nfl team most points in a game 1997

The Detroit Lions had the most points by a team in a game in 1997, with 55 points against the Bears on November 27, 1997.

Interpreted as:
NFL team most points in a regular-season game 1997
TEAM PTS DATE TM OPP RESULT PASS TD RUSH TD RET TD TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY
1 Lions
Lions
55
11/27/1997
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
W
55-20
2
4
1
7
2
7
0
0
2 Packers
Packers
45
11/23/1997
GB GB
vs
DAL DAL
W
45-17
4
1
1
6
1
6
0
0
3 Seahawks
Seahawks
45
10/26/1997
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
W
45-34
5
0
0
5
4
3
0
0
4 Chiefs
Chiefs
44
11/30/1997
KC KC
vs
SF SF
W
44-9
4
1
1
6
0
6
0
1
5 Eagles
Eagles
44
11/30/1997
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
W
44-42
4
1
0
5
3
5
0
0
6 Bengals
Bengals
42
11/30/1997
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
L
42-44
4
2
0
6
0
6
0
0
7 Steelers
Steelers
42
10/5/1997
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
W
42-34
3
2
1
6
0
6
0
0
8 Colts
Colts
41
12/14/1997
IND IND
vs
MIA MIA
W
41-0
4
1
0
5
2
5
0
0
9 Bengals
Bengals
41
12/4/1997
CIN CIN
vs
TEN TEN
W
41-14
1
4
0
5
2
5
0
0
10 Colts
Colts
41
11/16/1997
IND IND
vs
GB GB
W
41-38
1
1
2
4
4
1
2
0
11 Oilers
Oilers
41
10/26/1997
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
W
41-14
2
2
1
5
2
5
0
0
12 Patriots
Patriots
41
8/31/1997
NE NE
vs
SD SD
W
41-7
4
0
1
5
2
5
0
0
13 Jets
Jets
41
8/31/1997
NYJ NYJ
@
SEA SEA
W
41-3
5
0
0
5
2
5
0
0
14 Jaguars
Jaguars
40
9/7/1997
JAX JAX
vs
NYG NYG
W
40-13
0
4
0
4
4
4
0
0
15 Vikings
Vikings
39
12/21/1997
MIN MIN
vs
IND IND
W
39-28
4
1
0
5
2
3
0
0
16 Broncos
Broncos
38
12/21/1997
DEN DEN
vs
SD SD
W
38-3
4
1
0
5
1
5
0
0
17 Seahawks
Seahawks
38
12/21/1997
SEA SEA
vs
SF SF
W
38-9
4
1
0
5
1
5
0
0
18 Redskins
Redskins
38
12/7/1997
WAS WAS
@
ARI ARI
W
38-28
3
0
2
5
1
5
0
0
19 Broncos
Broncos
38
11/30/1997
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
W
38-28
3
1
1
5
1
5
0
0
20 Packers
Packers
38
11/16/1997
GB GB
@
IND IND
L
38-41
3
2
0
5
1
5
0
0
21 Lions
Lions
38
11/16/1997
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
W
38-15
2
3
0
5
1
5
0
0
22 Raiders
Raiders
38
11/16/1997
OAK OAK
@
SD SD
W
38-13
3
2
0
5
1
5
0
0
23 Panthers
Panthers
38
11/2/1997
CAR CAR
vs
OAK OAK
W
38-14
0
5
0
5
1
5
0
0
24 Bengals
Bengals
38
11/2/1997
CIN CIN
vs
SD SD
W
38-31
1
3
1
5
1
5
0
0
25 Jaguars
Jaguars
38
10/12/1997
JAX JAX
vs
PHI PHI
W
38-21
0
5
0
5
1
5
0
0

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

2nd

OPP PPG

23.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

128.7

8th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Bears Bears
3
2
0
.600
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

17

DET Lions

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM