1980 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1980?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1980 was New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals on Sep 7, 1980: 41-35, 76 combined. The widest margin was 54, Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears on Dec 7, 1980.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1980

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Sep 7, 1980	New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals	41-35	76
Nov 2, 1980	New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams	31-45	76
Oct 5, 1980	San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams	26-48	74
Oct 12, 1980	San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys	14-59	73
Oct 26, 1980	Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys	31-42	73
Nov 9, 1980	Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants	35-38	73
Dec 7, 1980	New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers	35-38	73
Sep 21, 1980	Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams	21-51	72
Nov 10, 1980	New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans	34-38	72
Oct 5, 1980	Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills	28-43	71

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1980

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Dec 7, 1980	Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears	7-61	54
Oct 12, 1980	San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys	14-59	45
Nov 27, 1980	Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys	7-51	44
Oct 19, 1980	New York Giants at Los Angeles Chargers	7-44	37
Sep 14, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings	42-7	35
Sep 28, 1980	Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers	3-38	35
Sep 28, 1980	Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles	3-38	35
Oct 12, 1980	Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots	0-34	34
Nov 9, 1980	Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings	0-34	34
Oct 5, 1980	Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints	40-7	33

Longest games

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Longest NFL games of 1980

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Overtimes↓
Sep 14, 1980	Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers	24-30	1
Sep 14, 1980	Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers	7-24	1
Oct 12, 1980	Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14-14	1
Nov 9, 1980	Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals	33-27	1
Nov 20, 1980	Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins	27-24	1
Nov 23, 1980	Tennessee Titans at New York Jets	28-31	1
Dec 7, 1980	Los Angeles Rams at Buffalo Bills	7-10	1
Dec 7, 1980	New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers	35-38	1
Dec 8, 1980	New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins	13-16	1
Dec 21, 1980	Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams	17-20	1

Regular season games on file for 1980, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records