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This is a list of the largest deficits overcome to win NFL games, from either the regular season or the postseason. Wins after trailing by 25 points or more have been rare in NFL history, with only nine in over 100 years, including four in the postseason. There have also been two ties after trailing by such a deficit.
Minnesota Vikings enfranchised by the NFL in 1961, with the Dallas Cowboys moving to the Eastern Division. [9] AFL's Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego. The league also reduced the roster limit from 38 back to 36 players during these two years. [6]
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
A year after setting the record for biggest bowl game blowout vs. TCU, Georgia broke it vs. Florida State with a 63-3 victory over the Seminoles.
During the 1976 Summer Olympics, UPI described a 129–63 victory by the Soviet Union over Japan in men's basketball as "the most one-sided blowout of the current Olympic competition.". [25] In the highest scoring performance by any team in Olympic history, the U.S. men's basketball team beat Nigeria 156–73 in the 2012 Olympics. [26]
In a 2015 game against the Patriots, the Colts looked like they were going to try a fake punt... or something … and it resulted in one of the craziest-looking plays in NFL history.
The day after the game, the Oilers fired defensive coordinator Jim Eddy and defensive backs coach Pat Thomas; [15] Eddy was replaced by Buddy Ryan. In Houston, the game is known as "The Choke". [8] In 2020, Hauser called the loss "the worst day in Houston sports history"; [14] a radio station held a mock funeral for the team after the game. [8] "
The classic catchphrase “any given Sunday” did not have any place in the NFL in Week 6. In a league where most of the games are normally close and coming down to the last few minutes, there ...