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Has an NFL game ever ended 17–17?

Yes. 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, the 326th different final score the league had produced.

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 11 times
  • 18–17 happened 15 times
  • 18–18 never

Where 17–17 sits

17–17 was the 326th different final score in NFL history, and it first happened in 1946. The league has produced 1,097 different final scores through 18,340 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: October 26, 2026