NFL Records

9-6-2013

According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, in 2012
Adrian Peterson (Vikings) ran for 2,097 rushing yards,
Peyton Manning (Broncos) threw for 4,659 yards
Drew Brees (Saints) threw 43 touchdowns
and Calvin Johnson (Lions) had 1,964 receiving yards.

Which players were the
1st: ______________ (i.e., the current all-time single season record holder)
2nd: _____________
7th: ______________ and
24th: _____________ players in NFL history to achieve theses feats in a single season.

a) Manning, Peterson, Johnson, Brees
b) Peterson, Manning, Brees, Johnson
c) Johnson, Peterson, Brees, Manning
d) Brees, Peterson, Manning, Johnson

Sources:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_yds_single_season.htm
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_td_single_season.htm
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_single_season.htm
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_season.htm

Answer: (c) Johnson, Peterson, Brees, Manning

NFL MVP

1-6-2014

SmartzBlox NFL Quiz

Associated Press (AP) NFL MVP Award

Which is (are) true regarding the AP NFL MVP award?

(Note this is not a "team" MVP award but a league MVP award.  Team players vote for their team's  MVP).

a) In the 2012 season, Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single season receiving yards record (a new NFL record) but received no first place votes.*

b) In the 2009 season, Chris Johnson "broke the single-season yards from scrimmage record"** which included over 2,000 yards rushing.  Johnson did not receive any first place votes for the AP NFL MVP.

c) For the 2009 season, Drew Brees was #1 in passer rating, #1 in completion percentage (NFL record), #1 in TDs,  #2 in yards per game, #3 in yards per attempt but came in a distant second in MVP votes to the QB with the #6 passer rating who did not lead the league or surpass Brees in any of these categories. The winner did have 112 more yards (57 more attempts) but did not lead the league or his conference in passing yards.***

d) As of the completion of the 2012 season, no wide receiver has won the award. ****

e) all of the above


Sources:

*
http://nfl.si.com/2012/12/22/calvin-johnson-breaks-jerry-rices-record-for-single-season-receiving-yards/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1513276-nfl-mvp-2013-winner-voting-results-and-reaction

**
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/09/no-mvp-votes-for-chris-johnson/

***
(this is the official NFL passer rating not the useless ESPN QBR)
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/passing.htm

****
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/baseball/archive/2008/11/why_cant_a_wide.shtml

Answer:  (e) all of the above

Greatest Pro QBs

2-1-2014

SportzBlox/ SmartzBlox / zBlox Quiz: Pro Football's Greatest QBs  http://www.zblox.mobi/

Which U.S. professional football quarterback (as of 1/1/2014)

- appeared in 10 consecutive pro football LEAGUE championship/title games (winning 7)*

- had a career 84.7% win record*

- holds the record of 9.0 yards per pass attempt**  (Aaron Rodgers is number 3 with 8.2)

- has a career high 109.2 single season passer rating which remains the 13th best all-time (tied with Kurt Warner's best year) in 78 years of records on over 1,000 QB seasons since 1936***

(109.2 beats the best years of Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Joe Thiesman, Phillip Rivers, Tony Romo, Phil Simms, Robert Griffin III, Roger Staubach, Dan Fouts, Fran Tarkenton, Brian Griese, Colin Kapernick, Ben Roethlisberger, Donovan McNabb, Russell Wilson, Jim Kelly, Troy Aikman, Matt Schaub, Carson Palmer, Matthew Stafford, Bernie Kosar, Brian Sipe, Eli Manning, Boomer Esiason, Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham and 100's of other QBs)***


a) Johnny Unitas
b) Otto Graham
c) Joe Montana
d) John Elway
e) none of the above ; this has never been done

Answer:  (b) Otto Graham

Sources:

* http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/26/4436561/top-12-nfl-quarterbacks-of-all.html
** http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_per_att_career.htm
*** http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_single_season.htm

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Answer: (b) Otto Graham

NFL MVP

Thursday, January 16, 2014

NFL MVP

SmartzBlox NFL Quiz

Associated Press (AP) NFL MVP Award

Which is (are) true regarding the AP NFL MVP award?

(Note this is not a "team" MVP award but a league MVP award.  Team players vote for their team's  MVP).

a) In the 2012 season, Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single season receiving yards record (a new NFL record) but received no first place votes.*

b) In the 2009 season, Chris Johnson "broke the single-season yards from scrimmage record"** which included over 2,000 yards rushing.  Johnson did not receive any first place votes for the AP NFL MVP.

c) For the 2009 season, Drew Brees was #1 in passer rating, #1 in completion percentage (NFL record), #1 in TDs,  #2 in yards per game, #3 in yards per attempt but came in a distant second in MVP votes to the QB with the #6 passer rating who did not lead the league or surpass Brees in any of these categories. The winner did have 112 more yards (57 more attempts) but did not lead the league or his conference in passing yards.***

d) As of the completion of the 2012 season, no wide receiver has won the award. ****

e) all of the above


Sources:

*
http://nfl.si.com/2012/12/22/calvin-johnson-breaks-jerry-rices-record-for-single-season-receiving-yards/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1513276-nfl-mvp-2013-winner-voting-results-and-reaction

**
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/09/no-mvp-votes-for-chris-johnson/

***
(this is the official NFL passer rating not the useless ESPN QBR)
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/passing.htm

****
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/baseball/archive/2008/11/why_cant_a_wide.shtml

Answer:  (e) all of the above