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Quiz about Leaders of the 2010 NFL season

Leaders of the 2010 NFL season Quiz

This is a quiz about the 2010 NFL season.

A multiple-choice quiz by tflow. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tflow

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
343,778

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1233

Question 1 of 10

1. Who led the NFL in passing yards for the 2010 season? Hint

Philip Rivers

Drew Brees

Peyton Manning

Tom Brady

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Question 2 of 10

2. What team made the playoffs with a losing record? Hint

Chicago Bears

Arizona Cardinals

Seattle Seahawks

San Diego Chargers

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Question 3 of 10

3. What running back had the most carries in 2010? Hint

Chris Johnson

Frank Gore

Cedric Benson

Michael Turner

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Question 4 of 10

4. What team won the Superbowl XLV played in February 2011? Hint

Pittsburgh Steelers

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

Green Bay Packers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers? Hint

Raheem Morris

Art Rooney

Sean Payton

Mike Tomlin

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Question 6 of 10

6. What player led the NFL in receiving yards? Hint

Brandon Lloyd

Wes Welker

Reggie Wayne

Roddy White

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Question 7 of 10

7. What team won the NFC East division? Hint

New York Giants

Dallas Cowboys

Washington Redskins

Philadelphia Eagles

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Question 8 of 10

8. What player led the NFL in rushing yards? Hint

Michael Turner

Steven Jackson

Chris Johnson

Arian Foster

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many games did the Detroit Lions win in 2010? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What player led the NFL in receptions? Hint

Calvin Johnson

Santana Moss

Roddy White

Reggie Wayne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who led the NFL in passing yards for the 2010 season?

Answer: Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers (San Diego) threw for 4710 yards, ten more than Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts).

2. What team made the playoffs with a losing record?

Answer: Seattle Seahawks

The won their division with a 7-9 record and made the playoffs, even though teams with better records didn't get into the playoffs e.g. Tampa Bay & New York Giants finshed 10-6, San Diego 9-7, plus Oakland Raiders & Jacksonville 8-8.

3. What running back had the most carries in 2010?

Answer: Michael Turner

Michael Turner (Atlanta Falcons) had 334 carries.

4. What team won the Superbowl XLV played in February 2011?

Answer: Green Bay Packers

Green Bay beat Pittsburgh 31-25 in Cowboys Stadium (Arlington TX near Dallas).

5. Who was the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers?

Answer: Mike Tomlin

Mike Tomlin was appointed head coach of the Steelers in 2007 and, after two seasons, he became the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl when the Pittsburgh Steelers won their 6th Super Bowl in February 2009 (they beat Arizaona Cardinals 27-23).
Morris coached the Tampa Bay Bucs, Payton coached the New Orleans Saints, and Rooney was the owner of the Steelers.

6. What player led the NFL in receiving yards?

Answer: Brandon Lloyd

Brandon Lloyd (St Louis Rams) finished with 1448 yards, in front of Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons) with 1389 yards.

7. What team won the NFC East division?

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles and Giants finished with the same record (10-6) but the Eagles won the tie breaker (they had beaten the Giants 38-31 head-to-head during the season).

8. What player led the NFL in rushing yards?

Answer: Arian Foster

Arian Foster (Houston Texans) burst onto the scene in 2010 and rushed for 1616 yards, beating Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Chiefs) who rushed for 1467 yards.

9. How many games did the Detroit Lions win in 2010?

Answer: 6

Detroit won their last 4 games of the season.

10. What player led the NFL in receptions?

Answer: Roddy White

It was close but Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons) had 4 more receptions than Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis Colts) 115 and 111 respectively.

Source: Author tflow

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