The Saints go marching on

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