# Sports Trivia Help, Anyone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 31, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306 "2012-01-31T15:02:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/21 "2012-02-01T14:24:06Z")

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Nice… I get all the clues except “first time ever”. What does that represent?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/22 "2012-02-01T14:37:43Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> What was the Thomas connection?

Know what Thomas’ nickname is?

> [@Cheesesteak](#):
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> Nice… I get all the clues except “first time ever”. What does that represent?

Not really sure – I was in an area of terrible reception at the reveal so I heard very little of it. Something about Super Bowl XXI, I believe, maybe his first postseason TD?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/23 "2012-02-01T14:45:30Z")

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For those of you who want the full explanation (except for exactly what the “first time ever” represents):

In Super Bowl XXII (played in **1987** ), Zeke (same nickname as **Isiah Thomas** ) Mowatt, who wore number **84** caught a **six** -yard touchdown.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/24 "2012-02-01T14:54:35Z")

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Man, we were _so_ close!

😛

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/25 "2012-02-01T15:00:34Z")

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> [@Hal\_Briston](#):
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> For those of you who want the full explanation (except for exactly what the “first time ever” represents):
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> In Super Bowl XXII (played in **1987** ), Zeke (same nickname as **Isiah Thomas** ) Mowatt, who wore number **84** caught a **six** -yard touchdown.

I’m assuming the “first time ever” refers to the Giants winning the SB.(it was SB XXI btw)  
You know, I did read that factoid, but since I had no idea about the Zeke nickname I didn’t recognize the significance.

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**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:** [February 1, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia-help-anyone/611306/26 "2012-02-01T15:04:14Z")

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I was closest! 🆒

> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> hat was also the first SB to use instant replay, the Giants’ first, and the sixth in LA. The first TD came on a 6 yard pass.

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