Memorize these and recognize 27.6% of all Football clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Chicago Bears | 11 | Soldier Field |
| 2 | Jerry Rice | 7 | On Sept. 5, 1994 this wide receiver, still active, broke Jim Brown's career record by scoring his 127th touchdown |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | With 4 victories, this team has won the most Super Bowls |
| 4 | the Buffalo Bills | 7 | This team's Marv Levy is the only coach to lead his team to 4 straight Super Bowl appearances |
| 5 | the Detroit Lions | 7 | Pontiac Silverdome |
| 6 | Joe Montana | 6 | This man seen here is considered by some to be the greatest quarterback of all time |
| 7 | the Dallas Cowboys | 6 | Quarterback Roger Staubach spent his entire 11-seaons pro career with this team |
| 8 | Vince Lombardi | 5 | This legendary coach once said, "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is" |
| 9 | New Orleans | 5 | This city’s Superdome has been just super, hosting 6 Super Bowls, more than any other site |
| 10 | John Madden | 5 | "Hey, wait a minute," he's the Raiders' former coach |
| 11 | the Washington Redskins | 5 | ( Dan Patrick delivers the clue.) Warren Buffett once revealed to me that as a young boy he served as a waterboy for this NFL team for 2 games & that ... |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | 5 | Terrell Davis & John Elway |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 4 | The nickname of the perennial powerhouse college football team is "the Fighting Irish" |
| 14 | the New York Jets | 4 | It's the only NFL team whose insignia depicts an aircraft |
| 15 | the Heisman Trophy | 4 | In '61, Ernie Davis was 1st Black college player to win this award |
| 16 | the Seahawks | 4 | This team that joined the NFL in the mid-1970s is the only one whose name starts with the same 3 letters as its city's name |
| 17 | the Green Bay Packers | 4 | Imagine if this team had taken Barry Sanders, not Tony Mandarich, with the No. 2 pick in 1989 & had him to pair with Favre... |
| 18 | Woody Hayes | 3 | This Ohio State coach was fired for hitting a Clemson player in the 1978 Gator Bowl |
| 19 | Tom Osborne | 3 | Through 1996 this Nebraska coach led all active coaches in winning percentage with.828 |
| 20 | Tom Landry | 3 | Don Shula & this Dallas Cowboys coach both coached a record 36 post-season games in the NFL |
| 21 | Terry Bradshaw | 3 | ( Hi. I'm Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) In 1997 I became the first Steeler since this man to win the Steelers' MVP award 2... |
| 22 | Knute Rockne | 3 | ( Hi, I'm Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) Long before I played at Notre Dame, this man taught chemistry there before he beca... |
| 23 | Joe Namath | 3 | Former Jet who's a real Brut |
| 24 | holding | 3 | An equal opportunity foul, it can be called against offense or defense |
| 25 | Drew Brees | 3 | Founded in 2003, his dream foundation has committed $4.5 million to charity; this QB is a true saint |
| 26 | UCLA | 3 | 91,136 fans can watch this college team play home games in Pasadena |
| 27 | touchdown | 3 | What PAT stands for |
| 28 | the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | This Florida team has a pirate on its helmets |
| 29 | the San Francisco 49ers | 3 | This NFL team's cheerleaders are officially known as the Gold Rush |
| 30 | The Rose Bowl | 3 | On Jan. 1, 1920 Harvard beat Oregon 7-6 in this annual game in Pasadena; you may be shocked to learn Harvard has not been back since |
| 31 | the Rams | 3 | The Embraceable Ewes are the cheerleading squad of this NFL team |
| 32 | the end zone | 3 | Teams hit "paydirt" by successfully reaching this part of the field |
| 33 | the (Miami) Dolphins | 3 | This Florida team is the only NFL franchise whose team name is that of a sea-dwelling creature |
| 34 | shotgun | 3 | A quarterback with a rifle arm & a scattershot approach might use this formation |
| 35 | right guard | 3 | RG stands for this position (& perhaps for his deodorant, too) |
| 36 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | Before a move to Minneapolis in 1982, this teams home games were played in Bloomington |
| 37 | Field goals | 3 | In 1960 Paul Hornung set the NFL season record for scoring with 176 points: he had 15 TDs, 41 PATs & 15 of these |
| 38 | the Oakland Raiders | 3 | Before his career as a popular TV commentator, John Madden prowled the sidelines as this team's head coach |
| 39 | University of Washington | 2 | Built in 1920, this school's Husky Stadium is the Pac 10's oldest football stadium |
| 40 | University of Texas | 2 | Cameron Rising isn't an action movie, he's a QB who wants to "hook 'em" for the Longhorns of this school |
| 41 | the University of Georgia | 2 | The SEC has 2 teams called the Bulldogs, Mississippi State & this school |
| 42 | the New York Giants | 2 | 2012: Mario Manningham makes an amazing 38-yard tiptoeing catch & beats the Pats |
| 43 | the Giants | 2 | Michael Strahan & Frank Gifford |
| 44 | the Fiesta Bowl | 2 | This important college football game is played each year in Tempe, Arizona around New Year's Day |
| 45 | the Big Ten | 2 | With the addition of Nebraska in 2011, this conference had 12 teams but no name change |
| 46 | the 49ers | 2 | 3Com Park |
| 47 | soccer | 2 | Today, most placekickers use the instep rather than the toe in a kicking style adapted from this sport |
| 48 | Roethlisberger | 2 | We'll have this 2-time Super Bowl-winning starting QB for the Steelers "To Go"; enjoy the 240-pounder! |
| 49 | Richard Nixon | 2 | #23 on Whittier College Poets, this President is remembered for inspirational halftime pep talks |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 2 | Rocky Jacques-Louis is a Panther at FIU, Shocky Jacques-Louis is a Panther at this university in the "Steel City" |
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