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1. After the AFL-NFL merger, which of the following AFC teams did the 1971 Buffalo Bills beat to get their only win of that season?
2. The 1972 Houston Oilers limped to a 1-13 finish. Their biggest loss that season came at the hands of which of the following AFC teams?
3. After a disasterous 1972 season, the Houston Oilers felt that 1973 would be much better, but it was far from it. That season was much worse. Coach Bill Peterson who had led the team to that 1-13 season the previous year, had the team sitting at 0-5 before he was replaced by which of these coaches?
4. The 1976 and 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losers of their first 26 games, they finally broke through as winners in the last two weeks of the 1977 season. While their defense was fairly respectable (at least in their second year), their offense was horrible as they averaged less than 10 points a game both seasons. How many times were the Bucs shutout over this two-season period?
5. Dick Nolan led the 1980 New Orleans Saints to their only win in Week 15.
6. In the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Baltimore Colts outdid themselves from the previous season's 2-14 finish by going 0-8-1. Which of the following teams prevented the Colts from losing every game?
7. The 1989 Dallas Cowboys had a horrendous defense, giving up almost 400 points for an average of 24 points per contest. While the defense never allowed any opponent to score 40 points, they did give up 30 points six times that season. How many consecutive weeks did this occur?
8. Before Tom Brady arrived in New England and started winning Super Bowls, the Patriots were a really bad team, with the 1990 edition being especially horrible. They won only one game that season. Which of the following quarterbacks was able to lead the Pats to that single victory?
9. In 2008, the Detroit Lions became the first National Football League team to go through an entire 16-game season without winning a single contest. How many times were the Lions held to under 10 points in a game for the season?
10. The 1981 Baltimore Colts gave up a whopping 533 points in the season.
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