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Has an NFL game ever ended 47-0?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 47-0 4 times. It first happened on October 17, 1926, when Detroit Panthers beat Louisville Colonels, and most recently on November 6, 1977, when Houston Oilers beat Chicago Bears.

Where 47-0 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 47-0 the 563rd most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 48-0 has happened 7 times and 47-1 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1942 and 1977.

Every 47-0 in NFL history

DateResultSeason
1977-11-06Houston Oilers over Chicago Bears1977
1942-11-29Chicago Bears over Cleveland Rams1942
1933-10-15Green Bay Packers over Pittsburgh Pirates1933
1926-10-17Detroit Panthers over Louisville Colonels1926

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