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Has an NFL game ever ended 17–17?

17–17 has been an NFL final score 21 times, most recently Chiefs 17, Jets 17 (tie) on October 2, 1988. It first happened on September 20, 1946, unique score number 326 in NFL history.

Every NFL game that ended 17–17

Datenewest firstWinner17 pointsLoser17 pointsWherehome teamRoundplayoffsWindowstandalone game
Oct 2, 1988New York Jets (tie)Kansas City ChiefsJets
Sep 20, 1987Green Bay Packers (tie)Denver BroncosPackers
Nov 4, 1973Arizona Cardinals (tie)Denver BroncosCardinals
Oct 1, 1972Las Vegas Raiders (tie)Los Angeles ChargersRaiders
Dec 13, 1970Denver Broncos (tie)Los Angeles ChargersBroncos
Nov 15, 1970Indianapolis Colts (tie)Buffalo BillsColts
Nov 1, 1970Kansas City Chiefs (tie)Las Vegas RaidersChiefs
Dec 7, 1969Indianapolis Colts (tie)Detroit LionsColts
Oct 5, 1969San Francisco 49ers (tie)Washington Commanders49ers
Sep 17, 1967Green Bay Packers (tie)Detroit LionsPackers
Oct 16, 1966Buffalo Bills (tie)Los Angeles ChargersBills
Oct 3, 1964New York Jets (tie)Los Angeles ChargersJets
Sep 19, 1964Los Angeles Rams (tie)Detroit LionsRams
Dec 1, 1963Chicago Bears (tie)Minnesota VikingsBears
Nov 24, 1963Pittsburgh Steelers (tie)Chicago BearsSteelers
Oct 14, 1962Arizona Cardinals (tie)Washington CommandersCardinals
Nov 27, 1960Arizona Cardinals (tie)Cleveland BrownsCardinals
Nov 25, 1956New York Giants (tie)Chicago BearsGiants
Nov 20, 1955Indianapolis Colts (tie)Los Angeles RamsColts
Dec 15, 1946LDA (tie)CRALDA
Sep 20, 1946CRA (tie)NAACRA

Scores next to 17–17

  • 16–16 happened 4 times
  • 16–17 impossible
  • 16–18 impossible
  • 17–16 happened 85 times
  • 17–18 impossible
  • 18–16 happened 10 times
  • 18–17 happened 15 times
  • 18–18 never

Where 17–17 sits

17–17 was the 326th unique final score in NFL history, first seen in 1946. The league has produced 1,095 unique scores through 18,234 games. See the whole grid →

About the data

Scorigami is a term coined by Jon Bois in 2014; his 2016 video explains the idea. Game data from nflverse and the FiveThirtyEight NFL archive: every NFL and AFL regular-season and playoff game since 1920, Super Bowls included, the AAFC and the Pro Bowl left out. Franchises carry their current name, so the Baltimore Colts count for Indianapolis and the Houston Oilers for Tennessee.

Updated: September 9, 2026