NFL Week 1 makes odd history with every game ending by a different final margin
· Yahoo Sports
Monday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos made a bit of NFL history.
It marked the first time a 16-game slate where every game was won by a different number of points.
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Working our way through the schedule, you can see how this came together. Entering Monday night, games were won by the following scores:
1: Detroit Lions 31, New Orleans Saints 30
2: Philadelphia Eagles 24, Washington Commanders 22
3: Seattle Seahawks 13, New England Patriots 10
5: Buffalo Bills 36, Houston Texans 31
6: Cincinnati Bengals 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
7: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Atlanta Falcons 13
8: New York Giants 28, Dallas Cowboys 20
12: Arizona Cardinals 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14
13: New York Jets 23, Tennessee Titans 10
14: Las Vegas Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 13
17: Minnesota Vikings 39, Green Bay Packers 22
18: Baltimore Ravens 41, Indianapolis Colts 23
20: San Francisco 49ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 7
22: Chicago Bears 59, Carolina Panthers 37
24: Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Cleveland Browns 10
This was pointed out on social media by various accounts, including NFL analyst Lee Sharpe:
Each game so far this week was won by a different number of points: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, and 24.
— Lee Sharpe (@LeeSharpeNFL) September 14, 2026
That meant that the 2026 Week 1 slate had already tied the Week 7 slate from last season, which saw 15 different scoring margins, for the most in NFL history.
Then the Chiefs, in the return of Patrick Mahomes, defeated the Broncos by a final score of 31-10, for a 21-point margin.
Meaning all 16 games were won by a different margin of points, for the first time in league history.
Welcome to the history books, Week 1.