1997 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1997?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1997 was Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles on Nov 30, 1997: 42-44, 86 combined. The widest margin was 41, Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts on Dec 14, 1997.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Nov 30, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles	42-44	86
Oct 26, 1997	Las Vegas Raiders at Seattle Seahawks	34-45	79
Nov 16, 1997	Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts	38-41	79
Oct 5, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens	42-34	76
Nov 27, 1997	Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions	20-55	75
Sep 21, 1997	Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills	35-37	72
Sep 21, 1997	Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers	32-38	70
Nov 2, 1997	Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals	31-38	69
Nov 9, 1997	Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Chargers	37-31	68
Sep 14, 1997	Las Vegas Raiders at Atlanta Falcons	36-31	67

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Dec 14, 1997	Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts	0-41	41
Aug 31, 1997	New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks	41-3	38
Nov 9, 1997	Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers	0-37	37
Nov 27, 1997	Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions	20-55	35
Nov 30, 1997	San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs	9-44	35
Dec 21, 1997	Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos	3-38	35
Aug 31, 1997	Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots	7-41	34
Nov 9, 1997	Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos	0-34	34
Dec 14, 1997	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets	0-31	31
Aug 31, 1997	Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers	37-7	30

Longest games

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Longest NFL games of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Overtimes↓
Aug 31, 1997	Las Vegas Raiders at Tennessee Titans	21-24	1
Sep 7, 1997	Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins	13-16	1
Sep 14, 1997	New York Jets at New England Patriots	24-27	1
Sep 14, 1997	Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders	13-19	1
Oct 19, 1997	New York Giants at Detroit Lions	26-20	1
Oct 19, 1997	Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles	10-13	1
Oct 26, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers	17-23	1
Nov 16, 1997	Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints	17-20	1
Nov 23, 1997	New York Giants at Washington Commanders	7-7	1
Nov 30, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals	26-20	1

Regular season games on file for 1997, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records