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1) OJ Simpson's 1973 Bills rushed for 221 yards per game, the third best season total for a team in NFL history. But the top two spots belong to this NFC team which had 232 yards per game in 1949 and an astounding 261 yards per game in 1948.
2) In the last 10 years, which of these teams had the most total time of possession in a season, enough to rank 12th on the all-time list?
a) 2007 Patriots
b) 2011 Packers
c) 2011 Lions
d) 2012 Texans
e) 2013 Broncos
3) The Steelers have the record for the most consecutive games with 100 yards rushing as a team. How many games long was the streak?
a) 19
b) 27
c) 31
d) 36
e) 43
4) In 22 NFL drafts from 1969 to 1990, this team only made 3 first round selections and traded away their other 19 first rounders. Two of those selections are in the Hall of Fame now. The third was, until recently, an analyst for ESPN. Name the team.
5) Give the names of the two Hall of Fame players mentioned in question #4.
6) Among passer games with a minimum of 10 pass attempts, only Terry Bradshaw, Dave Krieg, Peyton Manning, and Don Meredith have accomplished this feat. What is it?
7) If we drop the 10 pass attempts minimum requirement, which one of those four accomplished the feat twice?
1) OJ Simpson's 1973 Bills rushed for 221 yards per game, the third best season total for a team in NFL history. But the top two spots belong to this NFC team which had 232 yards per game in 1949 and an astounding 261 yards per game in 1948.
The 49ers. In 1948, the 49ers had 6 different players who averaged more than 20 yards per game, and 8 who averaged more than 10 yards per game. The 1948 squad also has the most total rushing yards in NFL history despite only playing 14 games.
2) In the last 10 years, which of these teams had the most total time of possession in a season, enough to rank 12th on the all-time list?
a) 2007 Patriots
b) 2011 Packers
c) 2011 Lions
d) 2012 Texans
e) 2013 Broncos
d) 2012 Texans with 9 hours and 19 seconds total for the season. Their time of possession total was helped by two wins late in overtime. The 1984 Bears have the most total time of possession with 9 hours, 22 minutes, 9 seconds, without any overtime games.
3) The Steelers have the record for the most consecutive games with 100 yards rushing as a team. How many games long was the streak?
a) 19
b) 27
c) 31
d) 36
e) 43
e) 43 games, from 12/8/1974 to 12/10/1977.
4) In 22 NFL drafts from 1969 to 1990, this team only made 3 first round selections and traded away their other 19 first rounders. Two of those selections are in the Hall of Fame now. The third was, until recently, an analyst for ESPN. Name the team.
The Washington Redskins. Mark May would later become a college football analyst for ESPN. As for the two Hall of Fame players, read on to question #5...
5) Give the names of the two Hall of Fame players mentioned in question #4.
Art Monk (18th pick in 1980) and Darrell Green (28th pick in 1983).
6) Among passer games with a minimum of 10 pass attempts, only Terry Bradshaw, Dave Krieg, Peyton Manning, and Don Meredith have accomplished this feat. What is it?
Having a playoff game with a perfect passer rating of 158.3.
7) If we drop the 10 pass attempts minimum requirement, which one of those four accomplished the feat twice?
Dave Krieg. He went 12 for 13 for 200 yards and 3 TDs against Denver in 1983. He also went 1 for 1 with a 23-yard touchdown pass against Pittsburgh in 1994 for a second perfect rating.
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