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Has an NFL game ever ended 45–28?

Yes. 45–28 has been an NFL final score 18 times, most recently Bears 45, Cowboys 28 on December 9, 2013. It first happened on October 18, 1942, the 295th different final score the league had produced.

Every NFL game that ended 45–28

Datenewest firstWinner45 pointsLoser28 pointsWherehome teamRoundplayoffsWindowstandalone game
Dec 9, 2013Chicago BearsDallas CowboysBears—Monday Night Football
Jan 7, 2012New Orleans SaintsDetroit LionsSaintsWild Card—
Nov 23, 2008Atlanta FalconsCarolina PanthersFalcons——
Oct 17, 2005Indianapolis ColtsLos Angeles RamsColts—Monday Night Football
Dec 12, 1994Miami DolphinsKansas City ChiefsDolphins—Monday Night Football
Jan 6, 1985Miami DolphinsPittsburgh SteelersDolphinsPlayoff—
Sep 12, 1982Miami DolphinsNew York JetsJets——
Oct 15, 1978Green Bay PackersSeattle SeahawksPackers——
Oct 9, 1977Indianapolis ColtsMiami DolphinsColts——
Oct 26, 1975Indianapolis ColtsNew York JetsJets——
Oct 21, 1973Dallas CowboysNew York GiantsCowboys——
Dec 5, 1971Los Angeles RamsNew Orleans SaintsRams——
Dec 21, 1969Green Bay PackersArizona CardinalsPackers——
Nov 24, 1968San Francisco 49ersPittsburgh SteelersSteelers——
Nov 6, 1960Kansas City ChiefsBuffalo BillsBills——
Sep 22, 1950Los Angeles RamsNYYRams——
Sep 5, 1948BCLNAABCL——
Oct 18, 1942Green Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsPackers——

Scores next to 45–28

Where 45–28 sits

45–28 was the 295th different final score in NFL history, and it first happened in 1942. 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