what was the highest scoring game in yhe nfl ever

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

Interpreted as:
What was the highest scoring by a player regular-season game in yhe NFL ever?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTY
1Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
36
12/25/2020
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
2Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
4
1
1
6
0
0
0
3Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
33
10/8/1961
GB GB
vs
BAL BAL
3
1
0
4
1
6
0
4Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
30
11/6/2022
CIN CIN
vs
CAR CAR
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
5Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/21/2021
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
6Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
30
12/15/2013
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
1
4
0
5
0
0
0
0
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
30
12/7/2003
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
8Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
30
9/29/2002
SEA SEA
vs
MIN MIN
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
9James Stewart
J. Stewart
30
10/12/1997
JAX JAX
vs
PHI PHI
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
10Jerry Rice
J. Rice
30
10/14/1990
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
11Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
30
11/22/1981
SD SD
@
OAK OAK
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
12Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
30
12/12/1965
GB GB
@
BAL BAL
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
13Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
30
12/8/1963
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
14Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
30
12/10/1961
HOU HOU
@
NYT NYT
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
15Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
30
11/26/1961
DLT DLT
vs
OAK OAK
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
16Gino Cappelletti
G. Cappelletti
28
12/18/1965
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
0
2
0
2
4
4
0
0
17Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
28
9/16/1962
GB GB
vs
MIN MIN
3
0
0
3
2
4
0
18Rob Bironas
R. Bironas
26
10/21/2007
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
0
0
0
0
8
2
0
0
19George Blanda
G. Blanda
26
9/18/1960
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
3
0
0
3
1
5
0
0
20Jay Feely
J. Feely
25
12/12/2010
ARI ARI
vs
DEN DEN
1
0
0
1
5
4
0
0
21Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
24
1/5/2025
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
22Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
24
9/15/2024
NO NO
@
DAL DAL
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
23Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
10/1/2023
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
24Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
25De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
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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