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Quiz about Feb 2004 Ready for Some Football

Feb. 2004 - Ready for Some Football? Quiz

The annual matchup between the NFC and AFC Champions was played on Sunday, February 1, 2004. How well did you pay attention to the moments in and around the pigskin spectacle?

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbondskin. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
mrbondskin

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

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166,708

Updated
Dec 03 21

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25

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which two teams represented the American and National Football Conferences in Super Bowl XXXVIII? Hint

New England Patriots & St. Louis Rams

Tennessee Titans & Dallas Cowboys

Oakland Raiders & Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New England Patriots & Carolina Panthers

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which team had the better season win-loss record entering the Super Bowl, including the playoff games? Hint

New England Patriots, 14-2

New England Patriots, 16-2

Carolina Panthers, 16-2

Carolina Panthers, 14-5

3. With a win over Carolina, the New England Patriots would enter the company of 9 other NFL franchises to win the Super Bowl more than once. Which of the following Bowl-winning teams did not win at least two Super Bowls? Hint

Dallas Cowboys

Miami Dolphins

New York Giants

Chicago Bears

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Question 4 of 25

4. A Carolina Panther player in this game was once an XFL player. His XFL nickname was "He Hate Me". What was the name of this Panther and for which XFL team did he play? Hint

Dan Morgan & Orlando Rage

Jake Delhomme & Birmingham Thunderbolts

Rod Smart & Las Vegas Outlaws

William Hampton & Chicago Enforcers

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Question 5 of 25

5. As part of the pre-game ceremonies, who sang America's National Anthem? Hint

Janet Jackson

Beyonce Knowles

Britney Spears

Mariah Carey

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Question 6 of 25

6. Tom Brady threw for 354 yards for the game. He threw for more yards in just one other game during the regular season. How many yards did he throw for and against which team did he record his highest passing yardage total of the season? Hint

376 yards & Miami Dolphins

370 yards & Dallas Cowboys

368 yards & Houston Texans

369 yards & Denver Broncos

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which team scored the first points of the game?

Answer: (One or Two Words. This team had the MVP of the game.)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which team had the most turnovers and how many did they have? Hint

Both teams had just 1 official turnover each

Carolina with 2

New England with 2

Carolina with 3

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which American television network presented the game and who were the game's commentators in the booth? Hint

ABC with Al Michaels and John Madden

CBS with Dick Enberg and Dan Dierdorf

FOX with Joe Buck, Chris Collinsworth, and Troy Aikman

CBS with Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which player caught the first completed pass of the game? Hint

Stephen Davis

Troy Brown

Deion Branch

Muhsin Muhammad

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which player had the most receptions for the game? Hint

Deion Branch with 8

Troy Brown with 10

Muhsin Muhammad with 8

Deion Branch with 10

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the score at halftime? Hint

Carolina 10, New England 7

New England 14 , Carolina 7

New England 14 , Carolina 10

Carolina 14, New England 10

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who scored more points in the second half and how many points did the team score? Hint

Carolina Panthers with 19

New England Patriots with 19

New England Patriots with 18

Carolina Panthers with 18

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which quarterback threw for more yards, and how many completed passes did he throw? Hint

Tom Brady with 16 completions

Jake Delhomme with 22 completions

Jake Delhomme with 27 completions

Tom Brady with 32 completions

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Question 15 of 25

15. Stephen Davis rushed for a team-leading 1444 yards on the season. How many yards did he rush for in the Super Bowl? Hint

123 yards

49 yards

98 yards

101 yards

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Question 16 of 25

16. David Givens scored 6 receiving touchdowns on the season for the New England Patriots. How many TDs did Givens score in this game? Hint

none

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Question 17 of 25

17. Percentage-wise, Adam Vinatieri's field goal kicking was the worst season of his professional career with the Patriots. What was his percentage of made field goals during the 2003 regular season and his percentage that he hit during the Super Bowl? Hint

73.5% and 33.3%

79.5% and 25.0%

77.1% and 66.7%

78.8% and 33.3%

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who did not have a performance during the halftime show? Hint

Janet Jackson

Nelly

Justin Timberlake

Beyonce Knowles

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Question 19 of 25

19. New England held the advantage in total time of possession?

True

False

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which team had the better 3rd Down efficiency and what was their percentage of conversion success? Hint

Carolina at 39%

Carolina at 33%

Patriots at 47%

Patriots at 45%

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which team had more rushing yards, and how many yards did they run for? Hint

Patriots with 92

Carolina with 92

Patriots with 127

Carolina with 127

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which kicker scored on the game's longest field goal, and what was the yardage distance? Hint

Adam Vinatieri with the game-winning 54 yarder

Adam Vinatieri with a 52 yarder

John Kasay with a 50 yarder

John Kasay with a 48 yarder

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who led the game in official tackles made, how many tackles did he have, and for which team did he play? Hint

Ty Law with 12 played with New England

Mike Minter with 9 played with Carolina

Dan Morgan with 11 played for Carolina

Rodney Harrison with 8 played with New England

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Question 24 of 25

24. The final score was 32 to 29 for a combined score of 61. This was the highest combined score of any playoff game the season?

True

False

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was the MVP of the Super Bowl XXXVIII? Hint

Adam Vinatieri

Tom Brady

Jake Delhomme

Deshaun Foster

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two teams represented the American and National Football Conferences in Super Bowl XXXVIII?

Answer: New England Patriots & Carolina Panthers

New England defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC title game, and Carolina beat the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC title. The Titans, Rams, and Cowboys, made the playoffs to finish the season, but none made it to the biggest game of all. The Raiders and Bucs played for the title in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Pats and the Rams played in Super Bowl XXXVI.

2. Which team had the better season win-loss record entering the Super Bowl, including the playoff games?

Answer: New England Patriots, 16-2

The Patriots finished with an NFL best regular season record of 14-2, and they of course hosted and won the Divisional and Conference Championship playoff games, giving the team 16 wins against 2 losses. After winning Super Bowl XXXVIII, they naturally
increased their record to 17-2 on the season overall (.895 winning percentage).

Answer: Chicago Bears

While the Bears enjoyed much Championship success prior to the creation of the Super Bowl, their only official Bowl win was against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, January 26, 1986. Remember the The Super Bowl Shuffle video?

4. A Carolina Panther player in this game was once an XFL player. His XFL nickname was "He Hate Me". What was the name of this Panther and for which XFL team did he play?

Answer: Rod Smart & Las Vegas Outlaws

Rod Smart primarily returned kickoffs and he even managed to run one back 100 yards for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the regular season. In the Super Bowl he had a total of 74 return yards, and he was the last player to touch the ball as he ran the ball back from his own 2 yard line with 4 seconds left. Smart managed a 20 yard return before he was tackled by Matt Chatham.

Another side note: Chatham was the man who leveled the Streaker fan who delayed the start of the second half kickoff.

5. As part of the pre-game ceremonies, who sang America's National Anthem?

Answer: Beyonce Knowles

The Dixie Chicks performed the anthem in 2003, and Mariah Carey performed the year before in 2002. Jessica Simpson didn't sing, but she did appear in the MTV-driven halftime show and in a Pizza Hut TV commercial with The Muppets. And as for Ms. Jackson, her infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during halftime made more news than the nail-biting finish of the game itself.

Answer: 368 yards & Houston Texans

Brady had a great game overall in the Super Bowl and his statistics bear that out. He completed 32 of 48 passes (66.7%), throwing for 3 TDs and had just one interception. Since the focus on the quarterback position is constant, when one does well and wins the big game, he almost always wins the MVP too. This game was no exception for MVP Tom Brady.

7. Which team scored the first points of the game?

Answer: Patriots

Tom Brady threw to Deion Branch for the first score. Tom Brady won his second career Super Bowl MVP award against the Carolina Panthers. His first was in January 2002 against the heavily favored St. Louis Rams.

8. Which team had the most turnovers and how many did they have?

Answer: Both teams had just 1 official turnover each

Brady threw one interception to Reggie Howard and Troy Brown fumbled the ball. Thanks to "chango" who identified that in order for Brown's fumble to be registered a turnover, it must be recovered by the opposing team.

9. Which American television network presented the game and who were the game's commentators in the booth?

Answer: CBS with Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms

Greg Gumbel used to be a studio host when NBC had an NFL TV package. Now he is paired with the ex-Giants quarterback, Phil Simms in the booth as the No.1 team for CBS.

10. Which player caught the first completed pass of the game?

Answer: Deion Branch

New England's Deion Branch finished the game with a team-high and game-high 143 receiving yards.

11. Which player had the most receptions for the game?

Answer: Deion Branch with 10

Branch also scored the first TD of the game on a 5-yard pass from New England quarterback Tom Brady.

12. What was the score at halftime?

Answer: New England 14 , Carolina 10

There was no scoring for the first 27 minutes of the game, but with roughly three minutes before the half, both teams combined for a surprising 24 points.

13. Who scored more points in the second half and how many points did the team score?

Answer: Carolina Panthers with 19

Each team scored nearly their team averages for points per game (ppg), all in the 4th quarter. Patriots averaged 21.8 ppg during the regular season compared to Carolina's 20.3 ppg average.

14. Which quarterback threw for more yards, and how many completed passes did he throw?

Answer: Tom Brady with 32 completions

Brady threw for 354; Delhomme for 323. Tom Brady had the better completion rate as well with 66.7%. Delhomme had a rough start but a great finish to balance his completion rate ledger to 48.5%.

15. Stephen Davis rushed for a team-leading 1444 yards on the season. How many yards did he rush for in the Super Bowl?

Answer: 49 yards

Davis scored 8 rushing touchdowns in his first regular season with the Carolina Panthers, but no touchdowns in the Super Bowl.

16. David Givens scored 6 receiving touchdowns on the season for the New England Patriots. How many TDs did Givens score in this game?

Answer: 1

Givens scored on a 5 yard pass from Brady with just 18 seconds to go in the first half. That offensive drive went for 78 yards and only took 49 seconds off the game clock.

Answer: 73.5% and 33.3%

Adam Vinatieri missed the first attempt wide right from 31 yards out and then he had his second attempt blocked from 36 yards out. He will be best known for the only kick that he made from 41 yards out to put the Patriots ahead by 3 with just 4 seconds left in the game.

18. Who did not have a performance during the halftime show?

Answer: Beyonce Knowles

Knowles offered up the National Anthem and, in this author's humble opinion, performed the challenging piece with grace and dignity.

19. New England held the advantage in total time of possession?

Answer: True

The Patriots had a 38:58 minutes to 21:02 minutes advantage over the Panthers. That margin was drastically higher than the Patriots' regular season average. In 16 regular season games, the Pats held the ball for an average of 30:50 minutes per game.

20. Which team had the better 3rd Down efficiency and what was their percentage of conversion success?

Answer: Patriots at 47%

Pats were 8 of 17 in 3rd down situations, and they also were 1 for 1 in 4th down situations. Carolina was only 4 of 12 on 3rd down.

21. Which team had more rushing yards, and how many yards did they run for?

Answer: Patriots with 127

Stephen Davis and DeShaun Foster combined for 92 yards for the Carolina Panthers. Antowain Smith, Kevin Faulk, and Tom Brady, netted 127 rushing yards.

22. Which kicker scored on the game's longest field goal, and what was the yardage distance?

Answer: John Kasay with a 50 yarder

It was Kasay's only field goal attempt in the game, and it happened as time expired in the first half. It was not Kasay's longest of the year. He hit two 53-yarders, one against Atlanta and the other against Tennessee. Vinatieri's game-winner went for 41 yards.

23. Who led the game in official tackles made, how many tackles did he have, and for which team did he play?

Answer: Dan Morgan with 11 played for Carolina

MLB Dan Morgan played for the University of Miami (FL), and had 46 tackles in 11 games during the regular season.

24. The final score was 32 to 29 for a combined score of 61. This was the highest combined score of any playoff game the season?

Answer: False

The Super Bowl was the second highest scoring game. The higher-scoring matchup was played between the Indianapolis Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs. They combined for 69 points in a Divisional Round Playoff.

25. Who was the MVP of the Super Bowl XXXVIII?

Answer: Tom Brady

This was his second MVP award for the Super Bowl, and at age 25, this MVP honor made him the youngest QB to earn a pair.

Source: Author mrbondskin

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