19 hard NFL trivia questions. These are the ones that stump most fans.
What was the score of the 1940 NFL Championship between Chicago and Washington?
Bears 73, Washington 0 (1940)
It remains the most lopsided game in NFL history.
In what year did the AFL-NFL merger take full effect, with the leagues playing as one?
1970 (1970)
The merger was agreed in 1966, but the combined league with AFC and NFC began play in 1970.
Who was the first defensive player named NFL MVP, in 1971?
Alan Page (1971)
Page anchored the Vikings' Purple People Eaters defensive line.
Between his two stints with the Vikings, Fran Tarkenton played for which team?
New York Giants (1972)
Tarkenton played for the Giants from 1967 to 1971, then returned to Minnesota.
Johnny Unitas finished his career with which team?
San Diego Chargers (1973)
Unitas spent 17 seasons with the Baltimore Colts before one year in San Diego.
Joe Namath played his final NFL season with which team?
Los Angeles Rams (1977)
Namath played four games for the Rams in 1977 after 12 years with the Jets.
What number did Fran Tarkenton wear?
10 (1978)
The Vikings retired it.
Steve Young's first NFL team was which club?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985)
He had first played for the USFL's Los Angeles Express.
Jim Kelly played in the USFL for which team before joining Buffalo?
Houston Gamblers (1985)
He ran the run-and-shoot offense in Houston.
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.
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.
Which team became the first to win its division with a losing record, at 7-9 in 2010?
Seattle Seahawks (2010)
Seattle then upset the defending champion Saints.
Which offensive tackle went first overall in 2013?
Eric Fisher (2013)
Kansas City took him out of Central Michigan.
After stops at Garden City CC and Oklahoma State, Tyreek Hill finished college at which school?
West Alabama (2016)
Kansas City drafted him in the fifth round.
In Super Bowl LX, Seahawks kicker Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record by making how many field goals?
5 (2026)
Seattle's defense also tied a Super Bowl record with seven sacks in the 29-13 win.