Super Bowl Trivia Quiz

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01/26/2007 -

I - What was the name of the first ``Super Bowl''? (5 points).

II - Indianapolis' Adam Vinatieri is making his fifth Super Bowl appearance. Who is the only player make six appearances? (5 points).

III - The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. What is the name of the trophy presented to the MVP? (5 points).

IV - True or False. Since 1990, Indianapolis is the only No. 3 seed to reach the Super Bowl. (5 points).

V - Which Chicago Bear was named the MVP in the 1986 Super Bowl? (5 points).

a) Dan Hampton

b) Walter Payton

c) Richard Dent

d) Mike Singletary

VI - Indianapolis set a conference championship record overcoming an 18-point deficit in the AFC title game against New England. What's the largest deficit a team had to overcome to win the Super Bowl? (5 points).

VII - True or False. A Super Bowl has never gone into overtime? (5 points).

VIII - Last year Hines Ward became the fifth wide receiver to win the Super Bowl MVP. Name the first. (5 points).

IX - True or False. The Colts are the first franchise to represent two different cities in the Super Bowl. (5 points).

X - Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating? (5 points).

XI - Who has the most career passing yards in the Super Bowl? (5 points).

a) Tom Brady, New England

b) John Elway, Denver

c) Joe Montana, San Francisco

d) Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh

XII - True or False. No punt return has ever been returned for a touchdown. (5 points).

XIII - Who is the last player to return a kickoff for a touchdown in the Super Bowl? (5 points).

XIV - Peyton Manning of Indianapolis led the league in passing with a 101.0 passer rating. Who is the last quarterback to lead the NFL in passing and win the Super Bowl in the same season? (5 points).

a) Brett Favre, Green Bay

b) Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay

c) Steve Young, San Francisco

d) Kurt Warner, St. Louis

XV - Name the only kick returner to win the MVP award. (5 points),

XVI - Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he? (5 points).

XVII - Adam Vinatieri has kicked four field goals in his Super Bowl career. Who holds the record with five in a career? (5 points).

a) Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh

b) Efren Herrera, Dallas

c) Ray Wersching, San Francisco

d) Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis

XVIII - The team with fewer turnovers has won 28 of 32 Super Bowls, in eight other Super Bowls turnovers were equal. Name one of the four teams to have more turnovers and win the Super Bowl. (5 points).

XIX - True or False. This is the first time the Colts and Bears have met in the postseason. (5 points).

XX - Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history? (5 points).

a) Don Chandler

b) Curtis McClinton

c) Max McGee

d) Elijah Pitts

---Answers

I - The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

II - Mike Lodish, Buffalo 1991-94 and Denver 1998-99.

III - Pete Rozelle Trophy.

IV - False. Carolina, the NFC South division winner, reached the 2004 Super Bowl.

V - c) Richard Dent.

VI - 10 points. Washington trailed Denver 10-0 after the first quarter of its 42-10 victory in the 1988 Super Bowl.

VII - True.

VIII - Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh, 1976.

IX - False. Raiders (Oakland 1968, 1977, 1981, 2003; Los Angeles 1984) and Rams (Los Angeles 1980; St. Louis 2000, 2002).

X - The 1982 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Cincinnati had a 49.1 rating.

XI - c) Joe Montana, San Francisco, with 1,142 yards in four games.

XII - True. The longest return is 45 yards by San Francisco's John Taylor against Cincinnati in 1989.

XIII - Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. N.Y. Giants in the 2001 Super Bowl. Lewis' 84-kickoff return followed Ron Dixon's 97-yard kickoff return in the third quarter.

XIV - d) Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999 season.

XV - Desmond Howard, Green Bay, in the 1997 Super Bowl.

XVI - Chuck Howley, Dallas vs. Baltimore Colts in the 1971 Super Bowl.

XVII - c) Ray Wersching, San Francisco.

XVIII - 1971 Baltimore Colts; Pittsburgh 1980; N.Y. Giants 1987; Pittsburgh 2006.

XIX - True.

XX - c) Max McGee on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr vs. Kansas City, 1967 Super Bowl.

---Scoring

95 or more - MVP

90-94 - First Team All-Pro

85-89 - Second Team All-Pro

80-84 - Honorable Mention All-Pro

65-79 - Starter

50-64 - Benchwarmer

40-49 - Practice Squad

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“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

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