40 NFL trivia questions about the 1990s.
Bo Jackson played MLB for the Royals and NFL football for which team?
Los Angeles Raiders (1990)
Tampa Bay drafted him first overall in 1986, but he refused to sign there.
Which running back was nicknamed The Bus?
Jerome Bettis (1990)
Bettis retired after winning Super Bowl XL in his hometown of Detroit.
Who am I? Won the 1985 Heisman, played MLB for the Royals and NFL for the Raiders.
Bo Jackson (1990)
A hip injury in a 1991 playoff game ended his football career.
Who has the most wins by an NFL head coach?
Don Shula (1993)
Shula won 347 games with the Colts and Dolphins.
Dallas' Triplets were Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and who?
Michael Irvin (1993)
They won three Super Bowls in four years.
Which NFL team is named after an Edgar Allan Poe poem?
Baltimore Ravens (1996)
Poe is buried in Baltimore.
Which defensive end was known as the Minister of Defense?
Reggie White (1998)
White was also an ordained minister and won Super Bowl XXXI with Green Bay.
Who went second in the 1998 NFL Draft, right after Peyton Manning?
Ryan Leaf (1998)
San Diego took him. Randy Moss fell to the Vikings at 21.
What number did Barry Sanders wear?
20 (1998)
The Lions retired it.
Which of these quarterbacks never won a Super Bowl?
Dan Marino (1999)
Marino made only one Super Bowl.
Who am I? Drafted first by the Colts, refused to play there, won two Super Bowls late in my career.
John Elway (1999)
Elway retired after Super Bowl XXXIII at 38.
Who am I? Lions running back, 2,053 yards in 1997, retired suddenly before 1999.
Barry Sanders (1999)
He was 1,457 yards short of Walter Payton's record.
Three Rivers Stadium was home to the Steelers and which MLB team?
Pittsburgh Pirates (1990)
It was imploded in 2001.
What was the score of Super Bowl XXIV?
49ers 55, Broncos 10 (1990)
It's still the largest margin in Super Bowl history.
Which kicker's Wide Right miss decided Super Bowl XXV?
Scott Norwood (1991)
Buffalo lost 20-19 to the Giants, the first of four straight Super Bowl losses.
Where did Brett Favre play college football?
Southern Miss (1991)
Atlanta drafted him in round two.
Who was MVP of Super Bowl XXVI, Washington's win over Buffalo?
Mark Rypien (1992)
It was the second of Buffalo's four straight Super Bowl losses.
The Metrodome hosted which Super Bowl?
Super Bowl XXVI (1992)
Washington beat Buffalo.
Which backup QB led the Bills back from 35-3 down to beat the Oilers in 1993?
Frank Reich (1993)
Buffalo won 41-38 in overtime, the biggest comeback in NFL history at the time.
Jimmy Johnson won a college title at which school before coaching Dallas?
Miami (1993)
He won two Super Bowls with the Cowboys.
Joe Montana finished his career with which team?
Kansas City Chiefs (1994)
Montana led the Chiefs to the 1993 AFC Championship Game.
Where did Kurt Warner play college football?
Northern Iowa (1994)
He went undrafted and played in the Arena League.
In which season did the NFL add the two-point conversion?
1994 (1994)
College football had used it since 1958.
The Rams left Los Angeles in 1995 for St. Louis. When did they return to LA?
2016 (1995)
They won Super Bowl XXXIV in St. Louis and Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.
Who am I? I played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. I won rings with San Francisco and Dallas. I later coached Colorado.
Deion Sanders (1995)
Prime Time is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Deion Sanders won back-to-back Super Bowls with the 49ers and which team?
Dallas Cowboys (1996)
He won Super Bowl XXIX with San Francisco and XXX with Dallas.
The original Cleveland Browns franchise moved in 1996 to become which team?
Baltimore Ravens (1996)
Cleveland kept the Browns name and history, and a new Browns team began in 1999.
Which cornerback was MVP of Super Bowl XXX?
Larry Brown (1996)
His two interceptions of Neil O'Donnell helped Dallas beat Pittsburgh.
In what year did Barry Sanders rush for 2,053 yards?
1997 (1997)
Sanders retired suddenly before the 1999 season, still in his prime.
The Houston Oilers relocated in 1997 and eventually became which team?
Tennessee Titans (1997)
They played as the Tennessee Oilers for two seasons before becoming the Titans in 1999.
Which kick returner was MVP of Super Bowl XXXI?
Desmond Howard (1997)
His 99-yard kickoff return TD sealed Green Bay's win over New England.
Which Steelers quarterback was nicknamed Slash?
Kordell Stewart (1997)
He played QB, receiver and running back.
Who am I? Heisman winner at Michigan, Super Bowl XXXI MVP as a kick returner.
Desmond Howard (1997)
He struck the Heisman pose after a punt return TD against Ohio State.
Randy Moss starred in college at which school?
Marshall (1998)
He had been at Florida State and Notre Dame before landing at Marshall.
Who was quarterback for the record-setting 1998 Vikings?
Randall Cunningham (1998)
He had come out of retirement.
The 15-1 Vikings of 1998 lost the NFC Championship to which team?
Atlanta Falcons (1999)
Gary Anderson, perfect all season, missed a late field goal and Atlanta won in overtime.
Mike Ditka traded the Saints' entire 1999 draft for which player?
Ricky Williams (1999)
Ditka and Williams posed for a magazine cover as bride and groom.
Michael Strahan played college football at which school?
Texas Southern (1993)
He set the single-season sack record with the Giants in 2001.
Steve McNair played college football at which school?
Alcorn State (1995)
He finished third in the Heisman voting in 1994.
Which second-year expansion team reached the NFC Championship after the 1996 season?
Carolina Panthers (1997)
Jacksonville, also in year two, reached the AFC Championship the same season.