There have been 1091 unique scores in NFL history, with the most recent unique score happening in this year’s playoffs. These unique scores are also called a “Scorigami” and they are tracked by folks with spreadsheets around NFL Media with seven coming in 2024.
NFL Scorigami, and how we narrowly avoided it in Super Bowl LIX between Chiefs and Eagles
An NFL score has never happened before was on the table in the Super Bowl.
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Matt Warren is Associate Director of NFL coverage for SB Nation and previously covered the Buffalo Bills for Buffalo Rumblings for more than a decade. If it has to do with math, he covered it, from NFL playoff standings to salary cap analysis.
Usually Scorigamis happen when weird stuff takes place in an NFL game like teams going for two or missed extra points. In this year’s Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs went for two after their first touchdown in the game at the end of the third quarter and twice later in the game, so a Scorigami was definitely on the table.
When Philly hit 40 points, there were a few different scores we could have seen hit, but ultimately none did as the Chiefs added some late touchdowns.
The 40-22 score has only happened once in NFL historywhen the New England Patriots took down the St. Louis Rams in November 2004. The Patriots scored 20 straight to push it to 33-14 with the Rams fighting back just inside the fourth quarter to make it 33-22. With 5:23 left, Tom Brady found the end zone to make it 40-22. Brady was on the call for the Super Bowl 40-22, too.
Heading into the game, FanDuel Sportsbook had betting odds at +2500 that it would happen in the Super Bowl.
The January game between the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers was a Scorigami at 32-12. In December, the Bills and Lions tried outscoring each other, 48-42. Also in December, the Jets and Dolphins played to a 32-36 final score. On November 17th, the Lions notched a scorimagi blowout over the Jaguars. On October 13th, the Lions also notched another scorigami, beating the Dallas Cowboys 47-9. On September 15th, the New Orleans Saints beat the Cowboys 44-19. The San Francisco 49ers opened the season with a 32-19 win over the New York Jets.
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