# NFL Trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 5, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066 "2009-12-05T03:40:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/1 "2009-12-05T03:40:40Z")
It’s about time. If you answer a question correctly, feel free to add more. As usual no Googling. 1. Who is the only player to post 2,000+ yards from scrimmage and not make the Pro Bowl that season? I don’t think I’m giving anything away when I say it’s a running back. Bonus question: which players were selected ahead of him. 2. Who holds the single season record for combined passing and rushing yards? I’ve mentioned this many times in football threads. 3. Two players played 20 seasons for a single franchise (different franchises, of course). Name one. 4. Only one player on the 10,000 yard rusher list has never been selected to a Pro Bowl (not including as an alternate). Name him. 5. Tricky one: everyone knows Bruce Smith is the all-time leader in sacks; who is the all-time leader in tackles? It’s not an official statistic so it’s based on teams’ records. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/2 "2009-12-05T05:23:16Z")
No google? but but but the internets knows all. ☹ I’m gonna say #3 is probably a kicker, and #4 is Curtis Martin? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/3 "2009-12-05T07:04:44Z")
For #3: Lou Groza? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/4 "2009-12-05T07:12:24Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Two players played 20 seasons for a single franchise (different franchises, of course). Name one. Bruce Matthews? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/5 "2009-12-05T07:15:00Z")
**kenobi** got [Groza](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrozLo20.htm) - 21 years with Cleveland. [Matthews](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattBr00.htm) only played 19 for Houston/Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/6 "2009-12-05T11:53:44Z")
Number 4, Ricky Watters? I know he went but I’m not sure if he wasn’t an alternate every time. Number 2, Culpepper? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/7 "2009-12-05T18:09:36Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > No google? but but but the internets knows all. ☹ > > I’m gonna say #3 is probably a kicker, and #4 is Curtis Martin? #3 is not a kicker. See below. > [@Enginerd](#): > > **kenobi** got [Groza](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrozLo20.htm) - 21 years with Cleveland. [Matthews](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattBr00.htm) only played 19 for Houston/Tennessee. Sorry, should have been more clear. Two players played _exactly_ 20 seasons for one team - I’m looking for those guys. > [@Omniscient](#): > > Number 4, Ricky Watters? I know he went but I’m not sure if he wasn’t an alternate every time. > > Number 2, Culpepper? Ricky Watters is incorrect. A clue: he _did_ finally make a Pro Bowl fairly recently - but as an alternate. Daunte Culpepper is correct. 4,717 passing and 406 rushing yards in 2004, breaking Dan Marino’s record of 5,077. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/8 "2009-12-05T18:37:18Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > #3 is not a kicker. See below. Well, not exclusively a kicker, anyway. 🙂 All of the kickers I can think of who had very long careers (Anderson, Andersen, Stenerud, Carney, Feagles) changed teams several times. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/9 "2009-12-05T18:39:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Ricky Watters is incorrect. A clue: he _did_ finally make a Pro Bowl fairly recently - but as an alternate. Thomas Jones? Number 3 has to be some old grizzled Offensive Lineman, how far back does this go? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/10 "2009-12-05T18:59:32Z")
One of the two answers for #3 is indeed an offensive lineman, but it doesn’t go back that far - he retired in the 90s. Clue: his kid was drafted in 2008. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/11 "2009-12-05T19:13:38Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > **kenobi** got [Groza](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrozLo20.htm) - 21 years with Cleveland. [Matthews](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattBr00.htm) only played 19 for Houston/Tennessee. Jackie Slater ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/12 "2009-12-05T19:57:06Z")
Redskins Darryl Green 2 decades. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/13 "2009-12-06T17:58:33Z")
Those are the guys. Slater played 19 seasons for the LA Rams and one more after they moved to St. Louis. Green played 20 seasons for the Redskins. Thomas Jones was incorrect, by the way. Another clue - he’s still in the league, and currently injured. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/14 "2009-12-06T18:05:59Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Who is the only player to post 2,000+ yards from scrimmage and not make the Pro Bowl that season? I don’t think I’m giving anything away when I say it’s a running back. Bonus question: which players were selected ahead of him. Charlie Garner? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/15 "2009-12-06T18:51:09Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/16 "2009-12-06T20:09:07Z")
In that case, I’ll guess Jamal Lewis for #4. ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/17 "2009-12-06T20:22:32Z")
#4 has got to be Fred Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/18 "2009-12-06T21:36:27Z")
Ding ding ding! Fred Taylor for the win. 1 and 5 are still unanswered. Feel free to post your own questions (you \*can \*google those, of course). ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/19 "2009-12-06T21:54:09Z")
All right, here’s one, though I feel like everyone might know this: Who caught Brett Favre’s first career NFL completion? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066/20 "2009-12-06T22:03:07Z")
Brett Favre. It was batted back to him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-trivia/520066.md?page=2)