Compared to how big it is now, the NFL was a pretty modest organization when it first began. Currently, teams are dispersed around the nation. Each of these teams has a unique history.
The single largest transaction in NFL history featured how many players?
18
18 players total were exchanged in a multi-team deal in October 1989 that was unprecedented in the history of sports. Draft selections, existing players, and potential future players were exchanged by the Vikings and Chargers.
Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice
Donovan McNabb and Simeon Rice
Warren Sapp and Terrell Owens
Donovan McNabb and Simeon Rice
Simeon Rice, a defensive end, was selected third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft, while Donovan McNabb was selected second overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. They attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois, together.
Which state has the most NFL franchises?
California
With four NFL clubs, including the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland Raiders as of 2019, California has the most NFL franchises. However, Florida will tie for first place with three teams when the Raiders officially relocate to Las Vegas in 2020.
In 1994, who broke the NFL record for the most pass attempts in a game?
Drew Bledsoe
Bledsoe led a comeback victory and piled up 70 passing attempts in an overtime game between his Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings, setting a record that still stands today.
American Professional Football Association
United States Football League
American Professional Football Association
The league made the decision to rename itself in 1922 after the American Professional Football Association. Coincidentally, the Chicago Staleys changed their name to the Chicago Bears on the same day.
What was the Colts’ first home city?
Baltimore
In Baltimore, Maryland, the current Indianapolis Colts made their debut in 1953. The squad was relocated to Indianapolis thirty years later. The squad did not adopt a new name, a trend that has gained popularity in recent years.
Dick Lane
One of the best football players in history is considered to be Night Train Lane. He still holds the fourth-most NFL career interceptions record with 68 altogether, including 14 in his debut season.
Who was the first MVP of an NFL Super Bowl who was not from the United States?
Mark Rypien
Mark Rypien is Canadian, but he still quarterbacked the Washington Redskins to win Super Bowl XXVI for the team, and was named the game’s MVP in the process.
In only one game, eight different quarterbacks have passed for seven touchdowns. The first five did it all before 1970.
True
The first five were Sid Luckman, Adrian Burk, George Blanda, Y.A. Tittle, and Joe Kapp. Then, more than 40 years later, Peyton Manning, Nick Foles, and Drew Brees all did it.
Which NFL franchise had a one-eyed pirate on its logo?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
There are just two NFL teams with swashbuckling pirate themes, and the Buccaneers were the only club to have a one-eyed pirate. Two decades of use of the winky emblem prompts the question, “Why?”
False
While the NFL’s Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, the third and fourth were won by the AFL’s New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively.
What illustrious venue served as the initial home of the Chicago Bears?
Wrigley Field
The Decatur Staleys relocated to Chicago in 1921 to play football. The next year, the team’s best player bought it and gave it a new name: the Bears. He did so out of respect for the Chicago Cubs, the home team at Wrigley Field, where they played their first game.
Which team’s crest includes a black bird?
Baltimore Ravens
The Cleveland Browns were once known as the Ravens. They held a competition for the naming rights after the City of Baltimore won the franchise in 1995. The Raven, one of Baltimore author Edgar Allen Poe’s most well-known topics, was picked as the winner.
What fierce team’s helmets from the 1960s had an image of an industrial worker?
Pittsburgh Steelers
This one may be revealed by the well-known black and yellow color combination. The steelworker mascot was chosen since, at the time, the majority of people worked as steelworkers. From 1962 until 1968, it served as the mascot.
Which NFL club had an emblem placed on its helmet first?
Rams
The Los Angeles Rams were the first NFL club to emblazon their helmets with a logo in 1948; other than for color, the fundamental “ram’s horn” emblem hasn’t changed much since then.
Which Super Bowl champion team’s previous logo included a colonial soldier carrying the ball?
New England Patriots
From 1971 through 1992, the Patriots’ logo featured a colonial soldier hiking the ball. This emblem was significantly more popular among ardent followers than the one that replaced it, which they dubbed The Flying Elvis.
Craig James
Craig James was a member of the New England Patriots from 1984 to 1988. In his NFL career, he ran for 2,469 yards and made one Pro Bowl. He played in the USFL before that, and he is a skilled sports pundit.
Dick Lane
One of the best football players in history is considered to be Night Train Lane. He still holds the fourth-most NFL career interceptions record with 68 altogether, including 14 in his debut season.
Green Bay and Boston squared off in an NFL match on September 17, 1948. What was the game’s significance?
It was the first time a NFL game that went into overtime.
It was the first time a penalty flag was thrown.
It was the first time an interception was returned for a touchdown.
It was the first NFL game to be on radio.
It was the first time a penalty flag was thrown.
It was the first game of the season following rule revisions permitting penalty flags to be thrown, and the Green Bay Packers met the Boston Yanks.
Keyshawn Johnson
Johnson was one of the top receivers in the league despite his tendency to cause problems, and the Jets kept him around for three years before dealing him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for two first-round selections. Keyshawn later became the NFL’s highest-paid receiver thanks to the Bucs.
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