How many points does an NFL team score per game?
An NFL team scored 23.0 points a game on average in the 2025 regular season, up from 20.8 in 1999. The high since 1999 was 24.8 in 2020, a season played mostly in empty stadiums. The chart starts in 1999, the first season in nflverse's data.
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The data
| Season | Points per team per game |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.8 |
| 2000 | 20.7 |
| 2001 | 20.2 |
| 2002 | 21.7 |
| 2003 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 21.5 |
| 2005 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 20.7 |
| 2007 | 21.7 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2009 | 21.5 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 22.2 |
| 2012 | 22.8 |
| 2013 | 23.4 |
| 2014 | 22.6 |
| 2015 | 22.8 |
| 2016 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 21.7 |
| 2018 | 23.3 |
| 2019 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 24.8 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 21.8 |
| 2024 | 22.9 |
| 2025 | 23 |