Trivia Questions and Answers

[Icecube]

57 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

Marino,  Check.   Favre already named.    Not Moon/Kelly...they are down the list, but not far. 

If Moon didn't play in Canada or those years, he'd be on the list. Threw the nicest ball I've ever seen. 

[The Gipper]

42 minutes ago, Icecube said:

If Moon didn't play in Canada or those years, he'd be on the list. Threw the nicest ball I've ever seen. 

Yes. Maybe 

[Dutch Oven]

4 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Yes. Maybe 

Moon had a 3-7 lifetime playoff record with 17 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in the NFL.

That's pretty pedestrian.  

[Dutch Oven]

For some reason I'm going to throw out Kurt Warner, but I just don't remember him playing in that many playoff games to get 30 touchdown passes... 

[mjp28]

14 hours ago, The Gipper said:

No, neither.  Otto had  14  post season TDs.   (Remember, they only played one single postseason game then.  QBs since then have had to play in 3 , maybe 4 postseason games each year.  Starr played half of his career under the same situation...and the Packers were really a grind it out running attack.

So: hint:   think of some of the most prolific passing offenses in history. 

Remember the old thinking good defenses win super bowls well here's the first 20 games, it used to be true way back when.  Then along came the Steelers, 49ers era and the West Coast offences !

Betting went from bet the under to take the niners and the over -and- the overs went from the thirties to the fifties in no time including the extinct St. Louis Cardinals and the greatest show on turf with former Arena League star Kurt Warner.....my golden era of professional football.    

XX	1986	New Orleans, LA	Chicago vs. New England	Chicago -10 (37.5)	Chicago 46 New England 10	Favorite-Over
XIX	1985	Stanford, CA	San Francisco vs. Miami	San Francisco -3.5 (53.5)	San Francisco 38 Miami 16	Favortie-Over
XVIII	1984	Tampa, FL	L.A. Raiders vs. Washington	Washington -3 (48)	L.A. 38 Washington 9	Underdog-Under
XVII	1983	Pasadena, CA	Washington vs. Miami	Miami -3 (36.5)	Washington 27 Miami 17	Underdog-Over
XVI	1982	Pontiac, MI	San Francisco vs. Cincinnati	San Francisco -1 (48)	San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 21	Favorite-Under
XV	1981	New Orleans, LA	Oakland vs. Philadelphia	Philadelphia -3 (37.5)	Oakland 27 Philadelphia 10	Underdog-Under
XIV	1980	Pasadena, CA	Pittsburgh vs. L.A. Rams	Pittsburgh -10.5 (36)	Pittsburgh 31 L.A. Rams 19	Favorite-Over
XIII	1979	Miami, FL	Pittsburgh vs. Dallas	Pittsburgh -3.5 (37)	Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31	Favorite-Over
XII	1978	New Orleans, LA	Dallas vs. Denver	Dallas -6 (39)	Dallas 27 Denver 10	Favorite-Under
XI	1977	Pasadena, CA	Oakland vs. Minnesota	Oakland -4 (38)	Oakland 32 Minnesota 14	Favorite-Over
X	1976	Miami, FL	Pittsburgh vs. Dallas	Pittsburgh -7 (36)	Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 17	Underdog-Over
IX	1975	New Orleans, LA	Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota	Pittsburgh -3 (33)	Pittsburgh 16 Minnesota 6	Favorite-Under
VIII	1974	Houston, TX	Miami vs. Minnesota	Miami -6.5 (33)	Miami 24 Minnesota 7	Favorite-Under
VII	1973	Los Angeles, CA	Miami vs. Washington	Miami -1 (33)	Miami 14 Washington 7	Favorite-Under
VI	1972	New Orleans, LA	Dallas vs. Miami	Dallas -6 (34)	Dallas 24 Miami 3	Favorite-Under
V	1971	Miami, FL	Baltimore vs. Dallas	Baltimore -2.5 (36)	Baltimore 16 Dallas 13	Favorite-Under
IV	1970	New Orleans, LA	Kansas City vs. Minnesota	Minnesota -12 (39)	Kansas City 23 Minnesota 7	Underdog-Under
III	1969	Miami, FL	N.Y. Jets vs. Baltimore	Baltimore -18 (40)	N.Y. Jets 16 Baltimore 7	Underdog-Under
II	1968	Miami, FL	Green Bay vs. Oakland	Green Bay -13.5 (43)	Green Bay 33 Oakland 14	Favorite-Over
I	1967	Los Angeles, CA	Green Bay vs. Kansas City	Green Bay -14 (N/A)	Green Bay 35 Kansas City 10	Favorite

[The Gipper]

9 hours ago, Dutch Oven said:

For some reason I'm going to throw out Kurt Warner, but I just don't remember him playing in that many playoff games to get 30 touchdown passes... 

BADA BING.

Check

[The Gipper]

In NFL history,    10 QBs have thrown   30 or more career  TDs .....in Postseason Play.

Name these 10 QBs.  

Answers:

Tom Brady   73

Joe Montana  45

Brett Favre  44

Peyton Manning  40

Aaron Rodgers  40

Drew Brees   34

Dan Marino  32

Kurt Warner 31

Terry Bradshaw  30

Ben Roethlisberger  30

(after that:  Elway  27,  Flacco 25, McNabb 24, Staubach 24)  Top Browns:   Kosar  16 (15 with Browns...1 with Dallas)   Otto:  14

[Dutch Oven]

2 hours ago, The Gipper said:

BADA BING.

Check

Even though I guessed him, I'm still kind of surprised he played enough playoff games to make the list. Either he played in more than I thought, or he was prolific as hell in the ones he did play in. 

Edit: So I looked up his playoff record, and man is it impressive. He went 9-4 in 13 playoff games, throwing for 3952 yards (304 per game) and 31 touchdowns vs 14 interceptions, with a 102.8 QB rating. 

[The Gipper]

18 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said:

Even though I guessed him, I'm still kind of surprised he played enough playoff games to make the list. Either he played in more than I thought, or he was prolific as hell in the ones he did play in. 

Edit: So I looked up his playoff record, and man is it impressive. He went 9-4 in 13 playoff games, throwing for 3952 yards (304 per game) and 31 touchdowns vs 14 interceptions, with a 102.8 QB rating. 

Well, remember, I believe he did start in  3 SB games.  So you have to make a long run of at least 3 games each time you play in a SB (win or lose). 

Playoffs Passing

 

 

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
Career				13	13	9-4	307	462	66.5	3952	31	6.7	14	3.0	186	77	8.6	8.5	12.9	304.0	102.8	19	116	7.98	7.95	4.0	2	3
3 yrs		STL		7	7	5-2	169	268	63.1	2221	15	5.6	10	3.7		77	8.3	7.7	13.1	317.3	92.3	12	84	7.63	7.10	4.3	1	2
2 yrs		ARI		6	6	4-2	138	194	71.1	1731	16	8.2	4	2.1		71	8.9	9.6	12.5	288.5	117.4	7	32	8.45	9.15	3.5	1	1
1999*+	28	STL	QB	3	3	3-0	77	121	63.6	1063	8	6.6	4	3.3	51	77	8.8	8.6	13.8	354.3	100.0	4	24	8.31	8.15	3.2	1	2
2000*	29	STL	QB	1	1	0-1	24	40	60.0	365	3	7.5	3	7.5	16	38	9.1	7.3	15.2	365.0	83.9	2	15	8.33	6.55	4.8
2001*+	30	STL	QB	3	3	2-1	68	107	63.6	793	4	3.7	3	2.8	37	50	7.4	6.9	11.7	264.3	86.7	6	45	6.62	6.13	5.3
2008*	37	ARI	QB	4	4	3-1	92	135	68.1	1147	11	8.1	3	2.2	53	71	8.5	9.1	12.5	286.8	112.2	5	20	8.05	8.66	3.6	1	1
2009	38	ARI	QB	2	2	1-1	46	59	78.0	584	5	8.5	1	1.7	29	33	9.9	10.8	12.7	292.0	129.1	2	12	9.38	10.28	3.3	0	0

 

[Dutch Oven]

6 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

Well, remember, I believe he did start in  3 SB games.  So you have to make a long run of at least 3 games each time you play in a SB (win or lose). 

Playoffs Passing

 

 

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
Career				13	13	9-4	307	462	66.5	3952	31	6.7	14	3.0	186	77	8.6	8.5	12.9	304.0	102.8	19	116	7.98	7.95	4.0	2	3
3 yrs		STL		7	7	5-2	169	268	63.1	2221	15	5.6	10	3.7		77	8.3	7.7	13.1	317.3	92.3	12	84	7.63	7.10	4.3	1	2
2 yrs		ARI		6	6	4-2	138	194	71.1	1731	16	8.2	4	2.1		71	8.9	9.6	12.5	288.5	117.4	7	32	8.45	9.15	3.5	1	1
1999*+	28	STL	QB	3	3	3-0	77	121	63.6	1063	8	6.6	4	3.3	51	77	8.8	8.6	13.8	354.3	100.0	4	24	8.31	8.15	3.2	1	2
2000*	29	STL	QB	1	1	0-1	24	40	60.0	365	3	7.5	3	7.5	16	38	9.1	7.3	15.2	365.0	83.9	2	15	8.33	6.55	4.8
2001*+	30	STL	QB	3	3	2-1	68	107	63.6	793	4	3.7	3	2.8	37	50	7.4	6.9	11.7	264.3	86.7	6	45	6.62	6.13	5.3
2008*	37	ARI	QB	4	4	3-1	92	135	68.1	1147	11	8.1	3	2.2	53	71	8.5	9.1	12.5	286.8	112.2	5	20	8.05	8.66	3.6	1	1
2009	38	ARI	QB	2	2	1-1	46	59	78.0	584	5	8.5	1	1.7	29	33	9.9	10.8	12.7	292.0	129.1	2	12	9.38	10.28	3.3	0	0

 

Yeah, I totally forgot that he went to two Super Bowls with the Rams. The Patriots started their run by beating them in 2001. 

[The Gipper]

Here is Today's Trivia Question.  Not dissimilar to yesterday's. 

Name the Top  10....actually 11 with ties,  Running Backs who have scored the most Rushing Touchdowns.....In Postseason Play.  So.  11 names.

[SdBacker80]

Super Bowl Era?

T. Thomas, E. Smith, J Bettis, M. Allen, F. Harris

[The Gipper]

4 minutes ago, SdBacker80 said:

Super Bowl Era?

T. Thomas, E. Smith, J Bettis, M. Allen, F. Harris

Any era,  but because of expanded playoffs, yes, they are all from the Super Bowl era.

And, by the way.....all 5 of your guesses are correct.  Check.

 

[mjp28]

My favorites are gone how about some oldies Riggo Riggins and Csonka.

[SdBacker80]

1 hour ago, mjp28 said:

My favorites are gone how about some oldies Riggo Riggins and Csonka.

I hope Bettis and Franco aren’t favorites?  I had trouble typing it out.

i was standing by Franco in Vegas in a Casino and a random guy turned to me and said “hey that’s cool that’s Franco Harris”. Franco looked up and I made sure he heard me I said it loud enough  that “I dont care I am a browns fan.” I got a smile from Franco and the random guy gave me funny look. 

[Icecube]

18 hours ago, Dutch Oven said:

Moon had a 3-7 lifetime playoff record with 17 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in the NFL.

That's pretty pedestrian.  

5 years in Canadian football and 5 Grey Cups, numb nuts. Cleveland hasn't had a QB as good as Moon in 40 years.  

[The Gipper]

2 minutes ago, Icecube said:

5 years in Canadian football and 5 Grey Cups, numb nuts. Cleveland hasn't had a QB as good as Moon in 40 years.  

Well 30

[Dutch Oven]

12 minutes ago, Icecube said:

5 years in Canadian football and 5 Grey Cups, numb nuts. Cleveland hasn't had a QB as good as Moon in 40 years.  

You called me "numb nuts" while hiding behind your keyboard, all the while refusing to meet me in person.

You are such an Internet Tough Guy. 😂

And no one gives two shits about the CFL. 

[The Gipper]

6 hours ago, mjp28 said:

My favorites are gone how about some oldies Riggo Riggins and Csonka.

Check on both 

[Icecube]

26 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said:

You called me "numb nuts" while hiding behind your keyboard, all the while refusing to meet me in person.

You are such an Internet Tough Guy. 😂

And no one gives two shits about the CFL. 

[Icecube]

27 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

Well 30

You think Bernie was better?

[Dutch Oven]

19 minutes ago, Icecube said:

Is this why you continue to hide behind your keyboard?

Or are we meeting to discuss this in-person? 

[The Gipper]

2 hours ago, Icecube said:

You think Bernie was better?

Yes. I would take Bernie over Moon. And that isn’t to disparage Moon. 

[The Gipper]

Moon certainly had longevity on Kosar.    I mean, he played 17 years in the NFL on top of his years in Canada.  So his cumulative stats are going to be better than Bernie's, and it is cumulative stats that put him in the HOF.    And while he is not just an accumulater,   like say Vinnie Testaverde or Drew Bledsoe,  he was still not a prime time  playoff performer.    In his 17 years, his teams only made  7 playoff appearances  (and yes...you can't put everything on a QB...but that is what we do sometimes);  but he never made so much as a conference title game.   Kosar (the Browns)  made 5 playoff appearances as a starter his first 5 years...3 times taking the team to the AFC title game.  (note...while he did not play in the 1988 playoffs...being injured before they started, he did start the majority of the games that season). 

 

[The Gipper]

Only  Four names left here.   Good effort!

[Dutch Oven]

25 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

Only  Four names left here.   Good effort!

I'll throw in a kinda overlooked guy, 49ers RB Roger Craig. 

[Canton Mike]

Terrell Davis, Denver

[The Gipper]

14 hours ago, Dutch Oven said:

I'll throw in a kinda overlooked guy, 49ers RB Roger Craig. 

No

[The Gipper]

14 hours ago, Canton Mike said:

Terrell Davis, Denver

Check 

[Icecube]

3 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Moon certainly had longevity on Kosar.    I mean, he played 17 years in the NFL on top of his years in Canada.  So his cumulative stats are going to be better than Bernie's, and it is cumulative stats that put him in the HOF.    And while he is not just an accumulater,   like say Vinnie Testaverde or Drew Bledsoe,  he was still not a prime time  playoff performer.    In his 17 years, his teams only made  7 playoff appearances  (and yes...you can't put everything on a QB...but that is what we do sometimes);  but he never made so much as a conference title game.   Kosar (the Browns)  made 5 playoff appearances as a starter his first 5 years...3 times taking the team to the AFC title game.  (note...while he did not play in the 1988 playoffs...being injured before they started, he did start the majority of the games that season). 

 

Of course, the teams they were on comes into the evaluation. As does coaching. That being said, I thought the Oilers' D was pretty loaded. In Bernie's era, Browns D was no slouch either.