The Miami Dolphins scored the most points in a game by most points scored in an nfl quarter NFL team sinceoverwhelming the Denver Broncos behind rookie speedster. The Bears lost to Washington just a few weeks prior to the NFL Championship game, but it's fair to say they flipped the script the. NFL Team 1st Quarter Points/Game ; 3, Baltimore, ; 4, San Francisco, ; 5, Miami, ; 6, Las Vegas, Ravens' 42 points are the most an NFL team has scored in the first half of Week 1 in NFL history. — Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) September 8.
It was the first time in the history of the Redskins-Eagles match up that either team put up 28 in a quarter against the other. It was the first time in NFL history that a road team led after the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter Vick would connect with Jeremy Maclin for a yard TD that made it Eagles. And they would add another Vick rushing TD and an Akers field goal to make it at the half.
By the way those 45 points were the most points ever by an NFL road team in the first half. Skip to content. Washington Commanders. Arizona Cardinals. New England Patriots. Indianapolis Colts. Cleveland Browns. Denver Broncos. Minnesota Vikings. New York Giants. Dallas Cowboys. Cincinnati Bengals. Most points scored in an nfl quarter New Orleans Saints. Las Vegas Raiders. New York Jets. Carolina Panthers.
Kansas City Chiefs. Los Angeles Chargers. Believe it or not, no team amassed more than total yards. Sonny Jurgensen completed of passes for yards and three touchdowns for Washington, which scored four more TDs on the ground. It was an offensive explosion at Paul Brown Stadium. This matchup resulted in nearly 1, total yards in this plus point affair.
Carson Palmer threw for yards and four touchdowns to go along with three picks while running back Rudi Johnson led the way with rushing yards and two scores. Kansas City took a lead in the second quarter, but Seattle quickly stormed back and the two teams went back and forth for most of the second half.
Bill Kenney threw for yards with four touchdowns and no picks for the Chiefs. Dave Krieg had passing yards to go along with three touchdowns for the Seahawks. In the end, Norm Johnson made a yarder to tie it and another yarder to win it in OT for Seattle. This previously mentioned shootout not only set the record for most combined points in a game, the Giants also set the mark for most points by one team during a regular-season game.
Washington had nine turnovers and Chicago finished with total yards. Just of them were in the air on 10 attempts and Bill Osmanski rushed for a game-high yards. The Miami offense seemed to be unstoppable early in the season. Animations by Paul Connors.