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Quiz about 1990 Playoffs Giants 20 Bills 19

1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19 Quiz

It took 25 years to have a Super Bowl with well-executed play, heroic performances, exciting lead changes, and a memorable finish. Super Bowl XXV in Jan 1991 was a game worth waiting for!

A multiple-choice quiz by d2407. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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d2407

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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199,958

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was this game played? Hint

Houston

New Orleans

Tampa

Pasadena

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Question 2 of 10

2. What unusual scoring happened to account for the final 20-19 outcome? Hint

The Giants missed an extra point

The Bills scored a safety

Both of these

Neither of these

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Question 3 of 10

3. Including the first points scored in the game, how many times did the lead change hands, or a team break a tie by scoring? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why did Jeff Hostetler start this Super Bowl game at quarterback for the Giants, instead of Phil Simms? Hint

Simms had retired before the start of the season

Simms had been injured during the regular season

Coach Bill Parcells had benched Simms for calling his own plays

Hostetler had been the Giants' starting quarterback all season

5. The statistics for this Super Bowl were very close in most categories with two exceptions. One was time of possession. The Giants controlled the ball for more than twice the time the Bills had it. What was the other statistical category in which the Giants had an overwhelming edge over the Bills? Hint

Turnovers

Yards penalized

Third down efficiency

Passing yards

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the game's leading rusher? Hint

Jamie Mueller

Thurman Thomas

Ottis Anderson

Dave Meggett

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who led all players in receiving yards in this Super Bowl? Hint

Andre Reed

James Lofton

Thurman Thomas

Mark Ingram

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Question 8 of 10

8. The players wore U.S. flags on their helmets, and there were several more noticeable signs of U.S. national pride at this game than the previous Super Bowl XXIV. Why? Hint

US President George Bush had complained that NFL players were poor role models for children

The previous Super Bowl had a controversial rendition of the U.S. National Anthem by Prince

The 1991 Gulf war had just begun

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue thought it was a clever way to compliment the red, white, and blue colors in both teams' uniforms

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Question 9 of 10

9. Trailing by one point, the Bills began their final drive from their own 10 yard line, with 2:16 left in the game and one remaining time out. They used eight plays to drive 61 yards. How many of these plays were running plays? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. For most fans, this Super Bowl was best remembered for Scott Norwood's "wide right" field goal attempt from 47 yards. During the 1990 regular season, how many field goals did Norwood make and attempt from 40-49 yards? Hint

4 field goals in 5 tries

None - his longest field goal attempt that season was 39 yards

3 field goals in 9 tries

6 field goals in 10 tries

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was this game played?

Answer: Tampa

This was only the second time the Super Bowl had been played there. The first was Super Bowl XVIII between the Raiders and the Redskins.

2. What unusual scoring happened to account for the final 20-19 outcome?

Answer: The Bills scored a safety

Bruce Smith of the Bills tackled Jeff Hostetler in the end zone after Hostetler had stumbled over another teammate. It was just the fourth safety in Super Bowl history, and the first time ever that a team lost a Super Bowl after scoring a safety.

3. Including the first points scored in the game, how many times did the lead change hands, or a team break a tie by scoring?

Answer: 5

The Giants scored first to move ahead 3-0 (1). The Bills tied it at three, scored a touchdown to move ahead 10-3 (2), and tacked on a safety to lead 12-3 in the second quarter. Giant touchdowns in the second and third quarter moved them ahead 17-12 (3).

The Bills scored in the fourth quarter to take a 19-17 lead (4). Matt Bahr's 21-yard field goal midway through the final period was the fifth lead change, and last points of the game, putting the Giants ahead for good, 20-19. Five of the previous 10 Super Bowls had been decided by 20 points or more, and certainly none had this many lead changes.

4. Why did Jeff Hostetler start this Super Bowl game at quarterback for the Giants, instead of Phil Simms?

Answer: Simms had been injured during the regular season

Simms was having his best year in the NFL, until being injured late in the regular season. Hostetler's admirable handling of the quarterbacking duties through the postseason made him the team's first string quarterback for most of the following two seasons, with Simms seeing limited duty during that time.

After Hostetler was traded to the Raiders in 1993, Simms had a solid season as the starter and then retired.

Answer: Third down efficiency

Although virtually even in passing yards (214 for the Giants, 205 for the Bills), rushing yards (172-166), yards penalized (31-35), and turnovers (none for either team), the Giants converted nine of 16 third downs into first downs. The Bills were successful only once in eight tries. All 20 of New York's points were scored on drives in which they converted a third down.

The most critical of these was early in the fourth quarter. They faced a third and seven on their own 26. A 17 yard pass to Mark Bavaro kept the drive alive, as they ate up more than half the period driving toward the field goal that provided their winning points.

6. Who was the game's leading rusher?

Answer: Thurman Thomas

Thurman Thomas' 135 rushing yards in 15 carries, plus his five catches for 55 yards, would have made him an obvious MVP had the Bills won. Ottis Anderson (21 carries for 101 yards; one catch for seven yards) played an excellent game and was named MVP. But, Thomas' numbers made a strong case for him to be the first MVP from a losing team since Dallas' Chuck Howley in Super Bowl V.

7. Who led all players in receiving yards in this Super Bowl?

Answer: Mark Ingram

Ingram's five catches for 74 yards, and Andre Reed's eight catches for 66 yards, led the Giants and the Bills respectively.

8. The players wore U.S. flags on their helmets, and there were several more noticeable signs of U.S. national pride at this game than the previous Super Bowl XXIV. Why?

Answer: The 1991 Gulf war had just begun

Super Bowl XXV was played January 27, 1991, 11 days after the U.S. had launched the first offensive in the 1991 war. Also noteworthy was Whitney Houston's stirring rendition of the National Anthem.

Answer: 5

Most of the plays wound up with the ball in-bounds, keeping the clock running. The Bills made the most of the time by using the two-minute warning, their final time out, an instant replay review, and Jim Kelly stopping the clock with a deliberate spike with eight seconds left.

Answer: 6 field goals in 10 tries

Buffalo fans have long maintained that if Norwood had a second chance, he'd have made the kick. Statistically, they are probably right. But he missed the one chance he had, and will probably be remembered longer for his miss than if he'd made it.

Source: Author d2407

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