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The Saints go marching on

10/24/2011

The New Orleans Saints blew out the Indianapolis Colts 62-7 on Sunday Night Football during Week 7 action. The 62 points marked the most ever in a single game by the Saints as well as established a new high for margin of victory.

Prior to Drew Brees and company's offensive explosion on Sunday, the most points scored in a game by New Orleans came during a win over the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 24, 2008. New Orleans put 51 points on the scoreboard as Brees threw 4 touchdowns in a 51-29 win.

Here is a look at the most points scored in a regular season game by each of the current 32 NFL teams.


 
AFC East
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Buffalo 58 Miami Sept. 18, 1966 W - 58-24
Miami 55 at St. Louis Cardinals Nov. 24, 1977 W - 55-14
New England 59 Tennessee Oct. 18, 2009 W - 59-0
New York Jets 62 Tampa Bay Nov. 17, 1985 W - 62-28
         
AFC North
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Baltimore 48 Detroit Dec. 13, 2009 W - 48-3
Cincinnati 61 Houston Oilers Dec. 17, 1989 W - 61-7
Cleveland 62 Washington Nov. 7, 1954 W - 62-3
Pittsburgh 63 N.Y. Giants Nov. 30, 1952 W - 63-7
         
AFC South
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Houston 42 Jacksonville Dec. 30, 2007 W - 42-28
Indianapolis (as Baltimore Colts) 58 Buffalo Dec. 12, 1976 W - 58-20
Jacksonville 49 Oakland Dec. 23, 2007 W - 49-11
Tennessee (as Houston Oilers) 58 Cleveland Dec. 9, 1990 W - 58-14
         
AFC West
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Denver 50 San Diego Oct. 6, 1963 W - 50-34
Kansas City 59 at Denver Sept. 7, 1963 W - 59-7
Oakland 59 at Denver Oct. 24, 2010 W - 59-14
San Diego 58 Denver Dec. 22, 1963 W - 58-20
         
 
NFC East
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Dallas 59 San Francisco Oct. 12, 1980 W - 59-14
New York Giants 62 Philadelphia Nov. 26, 1972 W - 62-10
Philadelphia 64 Cincinnati Reds Nov. 6, 1934 W - 64-0
Washington 72 N.Y. Giants Nov. 27, 1966 W - 72-41
         
NFC North
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Chicago 61 Green Bay Dec. 7, 1980 W - 61-7
Detroit 55 Chicago Nov. 27, 1997 W - 55-20
Green Bay 57 Detroit Oct. 7, 1945 W - 57-21
Minnesota 54 Dallas Oct. 18, 1970 W - 54-13
         
NFC South
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Atlanta 62 at New Orleans Sept. 16, 1973 W - 62-7
Carolina 52 Cincinnati Dec. 8, 2002 W - 52-31
New Orleans 62 Indianapolis Oct. 23, 2011 W - 62-7
Tampa Bay 48 New Orleans Dec. 23, 2001 W - 48-21
         
NFC West
Team Most Points Scored Opponent Date Final Score
Arizona (as Chicago Cardinals) 65 at N.Y. Bulldogs Nov. 13, 1949 W - 65-20
St. Louis (as L.A. Rams) 70 Baltimore Colts Oct. 22, 1950 W - 70-27
San Francisco 56 Atlanta Oct. 18, 1992 W - 56-17
Seattle 56 Buffalo Oct. 30, 1977 W - 56-17

Recent Comments
  • Evan Grip - October 27 2011 08:58 PM

    Thanks Michael, I see that now. Very glad I got to witness a bit of history last Sunday! Although I've been told I watched Super Bowl XXVI as a one-month-old (and have been watching football ever since), my oldest concrete football memory is the Music City Miracle, which for a Bills fan like me is one that's quite forgettable.

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  • Michael Shaw - October 25 2011 10:58 AM

    Evan: The article clearly says this is the most points scored in the REGULAR season for each team. That's why Chicago's 73 pts from the 1940 NFL Championship is not included.

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  • Evan Grip - October 25 2011 03:45 AM

    Why aren't the 1940 Bears listed as having beat the Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championship?

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