What was the score of the highest scoring NFL game in history?”
Redskins and Giants combine for nine TDs of 30 yards or more “It was a great defensive battle,” joked Washington Redskins head coach Otto Graham. The Hall of Fame quarterback turned head coach made his sarcastic comment after witnessing the highest scoring game in National Football League history. That day, his Redskins downed the New York Giants by a score of 72-41 on November 27, 1966. Brig Owens had a pair of 62-yard TD returns – one on a fumble recovery and the other on an interception. The 113 total points came via 16 touchdowns – ten scored by Washington and six by the Giants; and a field goal late in the game. A miscue by New York’s quarterback, Tom Kennedy gave the Redskins a chance for some kicking practice. With the Giants trailing 69-41, a shell-shocked Kennedy lost track of downs. With just seven seconds remaining and thinking it was third down, Kennedy threw the ball out of bounds so he could run out the clock on one final play to end his team’s misery. Unfortunately for t
