What was the most lopsided score in the history of the NFL?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 14 Nov 2002 19:54 PST

The comment by elipc-ga relates to a post-season (championship) game. 
Does that answer your question, or do you want the answer for the most
lopsided score in the regular season?

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Clarification of Question by thumper1964-ga on 14 Nov 2002 20:17 PST

My question included both regular season and postseason.

Thumper1964,

Thank you for your question regarding the NFL.  As a huge fan of the
game, your question made me wonder just what was the largest margin of
victory in NFL history.

The largest margin of victory in any NFL game, regular season or
post-season, was the 73-0 beating the Chicago Bears put on the
Washington Redskins in the NFL Title game on December 8, 1940.  This
was a few weeks after the Redskins defeated the Bears 7-3 on a
contoversial call in the final seconds.  The owner of the Redskins
called the Bears whiners and crybabies and said he looked forward to
beating the Redskins again in the championship game.  In the weeks up
to the championship, Bear's coach George Halas and his staff laid out
an brand new offensive scheme.  The Redskins never saw what was coming
and 10 different Bears scored touchdowns and the Bears racked up over
370 rushing yards. Halas would later say that of 324 career wins, the
1940 championship was his most thrilling.

Since the merger of the AFL and the NFL in 1970, there have been
several memorable post-season blowouts. The San Francisco 49'ers
scored 55 points against the Denver Broncos, a record for most points
in the Superbowl era by one team, in Superbowl XXIV. The Broncos did
score 10 points, which saved them from being the team on the losing
side of the largest margin of victory in the post-season.  That honor
belongs to the Los Angeles (now Oakland) Raiders.  In the 1990 AFC
Championship game, the Raiders scored 3 points.  Unfortunately for the
Raiders, the Buffalo Bills scored 51 points.  The 48 point deficit was
the biggest post-season margin of victory in the Superbowl era.

This game is considered the most lopsided score in NFL history.  And
rightfully so!

Thanks again for your question and if you need any further
clarification, please let me know.

Regards,

-THV

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References:

ESPN.com The Number
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NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/news/nflcentury_memorablegames.html

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 14 Nov 2002 21:21 PST

Thumper...

I saw your clarification after I posted my answer.  I will get the
regular season record holder and post it for you.

Regards,

-THV

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 14 Nov 2002 21:42 PST

The biggest margin of victory in NFL regular season history was set
way back on November 6, 1934 when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the
Cincinnati Reds by a score of 64-0.

Thanks again for your question!

-THV

Reference:

NFL.com All-Time Scoring Records
Most Points Scored in a Shutout
Most Points, Game
http://ww2.nfl.com/randf/team_scoring.html

Bears 73, Redskins 0
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/numbers/001208.html

Thumper1964: Please read my comment, and decide for yourself.