most points given up by defense in a loss playoffs

The Washington Redskins have allowed the most points by a team in a loss in a playoff game, with 73 points in the 1940 NFL championship game versus the Bears on December 8, 1940.

TEAM OPP PTS L DATE ROUND TM OPP RESULT TD 1DWN OFF OPP OFF 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Redskins
Redskins
73
1
12/8/1940
NFL Championship
WAS WAS
vs
CHB CHB
L
0-73
0
17
2 Dolphins
Dolphins
62
1
1/15/2000
AFC Divisional
MIA MIA
@
JAX JAX
L
7-62
1
10
133
520
14.3
0.0
3 Browns
Browns
59
1
12/29/1957
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
L
14-59
2
17
313
433
4 Lions
Lions
58
1
12/30/1995
NFC Wild Card
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
L
37-58
5
26
422
452
45.5
5 Oilers
Oilers
56
1
12/21/1969
AFL Divisional
HOU HOU
@
OAK OAK
L
7-56
1
14
197
412
6 Lions
Lions
56
1
12/26/1954
NFL Championship
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
L
10-56
1
16
331
303
7 Commanders
Commanders
55
1
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
L
23-55
2
22
350
459
41.2
66.7
8 Broncos
Broncos
55
1
1/28/1990
Super Bowl
DEN DEN
vs
SF SF
L
10-55
1
12
167
461
9 Bills
Bills
52
1
1/31/1993
Super Bowl
BUF BUF
@
DAL DAL
L
17-52
2
22
362
408
45.5
0.0
10 Browns
Browns
52
1
12/24/1967
NFL Divisional
CLE CLE
@
DAL DAL
L
14-52
2
15
322
401
11 Texans
Texans
51
1
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
L
31-51
4
23
442
434
33.3
20.0
12 Packers
Packers
51
1
1/10/2010
NFC Wild Card
GB GB
@
ARI ARI
L
45-51
6
32
493
531
45.5
100.0
13 Raiders
Raiders
51
1
1/20/1991
AFC Championship
RAI RAI
@
BUF BUF
L
3-51
0
21
320
502
14 Rams
Rams
51
1
1/1/1984
NFC Divisional
RAM RAM
@
WAS WAS
L
7-51
1
12
204
445
15 Patriots
Patriots
51
1
1/5/1964
AFL Championship
BOS BOS
@
SD SD
L
10-51
1
14
261
610
16 Cardinals
Cardinals
49
1
1/24/2016
NFC Championship
ARI ARI
@
CAR CAR
L
15-49
2
21
287
476
30.0
100.0
17 Broncos
Broncos
49
1
1/9/2005
AFC Wild Card
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
L
24-49
3
18
338
530
25.0
100.0
18 Vikings
Vikings
49
1
1/16/2000
NFC Divisional
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
L
37-49
5
27
475
405
40.0
100.0
19 Chargers
Chargers
49
1
1/29/1995
Super Bowl
SD SD
@
SF SF
L
26-49
3
20
354
455
37.5
0.0
20 49ers
49ers
49
1
1/4/1987
NFC Divisional
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
L
3-49
0
9
184
366
21 Cowboys
Cowboys
48
1
1/14/2024
NFC Wild Card
DAL DAL
vs
GB GB
L
32-48
4
37
510
415
62.5
0.0
22 Steelers
Steelers
48
1
1/10/2021
AFC Wild Card
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
L
37-48
5
34
553
390
53.3
100.0
23 Falcons
Falcons
48
1
1/15/2011
NFC Divisional
ATL ATL
vs
GB GB
L
21-48
3
15
194
442
30.0
50.0
24 Raiders
Raiders
48
1
1/26/2003
Super Bowl
OAK OAK
@
TB TB
L
21-48
3
11
269
365
43.8
25 Patriots
Patriots
47
1
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
L
17-47
2
20
305
482
50.0
100.0

More Commanders Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

8th

OPP PPG

20.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

156.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

205.4

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 2 - 0

10

Final

27

WAS Commanders

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM