83 easy NFL trivia questions. A good warm-up for any fan.
Which team won the first Super Bowl?
Green Bay Packers (1967)
Vince Lombardi's Packers beat the Chiefs 35-10 in January 1967. The trophy now carries Lombardi's name.
Which team finished the only perfect season in NFL history, Super Bowl included?
1972 Miami Dolphins (1972)
The Dolphins went 17-0. The 2007 Patriots were 18-0 before losing Super Bowl XLII.
Who coached the Vikings in all four of their Super Bowls?
Bud Grant (1977)
Grant had already won four Grey Cups in Winnipeg.
Where did Joe Montana play college football?
Notre Dame (1979)
He led Notre Dame's famous Chicken Soup comeback in the 1979 Cotton Bowl.
How many Super Bowls did the Steelers win in the 1970s?
4 (1980)
Pittsburgh won four titles in six seasons from 1974 to 1979.
Who made The Catch from Joe Montana to beat Dallas?
Dwight Clark (1982)
It sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl.
Dan Marino's only Super Bowl appearance came against which team?
San Francisco 49ers (1985)
Miami lost Super Bowl XIX 38-16 to Joe Montana's 49ers.
Season snapshot: 15-1, recorded a rap song, won the Super Bowl 46-10. Which team?
1985 Chicago Bears (1985)
Their only loss came to Miami on Monday Night Football.
Who coached the 1985 Bears?
Mike Ditka (1986)
Defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan was carried off the field too.
What was the score of Super Bowl XX?
Bears 46, Patriots 10 (1986)
It was the most lopsided Super Bowl at the time.
Which running back was nicknamed Sweetness?
Walter Payton (1987)
Payton held the career rushing record from 1984 until Emmitt Smith passed him in 2002.
What number did Walter Payton wear?
34 (1987)
The Bears retired it.
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.
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.
Which of these never played for the Vikings?
Tom Brady (2010)
Moss and Favre both had second runs in Minnesota.
Which team did Green Bay beat in Super Bowl XLV?
Pittsburgh Steelers (2011)
Aaron Rodgers was MVP in Arlington, Texas.
Andy Reid coached which team before the Chiefs?
Philadelphia Eagles (2012)
He spent 14 seasons in Philadelphia.
Which brothers both won Super Bowl MVP?
Peyton and Eli Manning (2012)
Eli won it twice, both against New England.
The Butt Fumble happened on Thanksgiving 2012 to which quarterback?
Mark Sanchez (2012)
He ran into his own lineman's backside and fumbled. New England scored.
Who threw an NFL record 55 touchdown passes in 2013?
Peyton Manning (2013)
Manning also set the single-season passing yards record with 5,477 that year.
Who holds the record for most NFL MVP awards, with five?
Peyton Manning (2013)
Aaron Rodgers is second with four.
Which brothers coached against each other in Super Bowl XLVII?
Jim and John Harbaugh (2013)
John's Ravens beat Jim's 49ers 34-31.
What halted Super Bowl XLVII for 34 minutes?
A power outage (2013)
Half the Superdome's lights went out early in the third quarter.
Odell Beckham Jr.'s famous one-handed catch came against which team?
Dallas Cowboys (2014)
It happened on Sunday Night Football in his rookie season.
Who intercepted Russell Wilson at the goal line to seal Super Bowl XLIX?
Malcolm Butler (2015)
Seattle was on the 1-yard line with 26 seconds left.
Peyton Manning won his second Super Bowl with which team?
Denver Broncos (2016)
Manning won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts and Super Bowl 50 with Denver in his final game.
Carson Wentz was drafted 2nd overall in 2016 by which team?
Philadelphia Eagles (2016)
Jared Goff went first to the Rams.
In which season did the Vikings first play at U.S. Bank Stadium?
2016 (2016)
They had spent two seasons outdoors at the Gophers' stadium.
Where did Jared Goff play college football?
California (2016)
He went first overall to the Rams.
The Patriots came back from 28-3 in Super Bowl LI against which team?
Atlanta Falcons (2017)
It was the first Super Bowl to go to overtime.
Kansas City traded up to take Patrick Mahomes with which pick in 2017?
10th (2017)
The Chiefs moved up from 27 in a trade with Buffalo.
Where did Patrick Mahomes play college football?
Texas Tech (2017)
He also pitched for the Red Raiders.
Where did Myles Garrett play college football?
Texas A&M (2017)
He went first overall to Cleveland.
Who caught the Minneapolis Miracle touchdown against the Saints?
Stefon Diggs (2018)
Case Keenum's pass to Diggs was the first walk-off touchdown on the final play of regulation in NFL playoff history.
Josh Allen was drafted with which overall pick in 2018?
7th (2018)
Buffalo traded up to get him out of Wyoming.
Lamar Jackson was drafted with which pick in 2018?
32nd (2018)
Five quarterbacks went in round one. Lamar went last.
Where did Josh Allen play college football?
Wyoming (2018)
He began at Reedley College in California.
U.S. Bank Stadium hosted which Super Bowl?
Super Bowl LII (2018)
The Eagles beat the Patriots there.
Who was MVP of Super Bowl LII?
Nick Foles (2018)
He'd started the season as Carson Wentz's backup.
Which team routed the Vikings 38-7 in the January 2018 NFC Championship?
Philadelphia Eagles (2018)
The Vikings had hoped to be the first team to play a Super Bowl at home.
How many Super Bowls did Bill Belichick win as a head coach?
6 (2019)
He won two more as the Giants' defensive coordinator.
Where did Nick Bosa play college football?
Ohio State (2019)
His brother Joey also played at Ohio State.
Where did Justin Jefferson play college football?
LSU (2019)
He caught 111 passes for the 2019 national champions.
Who did the Chiefs beat in Super Bowl LIV for Patrick Mahomes' first title?
San Francisco 49ers (2020)
Kansas City won 31-20, its first championship in 50 years.
Which tight end followed Tom Brady from New England to Tampa Bay?
Rob Gronkowski (2020)
He came out of retirement to join him.
Where did CeeDee Lamb play college football?
Oklahoma (2020)
He caught passes from both Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.
Where did Tua Tagovailoa play college football?
Alabama (2020)
He grew up in Hawaii.
How many Super Bowls did Tom Brady win?
7 (2021)
Six came with New England and the seventh with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV.
Who won the receiving triple crown in 2021, leading in catches, yards and TDs?
Cooper Kupp (2021)
Kupp then won Super Bowl LVI MVP with the Rams.
In which season did the NFL first play a 17-game schedule?
2021 (2021)
It was the first change since 16 games began in 1978.
Where did Trevor Lawrence play college football?
Clemson (2021)
He won a national title as a freshman.
Where did Ja'Marr Chase play college football?
LSU (2021)
He caught passes from Joe Burrow on the 2019 title team.
Where did Micah Parsons play college football?
Penn State (2021)
He opted out of his final college season.
Who am I? I was picked 199th in the 2000 draft. I won six titles in New England. I won a seventh in Tampa Bay.
Tom Brady (2021)
Brady retired with seven rings, more than any NFL franchise.
SoFi Stadium is home to the Rams and which other NFL team?
Los Angeles Chargers (2022)
It hosted Super Bowl LVI.
Where did Brock Purdy play college football?
Iowa State (2022)
He was the last pick of the 2022 draft.
Where did C.J. Stroud play college football?
Ohio State (2022)
He was a Heisman finalist twice.
Which quarterback did Houston draft 2nd overall in 2023?
C.J. Stroud (2023)
Houston also took Will Anderson Jr. third.
Which brothers faced each other in Super Bowl LVII?
Jason and Travis Kelce (2023)
Travis' Chiefs beat Jason's Eagles 38-35.
Saquon Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards in 2024 for which team?
Philadelphia Eagles (2024)
He signed with the Eagles after six seasons with the Giants.
Which team drafted J.J. McCarthy 10th overall in 2024?
Minnesota Vikings (2024)
He had just won a national title at Michigan.
Jayden Daniels was drafted 2nd overall in 2024 by which team?
Washington Commanders (2024)
Caleb Williams went first to Chicago.
Who was MVP of Super Bowl LIX?
Jalen Hurts (2025)
The Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22, denying Kansas City a three-peat.