Frequency of NFL playoff scores, 2000-2023

Sample size: 272 playoff games.

Show game type: Regular season | Playoff

Highest score by one team: 51 (January 10, 2010: Cardinals 51 vs. Packers 45, January 12, 2020: Chiefs 51 vs. Texans 31)

Largest margin of victory: 41 (January 4, 2003: Jets 41 vs. Colts 0, January 14, 2001: Giants 41 vs. Vikings 0)

Lowest-scoring game total: 13 (January 7, 2018: Jaguars 10 vs. Bills 3)

Highest-scoring game total: 96 (January 10, 2010: Cardinals 51 vs. Packers 45)

Average home score: 25.4|Average away score: 21

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Margin of victory, ordered

Margin Occurrence Cumulative pct.
1 or less 9 3.31%
2 or less 16 5.88%
3 or less 61 22.43%
4 or less 72 26.47%
5 or less 83 30.51%
6 or less 102 37.5%
7 or less 124 45.59%
8 or less 131 48.16%
9 or less 134 49.26%
10 or less 145 53.31%
11 or less 156 57.35%
12 or less 160 58.82%
13 or less 169 62.13%
14 or less 187 68.75%
15 or less 190 69.85%
16 or less 195 71.69%
17 or less 211 77.57%
18 or less 219 80.51%
19 or less 223 81.99%
20 or less 230 84.56%
21 or less 236 86.76%
22 or less 240 88.24%
23 or less 245 90.07%
24 or less 247 90.81%
25 or less 252 92.65%
27 or less 256 94.12%
28 or less 257 94.49%
30 or less 260 95.59%
31 or less 266 97.79%
34 or less 267 98.16%
35 or less 269 98.9%
38 or less 270 99.26%
41 or less 272 100%

Margin of victory, by frequency

Margin Occurrence Pct.
3 45 16.54%
7 22 8.09%
6 19 6.99%
14 18 6.62%
17 16 5.88%
4 11 4.04%
5 11 4.04%
10 11 4.04%
11 11 4.04%
1 9 3.31%
13 9 3.31%
18 8 2.94%
2 7 2.57%
8 7 2.57%
20 7 2.57%
21 6 2.21%
31 6 2.21%
16 5 1.84%
23 5 1.84%
25 5 1.84%
12 4 1.47%
19 4 1.47%
22 4 1.47%
27 4 1.47%
9 3 1.1%
15 3 1.1%
30 3 1.1%
24 2 0.74%
35 2 0.74%
41 2 0.74%
28 1 0.37%
34 1 0.37%
38 1 0.37%

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Game total scoring, ordered

Total Occurrence Cumulative pct.
13 or less 1 0.37%
16 or less 2 0.74%
17 or less 3 1.1%
19 or less 5 1.84%
20 or less 6 2.21%
21 or less 7 2.57%
23 or less 14 5.15%
24 or less 16 5.88%
25 or less 17 6.25%
26 or less 20 7.35%
27 or less 23 8.46%
28 or less 24 8.82%
29 or less 25 9.19%
30 or less 29 10.66%
31 or less 37 13.6%
32 or less 39 14.34%
33 or less 47 17.28%
34 or less 55 20.22%
35 or less 57 20.96%
36 or less 59 21.69%
37 or less 78 28.68%
38 or less 87 31.99%
39 or less 92 33.82%
40 or less 104 38.24%
41 or less 117 43.01%
42 or less 119 43.75%
43 or less 128 47.06%
44 or less 132 48.53%
45 or less 140 51.47%
46 or less 146 53.68%
47 or less 155 56.99%
48 or less 162 59.56%
49 or less 166 61.03%
50 or less 175 64.34%
51 or less 187 68.75%
52 or less 195 71.69%
53 or less 201 73.9%
54 or less 204 75%
55 or less 208 76.47%
56 or less 210 77.21%
57 or less 216 79.41%
58 or less 217 79.78%
59 or less 224 82.35%
60 or less 226 83.09%
61 or less 228 83.82%
62 or less 233 85.66%
63 or less 234 86.03%
64 or less 238 87.5%
65 or less 246 90.44%
66 or less 247 90.81%
68 or less 250 91.91%
69 or less 256 94.12%
72 or less 257 94.49%
73 or less 261 95.96%
74 or less 262 96.32%
76 or less 263 96.69%
77 or less 265 97.43%
78 or less 266 97.79%
80 or less 267 98.16%
82 or less 268 98.53%
85 or less 269 98.9%
87 or less 270 99.26%
89 or less 271 99.63%
96 or less 272 100%

Game total scoring, by frequency

Total Occurrence Pct.
37 19 6.99%
41 13 4.78%
40 12 4.41%
51 12 4.41%
38 9 3.31%
43 9 3.31%
47 9 3.31%
50 9 3.31%
31 8 2.94%
33 8 2.94%
34 8 2.94%
45 8 2.94%
52 8 2.94%
65 8 2.94%
23 7 2.57%
48 7 2.57%
59 7 2.57%
46 6 2.21%
53 6 2.21%
57 6 2.21%
69 6 2.21%
39 5 1.84%
62 5 1.84%
30 4 1.47%
44 4 1.47%
49 4 1.47%
55 4 1.47%
64 4 1.47%
73 4 1.47%
26 3 1.1%
27 3 1.1%
54 3 1.1%
68 3 1.1%
19 2 0.74%
24 2 0.74%
32 2 0.74%
35 2 0.74%
36 2 0.74%
42 2 0.74%
56 2 0.74%
60 2 0.74%
61 2 0.74%
77 2 0.74%
13 1 0.37%
16 1 0.37%
17 1 0.37%
20 1 0.37%
21 1 0.37%
25 1 0.37%
28 1 0.37%
29 1 0.37%
58 1 0.37%
63 1 0.37%
66 1 0.37%
72 1 0.37%
74 1 0.37%
76 1 0.37%
78 1 0.37%
80 1 0.37%
82 1 0.37%
85 1 0.37%
87 1 0.37%
89 1 0.37%
96 1 0.37%

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Game team scoring, ordered

Team total Occurrence Cumulative pct.
No score 5 0.92%
2 or less 6 1.1%
3 or less 18 3.31%
6 or less 23 4.23%
7 or less 32 5.88%
8 or less 34 6.25%
9 or less 42 7.72%
10 or less 69 12.68%
11 or less 71 13.05%
12 or less 75 13.79%
13 or less 90 16.54%
14 or less 113 20.77%
15 or less 120 22.06%
16 or less 134 24.63%
17 or less 174 31.99%
18 or less 180 33.09%
19 or less 187 34.38%
20 or less 227 41.73%
21 or less 250 45.96%
22 or less 258 47.43%
23 or less 285 52.39%
24 or less 328 60.29%
25 or less 332 61.03%
26 or less 346 63.6%
27 or less 371 68.2%
28 or less 387 71.14%
29 or less 396 72.79%
30 or less 409 75.18%
31 or less 446 81.99%
32 or less 452 83.09%
33 or less 458 84.19%
34 or less 474 87.13%
35 or less 483 88.79%
36 or less 489 89.89%
37 or less 494 90.81%
38 or less 504 92.65%
39 or less 506 93.01%
41 or less 516 94.85%
42 or less 520 95.59%
43 or less 522 95.96%
44 or less 524 96.32%
45 or less 534 98.16%
47 or less 536 98.53%
48 or less 540 99.26%
49 or less 542 99.63%
51 or less 544 100%

Game team scoring, by frequency

Team total Occurrence Pct.
24 43 7.9%
17 40 7.35%
20 40 7.35%
31 37 6.8%
10 27 4.96%
23 27 4.96%
27 25 4.6%
14 23 4.23%
21 23 4.23%
28 16 2.94%
34 16 2.94%
13 15 2.76%
16 14 2.57%
26 14 2.57%
30 13 2.39%
3 12 2.21%
38 10 1.84%
41 10 1.84%
45 10 1.84%
7 9 1.65%
29 9 1.65%
35 9 1.65%
9 8 1.47%
22 8 1.47%
15 7 1.29%
19 7 1.29%
18 6 1.1%
32 6 1.1%
33 6 1.1%
36 6 1.1%
0 5 0.92%
6 5 0.92%
37 5 0.92%
12 4 0.74%
25 4 0.74%
42 4 0.74%
48 4 0.74%
8 2 0.37%
11 2 0.37%
39 2 0.37%
43 2 0.37%
44 2 0.37%
47 2 0.37%
49 2 0.37%
51 2 0.37%
2 1 0.18%

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