1987 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1987?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1987 was Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys on Nov 26, 1987: 44-38, 82 combined. The widest margin was 48, Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers on Dec 27, 1987.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1987

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Nov 26, 1987	Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys	44-38	82
Nov 29, 1987	Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts	27-51	78
Nov 29, 1987	Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers	27-51	78
Dec 6, 1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints	34-44	78
Oct 25, 1987	Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans	33-37	70
Oct 18, 1987	Miami Dolphins at New York Jets	31-37	68
Oct 25, 1987	Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions	34-33	67
Oct 25, 1987	Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins	34-31	65
Nov 29, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots	34-31	65
Dec 20, 1987	New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals	41-24	65

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1987

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Dec 27, 1987	Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers	0-48	48
Oct 11, 1987	Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins	0-42	42
Oct 4, 1987	Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills	47-6	41
Sep 13, 1987	Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10-48	38
Nov 1, 1987	New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons	38-0	38
Nov 8, 1987	Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns	3-38	35
Jan 1, 1987	Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos	0-34	34
Oct 18, 1987	Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals	34-0	34
Nov 1, 1987	Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos	0-34	34
Nov 22, 1987	Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans	40-7	33

Longest games

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Longest NFL games of 1987

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Overtimes↓
Oct 11, 1987	Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers	19-16	1
Oct 18, 1987	New York Giants at Buffalo Bills	3-6	1
Oct 18, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers	10-16	1
Oct 18, 1987	Miami Dolphins at New York Jets	31-37	1
Oct 25, 1987	Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins	34-31	1
Nov 1, 1987	Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Chargers	24-27	1
Nov 22, 1987	Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots	0-24	1
Nov 26, 1987	Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys	44-38	1
Dec 6, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants	20-23	1
Dec 26, 1987	Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings	27-24	1

Regular season games on file for 1987, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records