1971 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1971?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1971 was Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills on Sep 19, 1971: 49-37, 86 combined. The widest margin was 43, Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills on Oct 10, 1971.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1971

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Sep 19, 1971	Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills	49-37	86
Sep 19, 1971	New York Giants at Green Bay Packers	42-40	82
Dec 19, 1971	Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans	33-49	82
Oct 3, 1971	Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions	38-41	79
Dec 5, 1971	New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams	28-45	73
Nov 14, 1971	Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots	33-38	71
Oct 31, 1971	New York Jets at Los Angeles Chargers	21-49	70
Dec 19, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants	41-28	69
Nov 21, 1971	Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders	33-34	67
Oct 24, 1971	New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys	21-44	65

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1971

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Oct 10, 1971	Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills	43-0	43
Dec 4, 1971	New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys	10-52	42
Oct 17, 1971	New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins	3-41	38
Sep 26, 1971	Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles	42-7	35
Sep 26, 1971	Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers	34-0	34
Nov 7, 1971	Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins	0-34	34
Jan 28, 1971	Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals	0-31	31
Sep 9, 1971	Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns	0-31	31
Sep 19, 1971	Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns	0-31	31
Nov 28, 1971	Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals	0-31	31

Regular season games on file for 1971, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records