Has an NFL game ever ended 42-31?
It has. 42-31 has been a NFL final 7 times in 18,234 games. The first was New York Jets beat San Diego Chargers on December 24, 1967; the latest was Buffalo Bills beat Miami Dolphins on December 4, 1994.
That makes 42-31 the 453rd most common final score out of 1,095 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 43-31 has happened never and 42-32 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 42-31 in NFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-04 | Buffalo Bills over Miami Dolphins | 1994 | |
| 1994-11-24 | Dallas Cowboys over Green Bay Packers | 1994 | |
| 1989-11-05 | Cleveland Browns over Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1989 | |
| 1981-09-20 | San Diego Chargers over Kansas City Chiefs | 1981 | |
| 1980-10-26 | Dallas Cowboys over San Diego Chargers | 1980 | |
| 1969-10-18 | Cleveland Browns over Pittsburgh Steelers | 1969 | |
| 1967-12-24 | New York Jets over San Diego Chargers | 1967 |