Has an NFL game ever ended 42–31?
Yes. 42–31 has been an NFL final score 7 times, most recently Bills 42, Dolphins 31 on December 4, 1994. It first happened on December 24, 1967, the 646th different final score the league had produced.
Every NFL game that ended 42–31
| Datenewest first | Winner42 points | Loser31 points | Wherehome team | Roundplayoffs | Windowstandalone game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 1994 | Buffalo Bills | Miami Dolphins | Dolphins | — | Sunday Night Football |
| Nov 24, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | Green Bay Packers | Cowboys | — | Thanksgiving |
| Nov 5, 1989 | Cleveland Browns | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Buccaneers | — | — |
| Sep 20, 1981 | Los Angeles Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs | Chiefs | — | — |
| Oct 26, 1980 | Dallas Cowboys | Los Angeles Chargers | Cowboys | — | — |
| Oct 18, 1969 | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers | Browns | — | Saturday |
| Dec 24, 1967 | New York Jets | Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers | — | — |
Scores next to 42–31
Where 42–31 sits
42–31 was the 646th different final score in NFL history, and it first happened in 1967. 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