NFL Week 1 makes odd history with every game ending by a different final margin

| Getty Images 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. 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 There has never been a 16-game NFL week where every game was won by a different number of points, so I know what I'm rooting for tonight.Post-merger weeks with different scoring margins for every game: Week 7 2025 (15 games); Week 2 1976 (14); Week 9 1973 (13); Week 7 1997 (12); Week 4 1992 (11) — Quirky Research (@quirkyresearch.bsky.social) 2026-09-14T19:23:23.048Z 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.

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