2016 NFL game records
What was the highest scoring NFL game of 2016?
The highest scoring NFL game of 2016 was New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals on Dec 18, 2016: 48-41, 89 combined. The widest margin was 38, New York Jets at New England Patriots on Dec 24, 2016.
Highest scoring games
| Dec 18, 2016 |  New Orleans Saints at  Arizona Cardinals | 48-41 | 89 |
| Oct 2, 2016 |  Carolina Panthers at  Atlanta Falcons | 33-48 | 81 |
| Oct 16, 2016 | Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints | 38-41 | 79 |
| Nov 6, 2016 |  Tennessee Titans at  Los Angeles Chargers | 35-43 | 78 |
| Sep 26, 2016 | Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints | 45-32 | 77 |
| Sep 11, 2016 |  Detroit Lions at  Indianapolis Colts | 39-35 | 74 |
| Sep 18, 2016 |  San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers | 27-46 | 73 |
| Nov 13, 2016 |  Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans | 25-47 | 72 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Atlanta Falcons at  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 43-28 | 71 |
| Nov 27, 2016 |  Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints | 21-49 | 70 |
Widest margins
| Dec 24, 2016 |  New York Jets at  New England Patriots | 3-41 | 38 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams | 44-6 | 38 |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals | 7-40 | 33 |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Carolina Panthers at  Seattle Seahawks | 7-40 | 33 |
| Dec 4, 2016 |  Miami Dolphins at  Baltimore Ravens | 6-38 | 32 |
| Sep 25, 2016 |  Pittsburgh Steelers at  Philadelphia Eagles | 3-34 | 31 |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets | 41-10 | 31 |
| Oct 2, 2016 |  Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-43 | 29 |
| Oct 16, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers at  Buffalo Bills | 16-45 | 29 |
| Sep 12, 2016 | Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers | 0-28 | 28 |
Longest games
| Sep 11, 2016 | Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs | 27-33 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2016 |  Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins | 24-30 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2016 | Indianapolis Colts at  Houston Texans | 23-26 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Los Angeles Chargers at Atlanta Falcons | 33-30 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals | 6-6 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2016 |  Washington Commanders at  Cincinnati Bengals | 27-27 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2016 |  Las Vegas Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-24 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles at  Dallas Cowboys | 23-29 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2016 | Detroit Lions at  Minnesota Vikings | 22-16 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs at  Denver Broncos | 30-27 | 1 |
Regular season games on file for 2016, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records