NFL Team Records Trivia Quiz

Answer: Buffalo Bills

1973 was the season of O.J. Simpson and the Bills. He rushed for 2003 yards in the season, helping the team's total of 3088 rushing yards. The 1978 New England Patriots rushed for 3165 yards to break the Bills' record. The 1972 perfect-season Miami Dolphins, having two 1000-yard rushers in the names of Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris, fell 40 yards short of the 3000-yard mark.

Answer: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1976 was the first season of the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They went 0-14. 1977 saw them lose another 12 games before experiencing their first win. In Week 13, they downed the Saints 33-14. The team's head coach was John McKay until 1984. In the 2002 season, the Buccaneers went 12-4 and went on to win their first Super Bowl, 48-21 against the Oakland Raiders.

Answer: No team punted

In the season, Adam Podlesh of the Jags punted 54 times. The Colts' Hunter Smith would punt 52 times. Neither punter seemed to have a job in this particular game. The Colts won the game 10-2.

On the other side of the coin, a record that was set for most punts in a game occurred on October 22, 1933, in a game that saw the Bears and Packers go at it. The Bears punted 17 times, and watched the Packers punt another 14 times. Ironically, that record was tied later in the same day with 31 again. That game was between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers

All the other teams didn't last more than five seasons, but all existed in professional football at some point in history. The 1934 Dodgers went 4-7 in the season. Shipwreck Kelly was the lucky running back to score the only rushing touchdown. The Dodgers scored a measly five touchdowns from the air in the season also.

The franchise changed their name to the Brooklyn Tigers in the 1944 season, then closed their doors.

Answer: Green Bay Packers

The Packers did this twice. The first time was from 1929-1931 under the guidance of Curly Lambeau. The Packers record in those three seasons was a combined 34-5-2. From 1965-1967, they did it again under the helm of Vince Lombardi. That combined record was 31-9-2. They would wait until 1996 before winning another championship.

Answer: Rams

On September 30, the Los Angeles Rams pulled out three safeties against the New York Giants in Week 5. The Rams won the game 33-12. The Giants would get their revenge by defeating the Rams in the Wildcard game, but then lost to the 49ers in the Division Championship.

Answer: Green Bay Packers

The Packers were NFL Champions in 1962. With the help of Jim Taylor's 19 rushing touchdowns, the Packers went 13-1 in the season. Quarterback Bart Starr had a career high of 2438 passing yards also, along with throwing another 12 touchdowns.

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

On October 4th in a game against the Buffalo Bills, the Steve Young led 49ers had 22 penalities, totaling an amazing 178 yards. The Bills had 12 penalities called against them in the game also. Buffalo won the game 26-21. The 49ers went on to go 12-4 in the season, winning a wildcard spot, then losing to the Falcons in the Division Championship.

In 1944, the Brooklyn Tigers set the initial record for 22 penalities in a game, then the Chicago Bears tied that record later in the same season.

Answer: New England Patriots

This was the season of "Spygate", and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wanted to make a 'point' by running up the score in every game possible. The Patriots went 16-0 in the regular season, including a Week 11 thrashing of the Bills 56-10. The Patriots would lose the Super Bowl to the Giants.

Answer: Washington Redskins

In a game on November 27, the Redskins embarrassed the Giants 72-41. The Giants, although being sacked four times, still passed for 311 yards. They were also intercepted five times in the game.