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Two NFL teams play in this state, which is known as the "Lone Star State."

• A
  Florida
• B
  Texas
• C
  California
• D
  Maryland

Who is this infamous USC running back who had a troubled life after leaving the NFL?

• A
  Larry Csonka
• B
  O.J. Simpson
• C
  Chuck Foreman
• D
  Larry Brown

Which NFL team plays home games in one of the cities that are part of the "Twin Cities?"

• A
  San Francisco 49ers
• B
  Minnesota Vikings
• C
  New York Jets
• D
  Cleveland Browns

The team that wins the Super Bowl receives a trophy named in honor of what Hall of Fame coach?

• A
  Tom Landry
• B
  George Halas
• C
  Vince Lombardi
• D
  Chuck Noll

The Carolina Panthers selected this Heisman Trophy winner first overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

• A
  Marcus Mariota
• B
  Cam Newton
• C
  Jameis Winston
• D
  Johnny Manziel

Which of these NFL quarterbacks retired in 2010 as the record holder for most passing yards gained in a career?

• A
  Fran Tarkenton
• B
  Sammy Baugh
• C
  Dan Marino
• D
  Brett Favre

This quarterback is a Super Bowl Most Valuable Player winner and holds the NFL record for completions in a season.

• A
  Peyton Manning
• B
  Drew Brees
• C
  Matt Ryan
• D
  Philip Rivers

In 2017, this city became the home of two NFL teams for the first time since 1994.

• A
  Los Angeles
• B
  New York
• C
  Houston
• D
  Chicago

This player is one of four players to win the NFL Most Valuable Player Award in consecutive years.

• A
  Joe Montana
• B
  Steve Young
• C
  John Elway
• D
  Emmitt Smith

The first overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, this player was the first quarterback selected in an iconic quarterback draft class.

• A
  Dan Marino
• B
  Todd Blackledge
• C
  John Elway
• D
  Jim Kelly

This player holds NFL records for career receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions.

• A
  Terrell Owens
• B
  Randy Moss
• C
  Jerry Rice
• D
  Tony Gonzalez

In the 1990s, this player won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award three years in a row.

• A
  Emmitt Smith
• B
  Steve Young
• C
  Brett Favre
• D
  Terrell Davis

Who has been the exclusive maker of the NFL footballs since 1941?

• A
  Nike
• B
  Wilson
• C
  Under Armour
• D
  Adidas

This defensive lineman holds the NFL record for quarterback sacks in a season.

• A
  Mark Gastineau
• B
  Jared Allen
• C
  Justin Houston
• D
  Michael Strahan

Hank Stram is largely responsible for introducing what athletic drink into the NFL?

• A
  Powerade
• B
  Muscle Milk
• C
  Vitamin Water
• D
  Gatorade

Who set an NFL record for most consecutive seasons (1959-1961) leading the league in pass attempts?

• A
  Drew Bledsoe
• B
  George Blanda
• C
  Johnny Unitas
• D
  Warren Moon

In 1993, this head coach passed George Halas to hold the record for regular-season victories for an NFL head coach.

• A
  Don Shula
• B
  Tom Landry
• C
  Marty Schottenheimer
• D
  Dan Reeves

Who was head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s and led them to three straight NFL championships?

• A
  Paul Brown
• B
  Hank Stram
• C
  George Allen
• D
  Vince Lombardi

What pictured former NFL head coach is a Hall of Fame inductee for his playing career?

• A
  Marv Levy
• B
  Mike Ditka
• C
  Bud Grant
• D
  Joe Gibbs

In 1996, he became the first USC wide receiver to be picked first overall in the NFL Draft.

• A
  Terry Glenn
• B
  Keyshawn Johnson
• C
  Marvin Harrison
• D
  Eddie Kennison

The Atlanta Falcons traded with the San Diego Chargers to move up and select this player first overall in the 2001 NFL Draft.

• A
  LaDainian Tomlinson
• B
  Michael Vick
• C
  Leonard Davis
• D
  Richard Seymour

This quarterback holds NFL career records for passing yards and touchdown passes.

• A
  Brett Favre
• B
  Dan Marino
• C
  Peyton Manning
• D
  Tom Brady

This player is one of four Auburn University players to be picked first overall in the NFL Draft.

• A
  Kevin Greene
• B
  Bo Jackson
• C
  Ozzie Newsome
• D
  Frank Gatski

The first selection in the 1998 NFL Draft, this player won a record five NFL Most Valuable Player Awards in his career.

• A
  Marshall Faulk
• B
  Kurt Warner
• C
  Peyton Manning
• D
  Tom Brady

Which team began to play in the NFL in 2002 in a city known as "Space City?"

• A
  Houston Texans
• B
  Carolina Panthers
• C
  Cleveland Browns
• D
  Jacksonville Jaguars

What pictured inductee earned the moniker "The Minister of Defense" during his NFL career?

• A
  Bruce Smith
• B
  Lawrence Taylor
• C
  Reggie White
• D
  Derrick Thomas

The last non-quarterback to win NFL MVP was…

• A
  Aaron Rodgers
• B
  Derek Carr
• C
  Peyton Manning
• D
  Adrian Peterson

Before he played in the NFL, Doug Flutie executed an iconic Hail Mary pass as this school's quarterback.

• A
  Boston College
• B
  Penn State
• C
  Maryland
• D
  Purdue

Can you name this 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who had a relatively short career in the NFL?

• A
  Rob Gronkowski
• B
  Matt Ryan
• C
  Tim Tebow
• D
  Joe Flacco

In 1993, this player became the third quarterback selected first overall by the New England Patriots in the NFL Draft.

• A
  Billy Joe Hobert
• B
  Drew Bledsoe
• C
  Rick Mirer
• D
  Mark Brunell

This Hall of Fame running back holds the NFL record for rushing touchdowns in a season.

• A
  Emmitt Smith
• B
  Priest Holmes
• C
  Shaun Alexander
• D
  LaDainian Tomlinson

This player won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award for the 2012 season, in which he ran for 2,097 yards.

• A
  DeMarco Murray
• B
  Chris Johnson
• C
  Marshawn Lynch
• D
  Adrian Peterson

In the 2006 season, this NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner had a single-season record 28 rushing touchdowns.

• A
  Emmitt Smith
• B
  LaDainian Tomlinson
• C
  Shaun Alexander
• D
  Priest Holmes

This player set the NFL record for rushing yards in a season in 1984.

• A
  Walter Payton
• B
  O.J. Simpson
• C
  Earl Campbell
• D
  Eric Dickerson

This player holds the NFL record for pass attempts in a season and currently plays for an NFC North team.

• A
  Drew Brees
• B
  Matthew Stafford
• C
  Joe Flacco
• D
  Aaron Rodgers

The Oakland Raiders passed on Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, and Adrian Peterson and picked this player first overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

• A
  JaMarcus Russell
• B
  Levi Brown
• C
  LaRon Landry
• D
  Gaines Adams

This three-time NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner holds the league record for career interceptions thrown.

• A
  John Hadl
• B
  Vinny Testaverde
• C
  Brett Favre
• D
  George Blanda

This quarterback played for the Arena Football League's Iowa Barnstormers before he won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award for the 1999 and 2001 seasons.

• A
  Steve McNair
• B
  Kurt Warner
• C
  Brett Favre
• D
  Rich Gannon

As head coach of the Packers, which coach led the team to six NFL championships and over 200 wins from 1919 to 1949?

• A
  Steve Owen
• B
  Curly Lambeau
• C
  Chuck Noll
• D
  Marv Levy

This team reached the NFC Championship Game in just their second season in the NFL.

• A
  Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• B
  Carolina Panthers
• C
  Seattle Seahawks
• D
  Houston Texans

What Hall of Fame head coach's coaching tree includes Mike Holmgren and Dennis Green?

• A
  Don Shula
• B
  Hank Stram
• C
  Bill Parcells
• D
  Bill Walsh

In 2015, this player became the first Florida State quarterback to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft.

• A
  EJ Manuel
• B
  Charlie Ward
• C
  Christian Ponder
• D
  Jameis Winston

Current NFL players Richard Sherman, Andrew Luck, and Christian McCaffrey attended this school.

• A
  USC
• B
  Virginia Tech
• C
  Stanford
• D
  Michigan

This player capped off winning the NFL Most Valuable Player Award for the 1994 season with six touchdown passes in a Super Bowl XXIX victory.

• A
  Joe Montana
• B
  Kurt Warner
• C
  Brett Favre
• D
  Steve Young

Which NFL team plays in the city where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located?

• A
  Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• B
  Minnesota Vikings
• C
  Cleveland Browns
• D
  Cincinnati Bengals

The first pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, this player was the first player selected first overall by the Colts after their move from Baltimore to Indianapolis.

• A
  Russell Maryland
• B
  Steve Emtman
• C
  Troy Aikman
• D
  Jeff George

This team posted a 0-16 record during the 2008 NFL season.

• A
  Cleveland Browns
• B
  Houston Texans
• C
  Jacksonville Jaguars
• D
  Detroit Lions

This football player, known as Sweetness, spent his entire 13-year career with the same NFL team. He ran for 275 yards in a game in 1977 and is one of the few players to run, throw, and catch a touchdown pass in the same game.

• A
  John Riggins
• B
  Otis Anderson
• C
  Walter Payton
• D
  Jim Brown

A year after Lawrence Taylor left this school for the NFL, Michael Jordan helped its men's basketball team with a national championship.

• A
  Maryland
• B
  North Carolina State
• C
  Duke
• D
  North Carolina

Which hall of famer won NFL Coach of the Year twice (1967 and 1971) and received a Washington Redskins Ring of Fame?

• A
  Weeb Ewbank
• B
  George Allen
• C
  Don Shula
• D
  Bill Walsh

This player had a record 26-year NFL career.

• A
  John Carney
• B
  Gary Anderson
• C
  Morten Andersen
• D
  George Blanda

In 2002, this wide receiver broke the NFL record for receptions in a season.

• A
  Isaac Bruce
• B
  Wes Welker
• C
  Marvin Harrison
• D
  Cris Carter

The Houston Texans selected this defensive player first overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

• A
  Anthony Barr
• B
  Justin Gilbert
• C
  Khalil Mack
• D
  Jadeveon Clowney

This kicker, who played for the Saints, Falcons, Giants, Chiefs, Vikings, holds the NFL career record for field goals made.

• A
  Adam Vinatieri
• B
  Morten Andersen
• C
  Jason Hanson
• D
  John Carney

Who set an NFL record for the most pass attempts in a game in 1994?

• A
  Doug Williams
• B
  John Elway
• C
  Bernie Kosar
• D
  Drew Bledsoe

Which of these innovations is Paul Brown known for within the NFL?

• A
  Inventing the modern face mask
• B
  Using film to scout opponents
• C
  Breaking the NFL's color barrier
• D
  All of these are are attributed to Brown

He played in the NFL from 1987-2003 after his college career at Purdue. Throughout most of this defensive back's career he played in Pittsburgh. He became a TV analyst for ESPN. Who is he?

• A
  Herb Adderley
• B
  Rod Woodson
• C
  Terry Bradshaw
• D
  Jack Youngblood

Which NFL coach led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl games and is the most successful coach in Vikings history?

• A
  Bud Grant
• B
  Chuck Noll
• C
  Marv Levy
• D
  Paul Brown

This player was the Cleveland Browns' first draft pick after their return to the NFL in 1999.

• A
  Akili Smith
• B
  Tim Couch
• C
  Donovan McNabb
• D
  Daunte Culpepper

This player, who was a member of the "Purple People Eaters," earned the NFL Most Valuable Player Award for the 1971 season.

• A
  John Randle
• B
  Alan Page
• C
  Chris Doleman
• D
  Cris Carter

What pictured inductee is fourth overall for career touchdown receptions in NFL history?

• A
  Steve Largent
• B
  Tim Brown
• C
  Andre Reed
• D
  Cris Carter

This player, who holds the NFL career record for sacks, earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1990 and 1996.

• A
  Reggie White
• B
  Kevin Greene
• C
  Bruce Smith
• D
  Chris Doleman

After he was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXII, this player earned Most Valuable Player honors for the 1998 NFL season.

• A
  Kurt Warner
• B
  Marshall Faulk
• C
  Barry Sanders
• D
  Terrell Davis

This defensive back holds the NFL career record for interception returns for touchdowns.

• A
  Rod Woodson
• B
  Aqib Talib
• C
  Charles Woodson
• D
  Darren Sharper

What pictured dominant Hall of Fame defensive end was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame two years before sacks became an official NFL stat?

• A
  Joe Greene
• B
  Fred Dean
• C
  Jack Youngblood
• D
  Deacon Jones

Other than O.J. Simpson, this player is the only Buffalo Bill to date to win the NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

• A
  Thurman Thomas
• B
  Andre Reed
• C
  Bruce Smith
• D
  Jim Kelly

What NFL team only has their logo on one side of their helmets?

• A
  Seahawks
• B
  Jets
• C
  Redskins
• D
  Steelers

Quarterback Mark Brunell played for this team for nine of his 17 NFL seasons.

• A
  Washington Redskins
• B
  New York Jets
• C
  Jacksonville Jaguars
• D
  New Orleans Saints

To date, this player is the only quarterback to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

• A
  Troy Aikman
• B
  Dak Prescott
• C
  Tony Romo
• D
  Roger Staubach

What current NFL quarterback never started in a single college football game?

• A
  Matt Cassel
• B
  Tom Brady
• C
  Ben Roethlisberger
• D
  Aaron Rodgers

Twelve years after he was named Super Bowl XXXV's Most Valuable Player, this player ended his NFL career with a victory in Super Bowl XLVII.

• A
  Ray Lewis
• B
  Peyton Manning
• C
  Michael Strahan
• D
  Jerome Bettis

To date, this is the only USC quarterback to be picked first overall in the NFL Draft.

• A
  Matt Leinart
• B
  Mark Sanchez
• C
  Carson Palmer
• D
  Pat Haden

He was the only Raider to win the NFL Most Valuable Player Award during the team's tenure in Los Angeles.

• A
  Howie Long
• B
  Tim Brown
• C
  Marcus Allen
• D
  Charles Woodson

What 1994 Offensive Rookie of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee is one of only eight players in NFL history to have at least 100 career rushing touchdowns?

• A
  Marshall Faulk
• B
  Franco Harris
• C
  Barry Sanders
• D
  Jerome Bettis