Redskins and Giants Combined For 113 Points in 1966

Published on August 8th, 2024 2:58 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel


What was the highest scoring NFL game of all time?

You might think that the answer is the 2018 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, but that was only the third highest scoring NFL game of all time.

On November 27th, 1966, the Washington Redskins and New York Giants squared off. The Giants were absolutely awful, boasting a record of 1-9-1. The Redskins, who were playing at home, weren't much better, as they had a record of 6-6.

The points came early and often at the District of Columbia Stadium on that chilly fall day in November of 1966.

The Redskins scored three early touchdowns to surge to a 20-0 lead. After A.D. Whitfield found the endzone twice, Brig Owens returned a 62 yard fumble to the house.

Following a 6-yard rush by Allen Jacobs of the New York Giants, the Redskins scored two more unanswered touchdowns to make it 34-7.

Gary Wood of the Giants found the endzone before the end of the first half to make the score 34-14 for the Redskins.

You would think that the two teams would slow down in the second half, but they actually accelerated their scoring output.

The Giants and Redskins traded touchdowns in the second half, with each team finding the endzone twice. Charley Taylor of the Redskins was especially electric, as he tossed a 32-yard and 74-yard touchdown.

The Redskins continued the onslaught in the fourth quarter, as they scored a punt return touchdown and interception return touchdown to kick off the quarter.

The Giants would make it respectable, scoring two touchdowns (Aaron Thomas reception, Dan Lewis rushing TD) to make it 62-41.

The Redskins, led by coach Otto Graham, continued to go for the jugular, scoring two more times to close out the game - a Bobby Mitchell rushing touchdown and a Charlie Gogolak field goal.

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The final score of the game was 72-41 for the Redskins, with the two teams combining for a total of 113 points.

Given the level of quarterback talent that exists in the NFL right now, you would have to think that eventually this record will be broken.