1962
1957-12-08	Los Angeles Rams over Green Bay Packers	1957
1956-10-21	Green Bay Packers over Los Angeles Rams	1956
1951-12-02	Los Angeles Rams over Chicago Bears	1951
1946-11-24	Cleveland Browns over Buffalo Bisons	1946

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