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All three Super Bowl ‘Scorigamis’ involved the Broncos

The Super Bowl has ended with a “scorigamis” three times, and all three games involved the Broncos (trigger warning).

Football fans have become enthusiastic about “scorigamis” in recent seasons — final scores that have never happened before in NFL history. The concept was thought up and popularized by Jon Bois and it is now tracked weekly each season.

As NFL blogger Samson T. Beard has pointed out, only three Super Bowls have had a “scorigami” — a unique score in NFL history — and the Denver Broncos were involved in all three. (Trigger warning ahead.)

The first Super Bowl scorigami happened in 1987 when the New York Giants defeated the Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. It gets worse.

The second Super Bowl scorigami happened in 1990 when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Broncos 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV.

The third and most recent Super Bowl scorigami happened in 2014 when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII.

That’s some NFL trivia fans in Denver would like to forget.

The Broncos were on the winning side of a scorigami when they defeated the Cleveland Browns 29-12 in November. Unfortunately, Denver’s 70-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins in September was also a scorigami. You can’t win ’em all — just ask the Broncos.

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Las Vegas Raiders 63, Los Angeles Chargers 21 = Scorigami

Raiders’ romp over Chargers produces unique NFL score

Las Vegas Raiders 63, Los Angeles Chargers 21.

That’s 9 TDs and PATs for Vegas, and 3 TDs and successful PATs for the Bolts.

And you know what that means: Scorigami!

Broncos made NFL history with a 29-12 ‘Scorigami’ on Sunday

Scorigami! The Broncos defeated the Browns 29-12, marking the 1,081st unique final score in NFL history.

The Denver Broncos made NFL history with their 29-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.

“Scorigami” is a term that was made up by Jon Bois to describe a final score that has never happened before in NFL history. Football fans have become big fans of the concept, so much so that there are now websites and Twitter/X pages that track the possibilities of “scorigamis” each week.

Aided by a relatively rare safety and a failed two-point attempt, the Broncos and Browns ended up with a 29-12 scoreline on Sunday, marking — you guessed it — a scorigami! Denver’s win over Cleveland marked the 1,081st unique final score in NFL history.

This is not the first time the Broncos have achieved such a feat this season, but they’d certainly like to forget the first time. Denver’s 70-20 blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins earlier this season was also a scorigami.

Broncos coach Sean Payton had a funny response after being informed of the phenomenon following Sunday’s win.

“I like the second scorigami,” the coach quipped, a reference to the 70-20 scorigami earlier this year.

A bizarre note on Chiefs-Broncos 19-8 final score in Week 6

Check out what makes the #Chiefs’ 19-8 win over the #Broncos one of the most interesting outliers of the 2023 regular season.

The Kansas City Chiefs have a penchant for winning in new and interesting ways, and their Week 6 victory over the Denver Broncos was no exception to that trend.

A frustrating game for Kansas City’s fans, this matchup ended in a 19-8 final score that belied the Chiefs’ dominance in all four quarters. A tidbit provided by the beloved Scorigami account on X, formerly known as Twitter, may be the most fascinating development of the night.

The only time that two teams have ended an NFL game with a final score of 19-8 was nearly a century ago in a tilt between the New York Yankees and Buffalo Bisons, which happened to occur on the same date as the Chiefs’ Thursday night matchup against the Broncos.

This incredible coincidence is sure to be a valuable piece of sports trivia for years to come, especially given the gravity of the win for Kansas City, which marked the Chiefs’ 16th consecutive victory over the Broncos, the longest active win streak against a single opponent in the NFL.

Dolphins 70, Broncos 20 = Scorigami!

Dolphins 70, Broncos 20 was another NFL Scorigami

Something that never happened before in NFL history occurred Sunday.

When the final in Florida read Dolphins 70, Broncos 20, it meant Scorigami.

That is what happens when a final score occurs for the first time.

In 1966, Washington played the New York Giants. It defeated the Giants, 72-41.

Talk about rubbing it in, Washington coach George Allen had his team kick a field goal late to go over the 70-point plateau.

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Watch: Highlights of Seattle’s 48-45 win over Detroit

There was no shortage of fireworks from the Seahawks

When it comes to the Seattle Seahawks, “explosive offense” and “shootout wins” are not exactly what most folks think of. However, all this changed dramatically in Week 4 when the Seahawks traveled to the Motor City of Detroit to play the Lions.

Seattle, coming off two-straight losses – including a frustrating 27-23 loss to Atlanta where the offense only scored three points in the second half – needed a win in the worst way.

Well, this time there was no shortage of fireworks from the Seahawks. They prevailed 48-45, which was a Scorigami.

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Colts’ 54-19 loss to Cowboys ended in Scorigami

The 54-19 result Sunday night was Scorigami.

The Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1) let an embarrassing fourth quarter lead to a 54-19 rout against the Dallas Cowboys (9-3) on Sunday night, and the matchup wound up resulting in Scorigami.

While Colts fans are still likely trying to wrap their heads around what happened in the fourth quarter that led to the Cowboys scoring 33 unanswered points, the result of the game checked off another box in the unique score category.

No game in NFL history has ever finished with a 54-19 score, which makes it Scorigami and the 1,074th unique final score ever.

It’s always a bit odd whenever Scorigami happens considering the longevity of the league, but we can thank the ridiculous fourth quarter that led to this result—and the Colts’ demise Sunday night.

Four of the Colts’ five drives in the final quarter resulted in either a fumble lost or an interception. All four of those turnovers resulted in touchdowns by the Cowboys.

The Colts will have a lot to think about going into the bye week, but it’s probably best they get a week off to forget about this disaster.

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Cowboys 54, Colts 19 = Scorigami!

The final of Cowboys 54, Colts 19 was the 1,074th Scorigami

All it took was 33 unanswered points in the fourth quarter Sunday night by the Dallas Cowboys for Scorigami.

The final of Dallas 54, Indianapolis 19 was the 1,074th unique final score in NFL history.

If you want to point to the moment that led to Scorigami in the onslaught, look at the failed 2-point conversion after Malik Hooker returned a fumble 38 yards for a TD that made it 34-19.

The number 54 is random in NFL scoring while 56 would have simply been 8 touchdowns and 8 PATs.

Scorigami!

Seahawks 48-45 win over Lions in Week 4 results in a Scorigami

The Seahawks at Lions in Week 4 was an offensive affair that resulted in a 48-45 Scorigami, the 1073rd unique final score in NFL history.

The Seattle Seahawks at the Detroit Lions in Week 4 was an offensive affair that resulted in a 48-45 “Scorigami,” the 1073rd unique final score in NFL history.

According to nflscorigami.com:

Scorigami is a concept thought up by Jon Bois. It is the art of building final scores that have never happened before in NFL history. Due to the unique nature of how points are scored in (American) Football, where it is impossible to score 1 point on its own, as well as the rarity of the 2 point safety and 8 point touchdown and 2 point conversion, there are a lot of scores that are possible, but have never happened.

As rare as Scorigamis are, the Seahawks managed one every season from 2010 to 2018, including Super Bowl XLVIII which resulted in a 43-8 win over the Broncos.

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Cowboys 51, Eagles 26 = Scorigami 1,072 in NFL history

A 51-26 NFL final had never happened until Saturday night

A night of firsts in Philadelphia.

Dak Prescott threw 5 touchdown passes for the first time in his career.

And … the final score of Dallas 51, Philadelphia 26 made the game a Scorigami.

Yes, there had never been an NFL game played its storied history that ended with a 51-26 final score.

The result was aided by Greg Zuerlein, who missed a PAT with 1:45 left in the half when Dallas took a 23-17 lead.

The teams also put 27 points on the board in the final 15 minutes with Philly failing on a 2-point conversion after a score with 1:50 left.