most points scored in one football game

Alvin Kamara and Gale Sayers are tied for the most points in a game, with 36 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in one football regular-season game
NAME PTS DATE TM OPP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY
1 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
36
12/25/2020
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
4
1
1
6
0
0
0
3 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
33
10/8/1961
GB GB
vs
BAL BAL
3
1
0
4
1
6
0
4 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
30
11/6/2022
CIN CIN
vs
CAR CAR
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
5 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/21/2021
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
6 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
30
12/15/2013
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
1
4
0
5
0
0
0
0
7 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
30
12/7/2003
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
8 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
30
9/29/2002
SEA SEA
vs
MIN MIN
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
9 James Stewart
J. Stewart
30
10/12/1997
JAX JAX
vs
PHI PHI
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
10 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
30
10/14/1990
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
11 Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
30
11/22/1981
SD SD
@
OAK OAK
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
12 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
30
12/12/1965
GB GB
@
BAL BAL
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
13 Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
30
12/8/1963
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
14 Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
30
12/10/1961
HOU HOU
@
NYT NYT
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
15 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
30
11/26/1961
DLT DLT
vs
OAK OAK
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
16 Gino Cappelletti
G. Cappelletti
28
12/18/1965
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
0
2
0
2
4
4
0
0
17 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
28
9/16/1962
GB GB
vs
MIN MIN
3
0
0
3
2
4
0
18 Rob Bironas
R. Bironas
26
10/21/2007
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
0
0
0
0
8
2
0
0
19 George Blanda
G. Blanda
26
9/18/1960
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
3
0
0
3
1
5
0
0
20 Jay Feely
J. Feely
25
12/12/2010
ARI ARI
vs
DEN DEN
1
0
0
1
5
4
0
0
21 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
24
9/15/2024
NO NO
@
DAL DAL
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
22 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
10/1/2023
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
23 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
24 De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
25 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
24
10/10/2022
KC KC
vs
LV LV
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for points going back to the 1960 season.

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22.3

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22.5

14th

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128.7

10th

PASS YDS/G

224.2

20th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
Saints Saints
5
8
0
.385
Panthers Panthers
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
LV LV
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Mon
12/23
NO NO
@
GB GB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 11 - 0

11

Final

14

NO Saints

5 - 8 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM