175 medium NFL trivia questions. Not too easy, not impossible.
The Green Bay Packers were named for what?
A meatpacking company (1919)
The Indian Packing Company paid for their first uniforms.
Jim Brown retired after the 1965 season to pursue what?
Acting (1965)
He led the league in rushing in eight of his nine seasons.
The Fearsome Foursome defensive line played for which team?
Los Angeles Rams (1966)
Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen were its stars.
The Ice Bowl NFL Championship was played between the Packers and which team?
Dallas Cowboys (1967)
Bart Starr's quarterback sneak won it at about minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit.
Joe Namath famously guaranteed a Jets win in which Super Bowl?
Super Bowl III (1969)
The Jets beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts 16-7, giving the AFL its first Super Bowl win.
Which team beat the Vikings in Super Bowl IV?
Kansas City Chiefs (1970)
It was the last game before the AFL-NFL merger.
Who caught the Immaculate Reception?
Franco Harris (1972)
The deflected pass gave Pittsburgh a playoff win over Oakland, the franchise's first ever postseason victory.
The No-Name Defense belonged to which team?
Miami Dolphins (1972)
Dallas coach Tom Landry coined the phrase before Super Bowl VI.
Who was the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season?
O.J. Simpson (1973)
He did it in 14 games for Buffalo in 1973.
Which college did Walter Payton attend?
Jackson State (1975)
He was the NCAA's all-time leading scorer when he left.
Which Raiders quarterback was nicknamed The Snake?
Ken Stabler (1976)
Stabler led Oakland to its first Super Bowl title in the 1976 season.
How many Super Bowls have the Minnesota Vikings played in?
4 (1977)
Minnesota lost Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX and XI.
How many straight games did the expansion Buccaneers lose to start their history?
26 (1977)
Tampa Bay finally won in December 1977 against New Orleans.
The Orange Crush defense belonged to which team?
Denver Broncos (1977)
Denver reached Super Bowl XII behind it.
The Raiders' Holy Roller fumble play came against which team?
San Diego Chargers (1978)
The play led the NFL to change its fumble rules.
Which former Heisman winner was MVP of Super Bowl XV for the Raiders?
Jim Plunkett (1981)
Oakland became the first wild card team to win a Super Bowl.
Candlestick Park was home to the 49ers and which MLB team?
San Francisco Giants (1982)
The Catch happened there.
John Elway was drafted first overall in 1983 by which team?
Baltimore Colts (1983)
Elway refused to play for Baltimore and was traded to Denver days later.
Before the NFL, Warren Moon won five straight Grey Cups with which CFL team?
Edmonton Eskimos (1983)
Moon is in both the Canadian and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
Where did Dan Marino play college football?
Pittsburgh (1983)
Six QBs went ahead of him in 1983.
Eric Dickerson ran for his record 2,105 yards in 1984 for which team?
Los Angeles Rams (1984)
Dickerson was only in his second NFL season.
Which quarterback threw 48 TDs for 5,084 yards in 1984?
Dan Marino (1984)
He was in only his second season.
Who was the first quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season?
Dan Marino (1984)
Marino threw for 5,084 in 1984.
Herschel Walker played in the USFL for which team?
New Jersey Generals (1985)
He ran for 2,411 yards in 1985.
Who did the Bills draft first overall in 1985?
Bruce Smith (1985)
Smith retired as the NFL's career sacks leader.
Which college did Jerry Rice attend?
Mississippi Valley State (1985)
His team there was nicknamed the Satellite Express.
Which team wore the orange Creamsicle uniforms?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985)
The logo featured a winking pirate named Bucco Bruce.
Who was the last defensive player to win NFL MVP, in 1986?
Lawrence Taylor (1986)
Taylor had 20.5 sacks for the Giants, who went on to win Super Bowl XXI.
Which Bears defensive lineman scored a rushing TD in Super Bowl XX?
William Perry (1986)
The Refrigerator's 1-yard plunge capped a 46-10 rout of New England.
Who was Chicago's starting quarterback in Super Bowl XX?
Jim McMahon (1986)
Walter Payton famously never scored a touchdown in the game.
John Elway's famous 98-yard The Drive came against which team?
Cleveland Browns (1987)
It forced overtime in the AFC Championship Game, which Denver won.
Before moving to Arizona in 1988, the Cardinals played in Chicago and which city?
St. Louis (1988)
They are the oldest continuously operating pro football franchise.
Who became the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl, in Super Bowl XXII?
Doug Williams (1988)
Washington scored 35 points in the second quarter against Denver.
The Ickey Shuffle touchdown dance came from which team?
Cincinnati Bengals (1988)
Ickey Woods' rookie Bengals reached Super Bowl XXIII.
The 1989 Herschel Walker trade sent him from Dallas to which team?
Minnesota Vikings (1989)
The picks Dallas received helped build its 1990s Super Bowl teams.
Which running back was known as the Nigerian Nightmare?
Christian Okoye (1989)
Okoye led the NFL in rushing for the Chiefs in 1989.
Which coach is credited with the West Coast offense?
Bill Walsh (1989)
He won three Super Bowls with San Francisco.
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.
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.
Brett Favre played for the Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikings. Which team did he NOT play for?
Chicago Bears (2010)
Favre started his career in Atlanta in 1991 before a trade sent him to Green Bay, where he won Super Bowl XXXI.
Ndamukong Suh was drafted 2nd overall in 2010 by which team?
Detroit Lions (2010)
Sam Bradford went first to St. Louis.
Michael Vick accounted for six TDs on a 2010 Monday night against which team?
Washington (2010)
Philadelphia won 59-28.
DeSean Jackson's walk-off punt return in 2010 came against which team?
New York Giants (2010)
Philadelphia scored 28 points in the final eight minutes.
J.J. Watt left Central Michigan and walked on at which school?
Wisconsin (2010)
He delivered pizzas while waiting for his shot.
J.J. Watt was drafted 11th in 2011 by which team?
Houston Texans (2011)
Texans fans booed the pick. He won three Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Which quarterback did the Vikings draft 12th overall in 2011?
Christian Ponder (2011)
Locker went 8th and Gabbert 10th that year.
In which round was Richard Sherman drafted?
Fifth (2011)
He had been a receiver at Stanford.
Season snapshot: 15-1, MVP Aaron Rodgers, lost its first playoff game at home. Which team?
2011 Green Bay Packers (2011)
The Giants won 37-20 and went on to win Super Bowl XLVI.
Marshawn Lynch's Beast Quake run came in the playoffs against which team?
New Orleans Saints (2011)
Fans jumped so hard a seismograph near the stadium registered it.
Drew Brees broke whose single-season passing yards record in 2011?
Dan Marino (2011)
Brees threw for 5,476 yards, beating Marino's 5,084 from 1984.
Russell Wilson transferred from NC State to which school?
Wisconsin (2011)
He led Wisconsin to the Rose Bowl in his only season there.
Where did Kirk Cousins play college football?
Michigan State (2011)
He was a three-year captain.
Who set the single-season receiving yards record with 1,964 in 2012?
Calvin Johnson (2012)
Megatron broke Jerry Rice's 1995 mark of 1,848.
Adrian Peterson rushed for how many yards in 2012, less than a year after a torn ACL?
2,097 (2012)
He fell 9 yards short of Eric Dickerson's record and won NFL MVP.
Tim Tebow's overtime playoff TD pass to Demaryius Thomas beat which team?
Pittsburgh Steelers (2012)
Tebow threw for 316 yards, and the number 3:16 became a talking point.
The Vikings drafted which offensive tackle 4th overall in 2012?
Matt Kalil (2012)
He made the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
In which round was Russell Wilson drafted in 2012?
Third (2012)
Seattle took him 75th overall, weeks after signing Matt Flynn.
Who won 2012 Defensive Player of the Year with 20.5 sacks?
J.J. Watt (2012)
He also batted down 16 passes.
Who made the tightrope sideline catch on the Giants' winning drive in Super Bowl XLVI?
Mario Manningham (2012)
The Giants beat New England again, 21-17.
The Fail Mary touchdown, ruled by replacement referees, beat which team?
Green Bay Packers (2012)
Golden Tate was awarded the catch for Seattle. The real refs were back days later.
Which coach was suspended for the entire 2012 season over Bountygate?
Sean Payton (2012)
Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely.
Who won 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year?
Robert Griffin III (2012)
RG3 led Washington to the division title.
Who am I? I was Heisman runner-up as a freshman at Oklahoma. I ran for 2,097 yards in 2012. I won MVP less than a year after tearing my ACL.
Adrian Peterson (2012)
He spent 10 seasons with the Vikings.
Nick Foles threw seven touchdown passes in a 2013 game against which team?
Oakland Raiders (2013)
He tied the single-game record and finished the season with 27 TDs and 2 INTs.
Adam Thielen played college football at which school?
Minnesota State (2013)
He made the Vikings after a tryout and became a Pro Bowler.
Travis Kelce played college football at which school?
Cincinnati (2013)
His brother Jason also played at Cincinnati.
Who was MVP of Super Bowl XLVII?
Joe Flacco (2013)
He threw 11 TDs and no picks that postseason. It was Ray Lewis' final game.
Where did Aaron Donald play college football?
Pittsburgh (2013)
He grew up in Pittsburgh.
Khalil Mack was drafted 5th overall in 2014 by which team?
Oakland Raiders (2014)
Oakland traded him to Chicago in 2018.
The Vikings traded back into the first round to take Teddy Bridgewater with which pick?
32nd (2014)
Minnesota also took Anthony Barr 9th that year.
The Legion of Boom included Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and who?
Earl Thomas (2014)
Seattle led the NFL in scoring defense four straight years.
What was the score of Super Bowl XLVIII?
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8 (2014)
Denver's first snap went over Peyton Manning's head for a safety.
Richard Sherman's famous tip in the January 2014 NFC title game was intended for which receiver?
Michael Crabtree (2014)
Malcolm Smith caught the deflection to send Seattle to the Super Bowl.
Where did Davante Adams play college football?
Fresno State (2014)
Derek Carr was his college quarterback.
Where did Khalil Mack play college football?
Buffalo (2014)
He was the highest drafted player in Buffalo history.
Who holds the NFL record for career kick and punt return touchdowns?
Devin Hester (2015)
Hester had 20 return touchdowns, including a record 14 on punts.
Marcus Mariota was drafted 2nd overall in 2015 by which team?
Tennessee Titans (2015)
Jameis Winston went first to Tampa Bay.
Season snapshot: 15-1, MVP Cam Newton, lost Super Bowl 50 to Denver. Which team?
2015 Carolina Panthers (2015)
Von Miller was Super Bowl MVP.
Deflategate began after the AFC Championship against which team?
Indianapolis Colts (2015)
Tom Brady served a four-game suspension in 2016.
Where did Stefon Diggs play college football?
Maryland (2015)
The Vikings took him in the fifth round.
In which round did Dallas draft Dak Prescott in 2016?
Fourth (2016)
He went 135th overall and won Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Carson Wentz won multiple FCS titles at which school?
North Dakota State (2016)
NDSU won five straight FCS titles during his time there.
Who won NFL MVP in 2016?
Matt Ryan (2016)
His Falcons then blew the 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI.
Blair Walsh missed a game-winning playoff field goal against Seattle in January 2016 from how far?
27 yards (2016)
Game time temperature was minus 6 degrees in Minneapolis.
Where did Dak Prescott play college football?
Mississippi State (2016)
Mississippi State reached No. 1 in the polls in 2014 with him at QB.
Which quarterback did Chicago take 2nd overall in 2017, ahead of Mahomes and Deshaun Watson?
Mitchell Trubisky (2017)
Chicago traded up one spot with San Francisco to get him.
What was the final score of Super Bowl LI?
Patriots 34, Falcons 28 (2017)
James White scored the overtime winner.
Tom Brady won his third MVP in which season, at age 40?
2017 (2017)
He's the oldest MVP in NFL history.
Where did Cooper Kupp play college football?
Eastern Washington (2017)
He set FCS records for catches and receiving yards.
Where did George Kittle play college football?
Iowa (2017)
He had just 48 catches in college.
Where did Alvin Kamara finish his college career?
Tennessee (2017)
He started at Alabama, then went to junior college.
How many touchdown passes did Patrick Mahomes throw in his 2018 MVP season?
50 (2018)
It was his first season as a starter.