Puzzling NFL Teams Quiz | Sports Word Play

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1. This 2008 12-4 team went all the way to the Super Bowl, and had a special banana and GUEST SHERBERT SPLIT ready for the Arizona Cardinals. Who was this team that won Super Bowl XLIII?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers were led by QB Ben Roethlisberger, and defeated the Kurt Warner led Cardinals 27-23. The game was topped off by a historical six-yard catch from Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left to give the Steelers the victory.

2. This 2008 team started the season by sitting on a NITRIDE STOOL, and went on to lose all 16 games in the season. Which dismal team was this?

Answer: Detroit Lions

With the Lions' no-win season, they obviously finished last in the NFC North. For many seasons prior, the Lions' offensive line had many problems with protecting their quarterbacks, and 2008 was no different by allowing their signal-caller to be sacked another 52 times. Nobody seemed to want to take the snaps as the Lions shared the quarterback spot with five players in the season.

The team was "led" by head coach Rod Marinelli.

3. The 2008 NFL season found many TEAMS INVOKING SIN by management cracking down on off-field activities. This team won their division with a 10-6 record, but lost to the Eagles in the NFC Wildcard game. Which team was this?

Answer: Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings won the NFC North by one game over the Bears. They were led by the arm of Gus Frerotte and the legs of Adrian Peterson. 2009 saw a new quarterback for the team in the name of Brett Favre.

4. The TEXAS HUNT SOON was on when this team was looking for a backup quarterback for Matt Schaub, but they never found one. They finished the 2008 season with a disappointing 8-8 record. Which team was this?

Answer: Houston Texans

The Texans signed former Chicago Bear Rex Grossman to compete with Schaub in the 2009 season. With the franchise beginning in 2002, the Texans had yet to have a nine-game winning season.

5. This team played the season like a SENATE TENNIS SET, and finished the 2008 season with the best record in the NFL. Which team was this?

Answer: Tennessee Titans

The Titans went a league best 13-3 to win the AFC South. They even defeated the future Super Bowl champion Steelers in Week 16, 31-14. The Titans lost their final two days games of the season to the Colts and Ravens, then lost the Division Championship to the Ravens, and their season was over.

6. The fans of the NFL thought that this 2008 team was more than well-done like a ROAST TIP after losing their quarterback in the first week of the season, but they rebounded very well to finish the season off with a 11-5 record. Their backup quarterback stepped into the pocket to throw for 3693 yards in the season. Which team was this?

Answer: Patriots

The Patriots and the NFL were shocked when quarterback Tom Brady went down in Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Althought New England won, the season looked dismal for the Patriots. Matt Cassel was in his fourth season with the Patriots in limited duty, but certainly stepped up by throwing for over 3500 yards, while throwing 21 touchdowns with only 11 interceptions. Even with their 11-5 season, the Patriots did not make the playoffs.

7. Who said BALD CLOWNS NEVER cry, as this team struggled in the 2008 season with their 4-12 record. They still sought their first 11-win season in 15 years, but it wasn't to be. Their five quarterbacks totaled 2537 passing yards for the entire season, with only 11 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions. Which AFC team was this?

Answer: Cleveland Browns

The Browns had experienced their last 11-win season in 1994, and were hoping for another after their 10-6 2007 season. In 2007, QB Derek Anderson threw for 3787 yards along with 29 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. In 2008, Anderson threw for 1615 yards, with only nine touchdowns and eight interceptions.

8. Like A KIN SALAD ORDER with no meat, this 2008 team witnessed their sixth consecutive season by losing more than 10 games in a season. With the franchise continuing to implode, which team was it that went 5-11 in the season?

Answer: Oakland Raiders

From 1995-1999, the Raiders could not muster a winning season, but they had three from 2000-2002. However, they went back to their old ways in 2003 with a 4-12 record under head coach Bill Callahank, to a 2-14 record under Art Shell in 2006, then their 5-11 2008 record.

9. This 2008 team could never pull off A NCAA SLANT LOFT without their quarterback who was in prison. They did go through the entire season with only one quarterback taking every snap, and finished with a very respectible 11-5 record. Which team was this?

Answer: Atlanta Falcons

With Michael Vick in prison for his animal abuse endeavors, the Falcons relied heavily on Matt Ryan, a rookie quarterback out of Boston College. Ryan came through with huge numbers of 3440 passing yards along with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Falcons quietly finished second in the NFC South to the 12-4 Carolina Panthers, and lost in the wildcard playoff to the Cardinals, 30-24.

10. This team had an ACID SNARL to their look in 2008, and nobody could quite figure them out. They went with an 11-season quarterback who threw for an amazing 4583 yards with 30 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions. This team quietly had a 9-7 season record, and tip-toed into Super Bowl XLIII. They lost to the Steelers in an amazing game, 27-23 with less than one minute to play in the game. Which team was this?

Answer: Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals opened the 2008 season with veteran quarterback Kurt Warner. Although they had a high-priced tag on quarterback Matt Leinart, the Cardinals stuck with the "go-to-guy" in Warner. The Cardinals won their last four of the five games in the season to finish with a 9-7 record to win the rather weak NFL West.

In the wildcard game, the Cardinals would defeat the Falcons 30-24, the Panthers 33-13 in the Division Championship, the Eagles in the Conference Championship, then lose to the Steelers in one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever.

Source: Author Nightmare

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Puzzling NFL Teams Trivia Quiz

An anagram of some NFL teams with all the letters and hints provided! I hope that you have fun with it. :)

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