In 1983, the Washington Redskins set an NFL record by scoring 541 points. Fifteen years later, the Minnesota Vikings broke that mark by going 15-1 and scoring 556 points. Then, in 2007, the New England Patriots topped Minnesota by going undefeated and scoring 589 points, the most in NFL history.
Last year’s Green Bay Packers scored 560 points, preventing Randy Moss from being a star on the two highest scoring teams in NFL history. But it’s not the Patriots, Vikings or Redskins that hold the mark for most points scored per game in NFL history. New England averaged 36.8 points per game in 2007, but one NFL team in the pre-modern era scored 38.83 points per game.
They’re the subject of today’s trivia question. Can you name the highest scoring team in NFL history?
The 1950 Rams didn’t have a catchy nickname but were the highest scoring offense in professional football history. Led by quarterbacks Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin and wide receivers Tom Fears and Elroy Hisch, the Rams possessed one of the most imposing passing attacks of all time. The next season, Los Angeles scored 32.67 points per game, just a hair behind the mark set by the Greatest Show on Turf Rams (32.88 PPG) in 1999. Along with the ’00 Rams (33.75 PPG), the franchise is responsible for four of the 14 highest scoring seasons in NFL history.
