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Has an NFL game ever ended 48-21?

Yes. NFL has seen a final score of 48-21 15 times. It first happened on October 5, 1941, when Chicago Bears beat Cleveland Rams, and most recently on October 4, 2015, when Atlanta Falcons beat Houston Texans.

Where 48-21 sits among nearby NFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 48-21 the 301st most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 49-21 has happened 12 times and 48-22 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1968 and 1998.

Every 48-21 in NFL history

Showing 16 of 15 on record.

DateResultSeason
2015-10-04Atlanta Falcons over Houston Texans2015
2011-01-15Green Bay Packers over Atlanta Falcons2010Playoff
2003-01-26Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Oakland Raiders2002Playoff
2001-12-23Tampa Bay Buccaneers over New Orleans Saints2001
1998-11-29New York Jets over Carolina Panthers1998
1968-09-29New York Giants over Washington Redskins1968
1967-11-19Philadelphia Eagles over New Orleans Saints1967
1967-10-22Green Bay Packers over New York Giants1967
1962-10-14Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings1962
1961-12-10Houston Oilers over New York Titans1961
1958-12-07San Francisco 49ers over Green Bay Packers1958
1952-10-26San Francisco 49ers over Dallas Texans1952
1951-11-18Los Angeles Rams over New York Yanks1951
1947-09-19Los Angeles Dons over Brooklyn Dodgers1947
1943-10-17Chicago Bears over Phil-Pitt Steagles1943
1941-10-05Chicago Bears over Cleveland Rams1941

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