48 NFL trivia questions about the 2000s.
Who am I? Undrafted, bagged groceries, won MVP and a Super Bowl with the Rams.
Kurt Warner (2000)
He started 1999 as the backup to the injured Trent Green.
Who is the NFL's career receiving yards leader?
Jerry Rice (2003)
Rice finished with 22,895 receiving yards.
Where did Aaron Rodgers play college football?
California (2005)
He began at Butte College, a junior college.
Drew Brees began his career with which team?
San Diego Chargers (2006)
Brees signed with New Orleans in 2006 and won Super Bowl XLIV.
Where did Adrian Peterson play college football?
Oklahoma (2006)
He finished second in the Heisman voting as a freshman.
Randy Moss set the single-season receiving TD record of 23 with which team?
New England Patriots (2007)
Moss caught 23 touchdowns from Tom Brady during the 16-0 regular season.
Who returned the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI for a touchdown?
Devin Hester (2007)
It was the first time a Super Bowl opening kickoff was returned for a TD.
Which quarterback threw 50 TDs and 8 INTs in 2007?
Tom Brady (2007)
It was the record until Manning's 55 in 2013.
Who am I? I fell to 21st in the 1998 draft. I caught 23 touchdowns for the 2007 Patriots. I had two stints in Minnesota.
Randy Moss (2007)
Moss retired second on the career receiving TD list.
Which team was the first to finish 0-16?
2008 Detroit Lions (2008)
The Browns matched it in 2017.
The Music City Miracle kickoff return lifted which team past the Buffalo Bills?
Tennessee Titans (2000)
Frank Wycheck's lateral to Kevin Dyson produced a 75-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left.
In which round was Tom Brady drafted in 2000?
Sixth (2000)
He went 199th overall, behind six other quarterbacks.
The Greatest Show on Turf offense belonged to which team?
St. Louis Rams (2000)
Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt starred.
Where did Drew Brees play college football?
Purdue (2000)
He led Purdue to the Rose Bowl as a senior.
Who was the Ravens' starting quarterback when they won Super Bowl XXXV?
Trent Dilfer (2001)
Baltimore's historic defense carried a 34-7 win over the Giants.
The snowy Tuck Rule playoff game was the Patriots against which team?
Oakland Raiders (2002)
Adam Vinatieri kicked a 45-yarder in the snow to force overtime.
The Houston Texans won their first ever game in 2002 against which team?
Dallas Cowboys (2002)
Houston won 19-10 in its debut.
Which college did Tony Romo attend?
Eastern Illinois (2003)
He went undrafted in 2003.
Which Raven rushed for 2,066 yards in 2003?
Jamal Lewis (2003)
He ran for 295 yards in one game that year.
Where did Eli Manning play college football?
Ole Miss (2003)
He followed his father Archie to Oxford.
Where did Larry Fitzgerald play college football?
Pittsburgh (2003)
He was Heisman runner-up as a sophomore.
Who is the NFL's career rushing yards leader?
Emmitt Smith (2004)
Smith retired after the 2004 season with 18,355 rushing yards.
After 16 seasons with the 49ers and three with the Raiders, Jerry Rice also caught passes for which team?
Seattle Seahawks (2004)
Rice was traded to Seattle midway through the 2004 season.
Emmitt Smith spent his final two seasons with which team?
Arizona Cardinals (2004)
Smith left Dallas after 13 seasons and retired after 2004.
Eli Manning was drafted first overall in 2004 by which team before being traded?
San Diego Chargers (2004)
San Diego dealt him to the Giants in a deal built around Philip Rivers.
Ben Roethlisberger played college football at which school?
Miami (Ohio) (2004)
He went 11th overall to Pittsburgh.
Which quarterback threw 49 TDs and 10 INTs in 2004?
Peyton Manning (2004)
Manning broke Dan Marino's single-season TD record of 48.
Larry Fitzgerald grew up in Minneapolis and served as a ball boy for which team?
Minnesota Vikings (2004)
He studied Cris Carter and Randy Moss up close.
Where did Philip Rivers play college football?
NC State (2004)
He started all four years.
Who am I? I grew up in Minneapolis. I was a Vikings ball boy. I played college football at Pitt.
Larry Fitzgerald (2004)
He spent his whole 17-year career with Arizona.
Who scored 31 total touchdowns in 2006, a single-season record?
LaDainian Tomlinson (2006)
LT broke Shaun Alexander's mark of 28 set one year earlier.
Where did Calvin Johnson play college football?
Georgia Tech (2006)
He won the Biletnikoff Award as a junior.
Adam Vinatieri won Super Bowls with the Patriots and which team?
Indianapolis Colts (2007)
He won four rings and kicked until age 46.
Who became the first Black head coach to win a Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy (2007)
Dungy beat Lovie Smith's Bears in Super Bowl XLI.
Where did Marshawn Lynch play college football?
California (2007)
He's from Oakland.
Who made the Helmet Catch in Super Bowl XLII?
David Tyree (2008)
The catch kept the Giants' winning drive alive and ended the Patriots' bid for a 19-0 season.
Joe Flacco won a Super Bowl after starring at which school?
Delaware (2008)
He transferred from Pitt.
Which of these NFL teams has never played in a Super Bowl?
Detroit Lions (2008)
The Lions' last title came in 1957.
What was the score of Super Bowl XLII?
Giants 17, Patriots 14 (2008)
It ended New England's bid for 19-0.
Where did Matthew Stafford play college football?
Georgia (2008)
He went first overall to Detroit in 2009.
Kurt Warner led the Rams and which other team to Super Bowls?
Arizona Cardinals (2009)
Warner won Super Bowl XXXIV with St. Louis and reached Super Bowl XLIII with Arizona.
Who returned an interception 100 yards for a TD at the end of the first half in Super Bowl XLIII?
James Harrison (2009)
Santonio Holmes' toe-tap catch later won it for Pittsburgh.
Season snapshot: started 13-0, won its first Super Bowl, onside kick to open the second half. Which team?
2009 New Orleans Saints (2009)
New Orleans beat the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.
Which Titans running back rushed for 2,006 yards in 2009?
Chris Johnson (2009)
He was known as CJ2K.
Where did Rob Gronkowski play college football?
Arizona (2009)
He missed his final college season with a back injury.
Who made the game-saving tackle on Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line in Super Bowl XXXIV?
Mike Jones (2000)
The play is simply known as The Tackle.
Who was MVP of Super Bowl XXXVII, Tampa Bay's win over Oakland?
Dexter Jackson (2003)
The safety intercepted Rich Gannon twice.
After Matt Hasselbeck said we want the ball and we're going to score, who returned his pick for the winning TD?
Al Harris (2004)
Green Bay won the January 2004 playoff game in overtime.