Did you know that there have been 73 NFL games that ended 0-0? If so, you are not alone. In fact, the most memorable 0-0 football game was played 76 years ago. It was between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants in Novem. It also took place in 1940, when the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. There are plenty of other examples, but these three games stand out for their memorable endings.
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73 NFL games have ended with a score of 0-0
Did you know that 73 NFL games have ended with a 0-0 score? The last time such a game occurred was in 1943, when the Detroit Lions and the New York Giants played each other to a 0-0 score. If you are interested in the history of the NFL, you can find a 0-0 game by searching through the archives of pro football. You can even look at the scores of games that have never been played.
If you’re a football fan, you may be interested in knowing that 73 NFL games have ended with a 0-0 score. The most recent was the Giants-Lions game in Detroit, which generated 214 yards of offense between the teams. Often, every time a game ends with a scoreless score, Dan Daly thinks about the last 0-0 game. He has a box score from that game that he stumbled upon in an old issue of the New York Times.
Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech
Cumberland has not been a 2 0 football team. Their season ended in a resounding defeat on November 18, 1939, at Georgia Tech. The game was a textbook example of a “do-or-die” football game. Georgia Tech scored 32 touchdowns, and left end James Preas kicked 18 extra points. Cumberland had a miserable game, completing just three of its 45 plays from scrimmage. The only points Cumberland managed were a pair of field goals and a punt. Georgia Tech led 102-0 at the time of the final kickoff, and the game ended in a blowout.
The Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland game is well documented in college football books. There are stories of Cumberland players running out of the field and climbing fences. Players refused to pick up fumbles and other tactics which resulted in Cumberland being a 2 0 team. It is not a game to be taken lightly.
Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants combined for 113 points in one game
This matchup between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants was the highest scoring game in NFL history. The game was lopsided, with the Redskins winning by 72 points to the Giants’ 41. The Redskins also set a record for the most points scored in a single game, which is something to be admired.
In 1966, the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants combined for 113 points, setting an NFL record. The box score showed that the Redskins won by seven points, but that is hardly representative of the score. The Giants were a poor, 7-7 team, and the Redskins’ defense was equally bad. In fact, the Giants finished the season with a 1-12-1 record.
The first half of the game was a high-scoring affair, with a combined score of 114 points. The Redskins’ offense produced 17 touchdowns, while the Giants scored just four. The Giants were outscored by three touchdowns and five interceptions. The Redskins went on to win the game, 72-41, as the Giants ended their season with a 1-12-1 record and surrendered a franchise-record 501 points.
Jeff Reed’s 24-yard field goal against Miami Dolphins
Since the NFL merger, there have been only five games in which the score ended 2-0. The first one occurred in 1923, when the Giants and the Lions played a 0-0 game. After the merger, only five games have ended 2-0, but there are still two 0-0 games. The last 0-0 game took place in 1940, when the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0.
A 0-0 score in an NFL game is extremely rare. Since the merger, only 73 games have ended 0-0. In that span of time, a single 0-0 score has occurred just once in NFL history. A game must score at least three points to end with a tie. The most recent game that ended 0-0 was played in New Orleans in 2008.
