Answer: A guarantee to win Super Bowl III.
When the Super Bowl was the meeting between the AFL champion and the NFL champion, the NFL was considered far stronger than the AFL. With the 1968 Baltimore Colts considered to be the strong favourite, Namath famously responded to a heckling reporter that the Jets would win the game. "We're going to win the game. I guarantee it." Incensed Baltimore fans vowed that the Colts would make Joe eat his words. However, Namath led the Jets' offence and the defence proved stalwart in a surprising 16-7 win. Namath was also named the game's MVP.
Namath led a very good career with the Jets, though his later years were plagued by injuries. The Jets, however, could not revisit their success of winning the Super Bowl and even struggled to make the playoffs most years. Namath was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
Answer: Dan Marino
Dan Marino would go on to play his entire career with the Miami Dolphins under two different head coaches, Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson. Marino would retire following the 1999 season. After his NFL career, he would have a lengthy career as an NFL analyst for CBS.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks Who Loved to Throw that Pigskin!
Answer: Miami Dolphins
Marino was drafted out of the University of Pittsburgh by the Dolphins in 1983. He would lead his team to the play-offs ten times, including a trip to Superbowl XIX in January, 1985. His NFL record of 61,361 passing yards was eventually overtaken by Brett Favre in 2007.
From Quiz: Pass Masters
Answer: Bob Griese
None of the others were ever Dolphins. Griese threw for 25,092 yards along with 192 touchdowns in his great career from 1967-1980. In 1977, Griese led the league by throwing 22 touchdowns. Bob also rushed for just under 1000 yards with 994.
From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
Answer: Tommy Maddox
Maddox played in only four games in the season, throwing for one touchdown with two interceptions, and only 329 yards. The Steelers' only loss in the season was in Week 2, when the Ravens defeated them 30-13.
From Quiz: Back Seat Quarterbacks
Answer: Len Dawson
The others listed were all former running backs. Dawson took the team to his first AFL Championship in 1966 by defeating the Bills 31-7, but lost in the Super Bowl against Green Bay 35-10. Dawson was a seven time Pro Bowler, and threw for 239 career touchdowns.
From Quiz: You Find the Quarterback
Answer: Brett Favre
Favre had 235 TDs in the 90s while playing for the Green Bay Packers. Young and Marino both had 200 TDs and Elway had 180.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s
Answer: Jim Plunkett
Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Stanford in 1970. He was drafted first overall in 1971 by the New England Patriots and earned Super Bowl MVP honors after leading the Raiders past the Eagles in Super Bowl XV.
From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 2
Answer: Peyton Manning
After six seasons, Peyton Manning, of the Colts, had 24,885 yards passing. The other three: Marino(Dolphins) 23,856, Kelly(Bills) 19,574, and Elway(Broncos) had 18,144 yards.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
Answer: Steve Young
Steve Young has the best passer rating of QBs with over 1500 passing attempts with 96,8. In addition to that, he has also had the best single season ever with 112,3 in 1994, until Peyton Manning recorded a remarkable 121,1 in 2004.
From Quiz: Great QBs
Answer: George Blanda
Blanda had an amazing 26 year career with 4 teams, and scored 2002 career points.
From Quiz: Western PA Quarterbacks
Answer: Atlanta Falcons
1991, Traded for a '92 first round pick.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Club
Answer: Dan Marino
Marino has 61,361 passing yards in his career.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks of the Century
Answer: Tommy Maddox
Maddox has played in the NFL for 4 seasons, but did not do very well. Along with earning MVP honors, Maddox led the Los Angeles Xtreme to the XFL championship in 2001, passing for league-highs of 1,996 yards and 17 touchdowns. Maddox had not played in the NFL since being released by the Atlanta Falcons in training camp in 1997.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
Answer: Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw may be prominent now on Fox NFL Sunday, but back in the 1970s, his Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in six years! Bradshaw, the starting quarterback with an amazingly strong and accurate arm, was able to pick apart defences and find holes. His field vision was so incredible that he did his own play-calling. Of course, having two amazing backs that could both run for a thousand yards a season didn't hurt (Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier), and the 'Steel Curtain' defence was certainly another dominant factor.
Terry Bradshaw won Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV, while taking home the MVP in the latter two. He was chosen for three Pro Bowls, was the league's MVP in 1978, however, his number was never retired officially by the Steelers. Unofficially, though, they've declared that they won't reissue number 12 again. Terry Bradshaw was a truly great quarterback.
From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
Answer: David Klingler
Playing for the Houston Cougars between 1988 and 1991, David Klingler re-wrote the record books. Houston had successfully chosen a Run-and-Shoot system of play. However, whilst it made Klingler look like a superstar, it was a system that wasn't suited to the NFL and despite being the sixth pick in the first round of 1992, he was a bust for the Bengals. By 1998 Klingler's career was over with a pitiful 16 touchdowns passes and fewer than 4,000 yards.
From Quiz: Not Passable
Answer: Dan Fouts
Dan Fouts' epic game came in a 43-24 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Fouts was a prolific passer throughout most of his career and he was the first NFL quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in three straight seasons. After his playing career was over Fouts became a color analyst for NFL games on CBS.
From Quiz: Perfect Quarterback Ratings
Answer: New York Giants
Tarkenton was drafted out of Georgia by both the Vikings and the Boston Patriots in 1961 (the AFL had their own separate draft at the time). He signed with the Vikings, and passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in his debut against the Chicago Bears. He was traded to the Giants in 1967 but then traded back to the Vikings in 1972. He led Minnesota to three Superbowl appearances in the 1970s, but lost them all.
From Quiz: Pass Masters
Answer: Villanova
Though Terry Baker didn't make that much of an impact in his three years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, nor later in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos, Baker was an NCAA sensation. In the 1962 Liberty Bowl in a 0-0 game, Baker ran for the game's only score 99 yards and the NCAA record, one that cannot be broken due to NCAA rules regulating that the runs are measured from the line of scrimmage. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy that year, but, he also made it with the Oregon State basketball team all the way to the Final Four in the March Madness tournament.
From Quiz: Left-Handed Quarterbacks
Answer: Earl Morrall
The others were never Dolphins. Bob Griese was the team's primary quarterback at the beginning of the 1972 season, but due to injuries, back-up Morrall played in all 14 games compared to Griese's six. Griese was there at the beginning of the season, and there at the end after his injury-comeback. With all the greatness of Morrall in-between, the decision to go back with Griese once he was able to play, must have been a very troubling decision for coach Don Shula. In the end, it must have been correct. Miami won that Super Bowl 14-7 against the Redskins.
From Quiz: I Like Snaps!
Answer: 0
Montana went to four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and won them all. He had 11 Super Bowl passing touchdowns to his credit, including his biggest Super Bowl victory against the Broncos in XXIV, winning 55-10 and throwing five touchdowns.
From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
Answer: Joe Gilliam
Gilliam took the backseat to the great Bradshaw. Playing in only four games in the season, Joe passed for 450 yards. Hanratty was also a Pittsburgh Steeler in 1975, never attempted a pass, and only played in one game. The Steelers, led by head coach Chuck Noll, defeated the Cowboys in the promised land, 21-17.
From Quiz: Back Seat Quarterbacks
Answer: Brett Favre and Steve Young
Young led the NFL in TD passes in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1998. Favre led the NFL in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Favre was named NFL MVP all three years he led the NFL in TD passes.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s
Answer: Dan Fouts
Dan Fouts led the Chargers to two AFC championship games and became the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for 40,000 yards. Fouts and Unitas were teammates in 1973.
From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 3
Answer: Charlie Conerly
Also known as Chuckin' Charlie, Conerly led New York to three NFL title games winning one in 1956.
From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 2
Answer: John Hadl
John Hadl went to Kansas University from 1959 to 1961 and played for four teams in his fifteen years in the NFL. Gale Sayers, or otherwise known as the "Kansas Comet", played college football from 1962 to 1965.
From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 1
Answer: Bob Griese
Bob Griese(Dolphins) was never awarded a Superbowl MVP. Len Dawson(Chiefs) 1970, Jim Plunkett(Raiders) 1981, and Doug Williams(Redskins) in 1988, were all named Super Bowl MVP's.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
Answer: Dan Marino
Dan Marino is the all-time leader in passing yards, completions, passing attempts as well as TD passes.
From Quiz: Great QBs
Answer: Fran Tarkenton
Tarkenton was the only quarterback listed. His other five seasons were with the NY Giants. Fran was well known as a scrambler. In addition to his TD/Int ratio of 342/266, he also rushed for 32 touchdowns.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Greats
Answer: Oklahoma
He did finish at UCLA, but started for Oklahoma and then transfered out.
From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Club
Answer: Bart Starr
Bart Starr was the MVP of both games.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks of the Century
Answer: It was complete... to himself.
Down 17-0 in the first half against the Bucs, Favre was called in to replace Packers' QB Don Majkowski. Favre lined up behind scrimmage, stepped back, fired a pass... that was deflected right back to him. As an eligible receiver, he caught the ball but was immediately tackled for a seven-yard loss. So, a reception for a loss, and not to the intended receiver.
Brett Favre brought the Packers out of the slump they were mired in. Originally drafted by the Falcons, Ron Wolf had intended to draft Favre but was beaten to him. A season later, Wolf traded for Favre. However, the quarterback had been diagnosed with a degenerative hip condition, but Wolf wanted him anyway. It paid off.
Favre won three consecutive MVP awards 1995-96-97. The 1997 Super Bowl (for the 1996 season),was their first since their win in Super Bowl II. He was named to eleven Pro Bowl teams. He held many records when he retired such as passing yards, wins, pass attempts and more, though some have been broken since then.
From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
Answer: Todd Blackledge
The Kansas City Chiefs would love to have the 1983 draft again. They had the seventh pick in round one of the draft and they used it to choose Todd Blackledge. Still waiting in that draft was Dan Marino and future Hall of Famer, Jim Kelly. However, it was easy to see why they went the way they did. For three years Blackledge had been a starter at Penn State and had guided the Nittany Lions to a 31-5 record. In the 1982 season he was awarded the Davey O'Brien Award that hailed him as the best collegiate quarterback. His career with the Chiefs concluded in 1987, after which he went to the Pittsburgh Steelers and added a further two years to his underperforming playing career. He would go on to become better known as a sports broadcaster for ABC, CBS and ESPN.
From Quiz: Not Passable
Answer: Bart Starr
Starr would lead the Packers to six division titles. Starr wore number 15 as his jersey number. He would eventually become the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1975 to 1983.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks Who Loved to Throw that Pigskin!
Answer: Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw's final stats for the game included completing 14 of 18 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. Surprisingly the powerful Steelers lost their next game against the Oakland Raiders who went on to win the Super Bowl. Similar to Fouts, Bradshaw became an NFL analyst and host on television after his playing career.
From Quiz: Perfect Quarterback Ratings
Answer: Terry Bradshaw
Bradshaw was drafted by the Steelers out of Louisiana Tech in 1970. He threw the touchdown pass named "the immaculate reception" to Franco Harris in a 1972 play-off game vs the Oakland Raiders. He won four Superbowl rings, and was named MVP of the big game in both Superbowls XIII and XIV.
From Quiz: Pass Masters
Answer: Brad Johnson
The others were not rostered by Tampa Bay in 2002. The Bucs went 12-4 in the 2002 season, then stepped on the 49ers, Eagles, and finally the Raiders to win Super Bowl XXXVII, 48-21. It was a season of the Johnsons. They were quarterbacked by Brad Johnson, not related to his back-up Rob Johnson. Brad started 13 games, was 281-for-451 with 3049 yards, and had a TD/INT ration of 22-6. 1088 of those yards went to Keyshawn Johnson by air.
From Quiz: I Like Snaps!
Answer: 9
The Bears' Super Bowl XX team took down New England 46-10 in the promised land. Controversy always followed McMahon, including butting heads with the NFL Commissioner who had fined Jim for wearing a headband donning the Adidas logo. McMahon was a fifth round draft pick in 1982 from BYU. He retired in 1996 as a Packer after playing a few seasons as a Philadelphia Eagle.
From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
Answer: Gary Danielson
The others were all tight ends. Danielson played for the Lions from 1976-1984, before taking snaps for the Browns in his final three seasons. Although Danielson never made it to a Pro Bowl, he threw for 81 touchdowns.
From Quiz: You Find the Quarterback
Answer: 7
Kurt Warner, Randall Cunningham, Vinny Testaverde, Chris Chandler, Jim Harbaugh, and Jim Kelly all had a passer rating of more than 100 once. Steve Young had a QB rating over 100 five times.
From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s