Take A Look At Biggest Blowouts In NFL History

Since its founding in 1920, the NFL has witnessed several unfair games.

The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 63-21 on Thursday night to start Week 15 by a margin of 42 points. The Raiders’ 42-point victory did not place among the NFL’s best eight blowouts in history.

Just four days after being shut out, Vegas scored 42 points in the first half of their triumph. After being shut out in the previous game, that is the most points scored by any team in NFL history in the subsequent contest. The Chargers had never surrendered as many points as they did in this game, and their 42-point loss was their third-largest loss in team history.

Eight different players scored a touchdown for the Raiders in the win, tied for the most by any team since the Los Angeles Rams in 1950.

Take A Look At Biggest Blowouts In NFL History

1987: 49ers 48, Rams 0

On a Sunday night in Week 16, one of the NFL’s most overlooked great teams recorded its last victory. The 13-2 49ers, who had the best offense and defense in the NFL, advanced to the postseason as a result of this onslaught at Candlestick Park. For a recuperating Joe Montana, Steve Young got the start, and the 49ers’ regular backup quarterback found Jerry Rice twice for touchdowns.

Montana entered to receive reps against the Rams, where Steve Dils, a backup quarterback, completed passes for fifty yards. Young and Montana together threw five touchdown touchdowns. In a 12-game season, Rice’s 21st and 22nd scores set a single-season record that lasted for 21 years. In the 49ers’ playoff defeat to the Vikings, Young took Montana’s place.

2009: Patriots 59, Titans 0

On October 18, 2009, the New England Patriots played the Tennessee Titans; Tennessee was down 0–5 going into the game.

As the clear favorite to win, New England put on a clinic, thrashing the Titans 59-0.

The Patriots led 45-0 at the half, which at the time was the largest halftime advantage in NFL history. Tom Brady completed six touchdown passes in the victory, including five in one quarter.

Brady completed the game 29 of 34 for 380 yards passing, as New England amassed 619 yards of offensive production.

1966: Chiefs 56, Broncos 10

Midway through the AFL’s existence, these clubs were going in different ways, despite the Broncos’ advantage over their competitors in Super Bowl appearances. In route to the AFL-NFL Championship Game, which was known as Super Bowl I at the time, the Chiefs destroyed the Broncos in Denver’s Bears Stadium.

Three running touchdowns from Bert Coan gave the Len Dawson-led Chiefs a 28-3 lead two weeks after they defeated Kansas City 37-10. And Coan caught a touchdown pass. Over the following four seasons, this core of the Chiefs went on to win two Super Bowls.

2004: Chiefs 56, Falcons 10

The same backfield saw two of the most prosperous rushing fantasy days in NFL history during the same game. In this Week 7 game at Arrowhead Stadium, Priest Holmes and Derrick Blaylock combined for an NFL-high eight running touchdowns, with both the starter and backup scoring four times.

This was the Chiefs’ pinnacle performance, even though the preseason favorites for the Super Bowl fell short of expectations, finishing 7-9. Riding an all-Hall of Fame offensive line, the 7-9 Chiefs intimidated the Falcons, who were headed to the NFC championship game. Blaylock and Holmes racked up 316 scrimmage yards combined.

1973: Falcons 62, Saints 7

In 1973, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints 62–7.

Archie Manning, the quarterback for New Orleans, had a difficult game as the Falcons scored 45 points in the second and third quarters while he threw six interceptions, including a pick-six.

Both teams were playing their first game of the season; the Saints had a dismal start to 1973 and finished with a 5-9 record, while Atlanta finished with a 9-5 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

2000: Jaguars 62, Dolphins 7

The Miami Dolphins were destroyed 62–7 by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2000 AFC Divisional Round.

Jacksonville led 41-7 at the half after jumping out to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Jaguars held quarterback Dan Marino  to 95 passing yards. Jacksonville running back Fred Taylor led the way with 135 rushing yards on 18 carries, while the Jaguars split the quarterback reps between Jay Fiedler and Mark Brunell. Both threw two passing touchdowns.

1967: Packers 55, Browns 7

After facing each other in the 1965 NFL Championship Game, the Packers and Browns were still elite teams two years later. Despite making the 1967 playoffs, Cleveland was unable to compete with Green Bay in the ninth game of Vince Lombardi’s last Packers season. At Milwaukee County Stadium, Blanton Collier’s team gave highly compensated running back Donny Anderson permission to score four touchdowns and surpass 100 receiving yards.

The first kickoff was returned for a touchdown by Green Bay return man Travis Williams, while Browns quarterback Frank Ryan was intercepted four times by the Packers’ hall-of-fame-studded defence. Two months later, Lombardi’s club claimed its sixth championship of the 1960s.

2002: Chiefs 49, Cardinals 0

The 2002 Chiefs were renowned for their ability to score (ranked #1 on offense) and give up a lot of points (ranked No. 28 on defense), making them one of the most entertaining teams in recent NFL history. On this day in December, Kansas City’s defense performed admirably. During his tenure as a Denver player, Jake Plummer faced the Chiefs in a few games in the mid-2000s. However, he started his last month as a Cardinal by being intercepted three times.

Ray Crockett, an old hand, recorded two picks. All-Pro Priest Holmes amassed 179 scrimmage yards with the assistance of Willie Roaf, Will Shields, and others. Nine games later, Dante Hall scored the first of his seven return touchdowns on a 90-yard punt return.

1967: Raiders 51, Broncos 0
For the Broncos, another difficult one. With a merciless elimination of opponents, the Raiders opened the second season at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, beginning a 13-1 campaign that culminated in Super Bowl II. Oakland outgained their inexperienced adversaries 388 to minus-5 total, holding Denver to minus-53 passing yards.

Running back Hewritt Dixon scored twice and had 133 scrimmage yards after touchdown throws from AFL MVP Daryle Lamonica and backup quarterback/kickoff George Blanda. In 1967, John Rauch’s Raider squad defeated rivals by a margin of 235 points.

 

 

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