Monday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos made a bit of NFL history.
It marked the first time a 16-game streak was won in which every game was lost by different points.
Working our way through the program, 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 Chiefs 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.
That means the 2026 Week 1 slate tied the Week 7 slate for the most in NFL history last season, which saw 15 different scoring margins.
Then the Chiefs, with the return of Patrick Mahomes, beat the Broncos by a final score of 31-10, for a 21-point difference.
For the first time in the history of the league, all 16 games were won by different points.
Welcome to the history books, week 1.
