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The NFL is cherished for his high-scoring action and adrenaline-fueled drama. Sometimes, however, the excitement falls flat, and teams struggle to get the scoreboard going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the long history of the NFL, there have been 73 games that ended in a 0-0 tie. But we didn\u2019t get to see any since 1943, when the Giants and Lions failed to score. Just five games have ever ended 2-0, and the most recent came in 1938, when the Bears edged the Packers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the NFL entered the Super Bowl era following the AFL-NFL merger, seven matches have ended with a 3-0 scoreline. We\u2019ll revisit six of the lowest scoring NFL games of all time, including the most recent from the 2023 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta Falcons 0 Buffalo Bills 3 – 16 October 1977<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Buffalo had lost their opening four games of the 1977 season despite the services of star running-back OJ Simpson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He rushed for 136 yards in their clash with the Falcons, which was settled in the Bills’ favour by Neil O’Donoghue’s 30-year field goal in the second quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta’s Scott Hunter and Buffalo’s Joe Ferguson completed just 17 of 50 pass attempts between them so it is not difficult to see where the problems stemmed from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas City Chiefs 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 – 16 December 1979<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remarkably, O’Donoghue was also the hero in another 3-0 match just over two years later after he moved to play for Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bucs were having a few wobbles as they looked to claim their first NFC Central division title and the mood was not good when a monsoon struck Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rain was falling down the steps in the stadium and those who braved the elements were hardly rewarded by a great game as passing became virtually impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Donoghue had seen a snap dropped on a previous attempt and had had four efforts blocked in a defeat to Minnesota a few weeks earlier, but he kept his nerve to knock over a 19-yard effort in the final quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami Dolphins 0 New England Patriots 3 – 12 December 1982<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most controversial 3-0 match was undoubtedly the Snowplow game at Foxborough in the strike-hit season of 1982 when New England beat Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was another game where the weather played a huge role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artificial surface was soaked by rain the day before the match and then froze overnight, but the real problems occurred when the match was hit by a snowstorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tractors were used to clear the lines on the pitch, but Patriots coach Ron Meyer got ground staff to clear an area for kicker John Smith to use when he knocked over the winning score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dolphins were left fuming and legendary coach Don Shula’s protestations that the result should be overturned fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They did gain revenge though when they beat the Patriots in the wildcard round before they lost to Washington in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Jets 3 Washington Redskins 0 – 11 December 1993<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes a team can dominate a game but it’s not reflected in the scoreline, just as the Jets did when they won 3-0 in Washington in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cary Blanchard’s 45-yarder in the first quarter put them in the driving seat, but they were unable to press it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a good job that Washington were unable to make much progress themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The home side produced just 39 yards from 15 rushing attempts and their total yards measured a pretty miserable 150.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami Dolphins 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 – 26 November 2007<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most recent of the lowest scoring NFL games of all time took place on November 26th 2007 at Heinz Field when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins by a score of just 3 to 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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