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Has an NFL game ever ended 42-21?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 42-21 25 times. It first happened on October 10, 1948, when Chicago Bears beat Los Angeles Rams, and most recently on December 8, 2024, when Minnesota Vikings beat Atlanta Falcons.

Where 42-21 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 42-21 the 206th most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 43-21 has happened 3 times and 42-22 has happened 1 times.

Every 42-21 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
2024-12-08Minnesota Vikings over Atlanta Falcons2024
2023-10-15Miami Dolphins over Carolina Panthers2023
2022-11-06Cincinnati Bengals over Carolina Panthers2022
2022-01-16Kansas City Chiefs over Pittsburgh Steelers2021Playoff
2020-09-20Green Bay Packers over Detroit Lions2020
2019-12-12Baltimore Ravens over New York Jets2019
2019-12-08Tennessee Titans over Oakland Raiders2019
2016-12-26Dallas Cowboys over Detroit Lions2016
2014-12-07Pittsburgh Steelers over Cincinnati Bengals2014
2013-11-24St. Louis Rams over Chicago Bears2013
2007-12-09Seattle Seahawks over Arizona Cardinals2007
1987-10-25San Diego Chargers over Kansas City Chiefs1987
1984-12-16Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers1984
1984-11-18Denver Broncos over Minnesota Vikings1984
1981-12-20Seattle Seahawks over Cleveland Browns1981
1981-11-01Washington Redskins over St. Louis Cardinals1981
1979-11-18Houston Oilers over Cincinnati Bengals1979
1978-12-17St. Louis Cardinals over Atlanta Falcons1978
1969-12-06San Francisco 49ers over Chicago Bears1969
1965-11-28Cleveland Browns over Pittsburgh Steelers1965
1961-12-03Minnesota Vikings over Los Angeles Rams1961
1961-11-19New York Giants over Pittsburgh Steelers1961
1951-11-25Cleveland Browns over Chicago Bears1951
1948-11-21Philadelphia Eagles over Washington Redskins1948
1948-10-10Chicago Bears over Los Angeles Rams1948

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