NFL 2010s Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: 4

The Broncos fired Eric Studesville after his 1-3 record, replacing him with Josh McDaniels. The Cowboys dumped Wade Phillips after week 8 with only one win, paving the way for Jason Garrett. The Vikings fired Brad Childress after week 10 due to some internal problems and winning only three games. Leslie Frazier took the helm in place of Childress. The 49ers brass fired Mike Singletary before the last game of the season, and moved Jim Tomsula into the spot. The Cleveland Browns wasted no time, firing Eric Mangini one day after the season ended with consecutive 5-11 season records.

Answer: David Akers - Eagles

The others were all running backs. Akers won the crown by just one point over Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski, 143-142. Akers kicked one less field goal than Janikowski and Josh Brown of the Rams, but had more extra points (PATs).

Answer: Arian Foster - Texans

Foster led the league in rushing with 1616 yards on 327 carries for a 4.9 yards per carry average, and rushed for 16 touchdowns. He also caught 66 passes including two touchdowns in the season for the Texans.

Answer: Mat McBriar - Cowboys

The others were all field goal kickers. McBriar punted an average of 47.9 yards with every punt in the season. He and Shane Lechler (47.0) of the Raiders were the only kickers to average 47 yards or better. Lechler led the league in 2009 with a 51.1 average, and McBriar improved from his previous season by 2.8 yards.

Answer: Denver Broncos

The others allowed between 300 and 310 points, a good defensive stand. The Broncos defense and special teams were napping by allowing 471 points in the season. They scored only 344 offensive points and were upside down. Putting the Detroit Lions' previous seasons aside, the Broncos defense allowed more points than anyone else, going back to the 2001 Indianapolis Colts who allowed 486.

Answer: DeSean Jackson - Eagles

The others were all defensive linemen, and all had 11 sacks in the season. Jackson caught 47 passes for 1056 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 22.5 yards per catch. He also rushed for another touchdown. Jackson and Mike Wallace of the Steelers were the only two receivers above the 20-yard mark.

Answer: DeMarcus Ware - Cowboys

The others all had 11.5 sacks in the season, but did not rank in the top five. It was the second time that DeMarcus led the league in sacks. He plunked 15.5. In six seasons he totaled 80 sacks for the Cowboys.
On the other side of the bruising, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was the leading 'plunkee' in the season, being sacked 52 times, 12 more than runner-up Joe Flacco of the Ravens.