# Giants lose after scoring 49 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 2, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-lose-after-scoring-49/736445 "2015-11-02T18:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-lose-after-scoring-49/736445/1 "2015-11-02T18:11:43Z")
The announcer said"Only the 2nd time in NFL history a team has scored 49 points or more and lost" Is that correct? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-lose-after-scoring-49/736445/2 "2015-11-02T18:18:31Z")
[The 1963 Raiders vs. Oilers was the only one I can find.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest_scoring_NFL_games#101_points_.28Oakland_Raiders_vs._Houston_Oilers.2C_1963.29) Only 4 other games have 101 points or higher scored in total. There were several other losses with 48 points. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-lose-after-scoring-49/736445/3 "2015-11-02T23:45:25Z")
I remember them losing to the Redskins 72-41 in 1966 > **[New York Giants at Washington Redskins - November 27th, 1966 |...](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196611270was.htm)** > > New York Giants 41 at Washington Redskins 72 on November 27th, 1966 - Full team and player stats and box score