Most Points in an NFL Game

[hondo in seattle]

I've seen it written that Miami could have beaten the NFL points scored record with a FG.  What am I missing?  The Bears defeated the Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL championship game.   A Miami FG would have tied the record, not beaten it.  

 

The Redskins were the last team to score 70+ points, tallying 72 in a game in 1966.  They went on to finish with a mediocre 7-7 record.   It was a great game by the Fins.  But it doesn't mean they're going to cruise to the AFCE crown.  

[JoPoy88]

Regular season game record I believe - which is 72 as you stated.

[Big Blitz]

Week 3 champions! 
 

2 years in a row!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Big Blitz

[JJGauna]

The Broncos are just really really really bad. They made Washington and Vegas look like real football teams. No doubt Miami is good, but they will finally be playing a complete team next Sunday.

[Goin Breakdown]

I hope Miami chokes on the smell

of their own fart. 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Goin Breakdown

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 minute ago, Goin Breakdown said:

Is scoring 70+ classless? We pull josh often. I know Denver seemed like they gave up or forgot how to play, but still Miami, figure out ways to run the clock out? Idk

 

I actually think they were mostly trying to run. It seemed like the broncos were giving him like huge runs in the second half. 

[akcash]

Makes me feel better about getting beat 45 to 7 last game of HS football.

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I actually think they were mostly trying to run. It seemed like the broncos were giving him like huge runs in the second half. 

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

[JoPoy88]

3 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

Is scoring 70+ classless? We pull josh often. I know Denver seemed like they gave up or forgot how to play, but still Miami, figure out ways to run the clock out? Idk

 

they yanked Tua too with 14 min left. They also were running the ball a lot. Denver was inept in all phases. 

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, JoPoy88 said:

they yanked Tua too with 14 min left. They also were running the ball a lot. Denver was inept in all phases. 

You mean they yanked him when they had like 56 points!  That really makes no difference. But yeah if Denver is going to suck so bad, what can ya do I guess. 

[Aussie Joe]

We get to play Denver too…

 

 

[brianb386]

I think Miami is for real as far as being a top contender. That doesn't mean that we aren't better, we will have to wait and see I guess

[TheBrownBear]

Denver has seemingly already quit on Sean Payton.  Reminder that there were some here calling for McDermott to be fired and replaced by Payton.

[Sierra Foothills]

28 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I hope Miami chokes on the smell

of their own fart. 

 

A fart caused by us squishing them.

 

22 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

 

It makes you wonder about Sean Payton's standing with the players.

 

Russell Wilson is everyone's whipping boy but the way Payton has chosen to publicly emasculate him might not have been received well by the team. Also in his short time in Denver Payton has negatively implicated anyone who was on the team last year.

 

 

[TheBrownBear]

Just now, brianb386 said:

I think Miami is for real as far as being a top contender. That doesn't mean that we aren't better, we will have to wait and see I guess

Yeah, I think they are really really good offensively assuming they can keep Tua upright.  

[Aussie Joe]

I need to see the Dolphins next week … they have played a couple of tomato cans ( like the Bills have too) 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

39 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I just can't wrap my brain around how a team can allow so many points. Have some pride. Then that brings me to Miami. Are they really that good to impose their will like that. Idk I'm buying the hype atm. I'll be alright after I sleep on it. 

70 is over the top but Denver def quit at halftime.  Miami was roasting bad teams early in the year last year too then they struggled against the playoff caliber teams. 
 

You’ve gotta be able to stop the occasional run from a light box or Miami is tough to stop.  Their shtick gets a little less effective in the red zone when tyreek can’t take the top off the defense but they ran all over Denver in the red zone today.   
 

craziest part of this game was it was 21-10 late in the second with Denver getting great field possession after they stopped Miami on 4th down on their own 35

Edited September 25, 2023 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Doc Brown]

Amazing stats from this game with 726 yards of total offense too which is 2nd of all time as the most jaw dropping.  I guess Waddle was holding them back?

[LABILLBACKER]

42 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

Denver has seemingly already quit on Sean Payton.  Reminder that there were some here calling for McDermott to be fired and replaced by Payton.

Or maybe Payton is going after Caleb Williams?

[BullBuchanan]

3 hours ago, JJGauna said:

The Broncos are just really really really bad. They made Washington and Vegas look like real football teams. No doubt Miami is good, but they will finally be playing a complete team next Sunday.

Nah.

They are by no means a good football team, but they're also not some  historically bad team in line with their historically bad performance today. Up until today I thought they looked marginally better than they did last season. Wilson was definitely playing better, but still nowhere near good enough for what they need out of him.

[ColoradoBills]

3 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I hope Miami chokes on the smell

of their own fart. 

 

 

 

[PayDaBill$]

8 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:

they yanked Tua too with 14 min left. They also were running the ball a lot. Denver was inept in all phases. 

Phin’s are playing solid ball but let’s face it Denver quit. EOS.

Edited September 25, 2023 by PayDaBill$

[Livinginthepast]

When I watched the highlights, Denver just seemed to give up and put their butts in the air for the Fins. If I was Payton, I would be benching or cutting a few people. The Fins were not exactly trying that hard to score. About the only TD I thought was douchey was the deep pass by the backup when they already had 49 points. That seemed designed to humiliate to me. But instead of reacting with anger, the Broncos continued to take it. It was very similar to the Pats Sunday night massacre of the Bills in 2007. The wimpy Jauron Bills got crushed 56-10 and every time the Pats scored, Bellichick went for 2 to rub it in. Instead of the Bills getting angry, like a submissive dog they just took it.

[TheFunPolice]

I don't get how it's "classless" to keep scoring, when it's done in college and HS football every week. I wanted to see Miami score 80, just because it would be crazy. If you aren't going to play defense that doesn't put the onus on the other team to quit too.

 

Lopsided scores happen all the time in high school and college. NFL players will get over it too. 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by TheFunPolice

[hondo in seattle]

It's interesting that the narrative out of Denver the first couple of weeks of the season was that Wilson was the problem.   I won't argue that Wilson has been playing at an elite level.  But he didn't just give up 70 points.  Payton has to own this.  

[Bills!Win!]

14 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Amazing stats from this game with 726 yards of total offense too which is 2nd of all time as the most jaw dropping.  I guess Waddle was holding them back?

Yeah, they should trade that bum to us

[BCAS Baritone]

Let's not forget it was a sunny day and a 1 PM start time in Miami.  Let's not forget where the bench is placed for the visiting team.  

 

Not only were the Broncos demoralized, they were dehydrated.  Big whoop that the cool fish were able to blast a heat-exhausted team that wasn't that good the begin with.

[QLBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, BCAS Baritone said:

Let's not forget it was a sunny day and a 1 PM start time in Miami.  Let's not forget where the bench is placed for the visiting team.  

 

Not only were the Broncos demoralized, they were dehydrated.  Big whoop that the cool fish were able to blast a heat-exhausted team that wasn't that good the begin with.

Yes 💯.. it’s a huge safety and competitive advantage. 

[RobbRiddick]

After Payton came out with all the stuff about Hackett's terrible coaching job last season (which was true but very unprofessional and arrogant of him) it's pretty funny to see him almost having a breakdown in his postgame presser. 

 

"What's the question?"

 

"WHAT'S THE QUESTION???"

[HOUSE]

Miami is 2 points better than the San Diego Chargers

[eball]

4 minutes ago, BCAS Baritone said:

Let's not forget it was a sunny day and a 1 PM start time in Miami.  Let's not forget where the bench is placed for the visiting team.  

 

Not only were the Broncos demoralized, they were dehydrated.  Big whoop that the cool fish were able to blast a heat-exhausted team that wasn't that good the begin with.

 

It was eerily similar to the conditions the Bills faced a year ago…heat index well over 100 on the Broncos’ sideline while the Fish were in the shade.  Everybody knew the 2nd half would be a schite-show.

 

At some point the league needs to mandate that this sort of “home field advantage” is not allowed.  During the month of September the Fish should only be able to schedule late or night games at home.

 

[flmike]

5 minutes ago, eball said:

 

It was eerily similar to the conditions the Bills faced a year ago…heat index well over 100 on the Broncos’ sideline while the Fish were in the shade.  Everybody knew the 2nd half would be a schite-show.

 

At some point the league needs to mandate that this sort of “home field advantage” is not allowed.  During the month of September the Fish should only be able to schedule late or night games at home.

 

IDK, I don't want them taking away our December games or forcing us to have a dome. 

[eball]

1 minute ago, flmike said:

IDK, I don't want them taking away our December games or forcing us to have a dome. 

 

Not the same thing.  The Fish have created an unfair environmental advantage based upon which sideline you are on.  No other stadium in the NFL does this.

 

[DrDawkinstein]

2 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

I don't get how it's "classless" to keep scoring, when it's done in college and HS football every week. I wanted to see Miami score 80, just because it would be crazy. If you aren't going to play defense that doesn't put the onus on the other team to quit too.

 

Lopsided scores happen all the time in high school and college. NFL players will get over it too. 

 

 

 

There is no such thing as running up the score in the Pros or even college. If the players dont like it, dont let them score. And in college, they need style points for rankings so they gotta do what they gotta do.

 

 

2 minutes ago, eball said:

 

Not the same thing.  The Fish have created an unfair environmental advantage based upon which sideline you are on.  No other stadium in the NFL does this.

 

 

Yep. The way I explain it is: In Buffalo, when its cold and snowing, BOTH teams have to play in the cold and snow. In Miami, only one team gets the sun. It's unfair.

[TheFunPolice]

1 hour ago, eball said:

 

Not the same thing.  The Fish have created an unfair environmental advantage based upon which sideline you are on.  No other stadium in the NFL does this.

 

 

agreed... it's basically cheating IMO

 

And it is a player safety issue. God forbid anything happens to one of the big guys who baked in 115+ degree sun all day while the Dolphins are standing in the shade

[TheyCallMeAndy]

16 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

We get to play Denver too…

 

 

I’m sure they’ll figure it out by then.

 

23-20 Bills 

 

😉

[Scott7975]

I lost the tweet but it showed that after 3 weeks Tua has the exact same stats after week 3 of last season.  Like to a "T."  yards, comp% etc.

4 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

I don't get how it's "classless" to keep scoring, when it's done in college and HS football every week. I wanted to see Miami score 80, just because it would be crazy. If you aren't going to play defense that doesn't put the onus on the other team to quit too.

 

Lopsided scores happen all the time in high school and college. NFL players will get over it too. 

 

 

 

I personally never cared about that stuff.  Are they supposed to just kneel the ball for 2 quarters or something?

2 hours ago, flmike said:

IDK, I don't want them taking away our December games or forcing us to have a dome. 

 

Thats a little different.  In our games both teams are affected by the weather.  In Miami games, Miami sits in the shade while the visiting team is in the blistering sun.  It's like a 10 degree difference.

[WhoTom]

2 hours ago, BCAS Baritone said:

Let's not forget it was a sunny day and a 1 PM start time in Miami.  Let's not forget where the bench is placed for the visiting team.  

 

Not only were the Broncos demoralized, they were dehydrated.  Big whoop that the cool fish were able to blast a heat-exhausted team that wasn't that good the begin with.

 

I wondered what the field conditions were for that game. They probably would've won anyway, but I'm sure it contributed to the margin of victory.

 

As much as I like hosting the 'Phins in Buffalo in December, from a practical standpoint, I was relieved to see that we get them at home this week. And I'm confident that a lot of Bills fans will be willing to travel to Miami in the winter.

 

 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

17 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Amazing stats from this game with 726 yards of total offense too which is 2nd of all time as the most jaw dropping.  I guess Waddle was holding them back?

They clearly don’t need him. Let’s offer up a 6th 😂

[Ya Digg?]

4 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

I don't get how it's "classless" to keep scoring, when it's done in college and HS football every week. I wanted to see Miami score 80, just because it would be crazy. If you aren't going to play defense that doesn't put the onus on the other team to quit too.

 

Lopsided scores happen all the time in high school and college. NFL players will get over it too. 

 

 

So the only thing I’ll say to this is it definitely looks really bad when your backup QB throws a 70 yard touchdown when you’re already up almost 50 points. No reason for him to throw, and especially no reason to call a pass play where you have a guy streaking down the field and catches a bomb 40 yards downfield. To me that’s a classless play call by the dolphins but other than that it was all just Denver not playing