most points scored sunday night football game

Gale Sayers has put up the most points in a game on Sundays, with 36 points versus the 49ers on December 12, 1965.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored sunday night football regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTY
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
vs
4
1
1
6
0
0
0
2Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
33
10/8/1961
vs
3
1
0
4
1
6
0
3Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
30
11/6/2022
vs
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
4Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/21/2021
@
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
5Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
30
12/15/2013
@
1
4
0
5
0
0
0
0
6Clinton Portis
C. Portis
30
12/7/2003
vs
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
30
9/29/2002
vs
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
8James Stewart
J. Stewart
30
10/12/1997
vs
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
9Jerry Rice
J. Rice
30
10/14/1990
@
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
10Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
30
11/22/1981
@
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
11Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
30
12/12/1965
@
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
12Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
30
12/8/1963
vs
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
13Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
30
12/10/1961
@
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
14Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
30
11/26/1961
vs
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
15Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
28
9/16/1962
vs
3
0
0
3
2
4
0
16Rob Bironas
R. Bironas
26
10/21/2007
@
0
0
0
0
8
2
0
0
17George Blanda
G. Blanda
26
9/18/1960
vs
3
0
0
3
1
5
0
0
18Jay Feely
J. Feely
25
12/12/2010
vs
1
0
0
1
5
4
0
0
19Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
24
1/5/2025
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
20Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
24
9/15/2024
@
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
21Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
10/1/2023
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
22Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
9/24/2023
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
23De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
vs
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
24Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
24
11/28/2021
@
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
25Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
24
11/21/2021
vs
2
2
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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0
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9
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11
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7
9
1
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5
12
0
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4
13
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
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9
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0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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3
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Rams Rams - w
12
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49ers 49ers - w
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