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1. Denver’s Peyton Manning is trying to become the first player to win a Super Bowl as a starting QB for two franchises, having won with Indianapolis nine years ago. He’s already one of three starting QBs to lose with two franchises. One of those guys is Kurt Warner (St. Louis, Arizona). Who’s the other one? a. Craig Morton. b. Fran Tarkenton. c. Billy Kilmer. d. Earl Morrall 2. Which rookie QB in 1989 finished with the league’s worst passer rating, yet later in his career went on to lead his team to multiple Super Bowls? a. Eli Manning. b. Phil Simms. c. Troy Aikman. d. Doug Williams 3. Denver is a 5½-point underdog against Carolina. There have been 29 previous Super Bowls with a spread at least that big. How many times did the underdog win? a. 6. b. 8. c. 10. d. 12 4. Carolina has never won a Super Bowl. How many of the league’s 32 teams have never won this big game? a. 5. b. 7. c. 13. d. 15 5. How many active head coaches have won Super Bowls? a. 2. b. 4. c. 6. d. 8 6. Of the head coaches who have won Super Bowls, how many wound up guiding another NFL team later? a. 0. b. 3. c. 5. d. 11 7. This is the Broncos’ recordtying eighth berth in the Super Bowl. How many different head coaches have led them this far? a. 3. b. 4. c. 5. d. 6 8. Cam Newton is trying to become the third Heisman Trophywinning QB to start and win a Super Bowl. The first one was Navy’s Roger Staubach, who won the 1963 Heisman and led the Cowboys to titles in the 1971 and 1977 regular seasons. Who’s the other one to do it? a. Terry Bradshaw. b. Jim Plunkett c. Joe Montana. d. John Elway

9. Which player has the most rushing yards in Super Bowl history? a. Franco Harris, Steelers b. Marcus Allen, Raiders c. Emmitt Smith, Cowboys d. Terrell Davis, Broncos 10. Which player rushed for the most yards (204) in one Super Bowl? a. Larry Csonka, Dolphins b. Willie Parker, Steelers c. Timmy Smith, Redskins d. Roger Craig, 49ers 11. In Super Bowl XXII the Redskins set a still-standing Super Bowl record for most points in one quarter. How many did they get? a. 24. b. 27. c. 30. d. 35 12. Which Raiders quarterback holds the record for most pick-6s thrown in one Super Bowl with three? a. Daryle Lamonica. b. George Blanda. c. Ken Stabler. d. Rich Gannon 13. Speaking of the Raiders and speaking of interceptions, which defensive player holds the record with three in one game? a. Ted Hendricks. b. Rod Martin c. Rod Woodson. d. Lester Hayes 14. In Dallas’ 52-17 win over Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVII in January 1993, which Cowboys defender famously hot-dogged his way to the end zone after recovering a fumble and was caught from behind just before reaching the goal line? a. Charles Haley. b. Leon Lett c. Hollywood Henderson d. Russell Maryland 15. How many years has it been since a team won a Super Bowl the year after losing in the big game? a. 13. b. 22. c. 32. d. 43

Answers

1. a. Craig Morton, who led the Cowboys in the 1970 season Super Bowl and the 1977 Broncos 2. c. Troy Aikman, who went on to win titles with Dallas in the 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons. 3. a. 6 4. c. 13 5. c. 6 -- New England’s Bill Belichick, Seattle’s Pete Carroll, Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy, New Orleans’ Sean Payton, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin. 6. d. 11 -- Vince Lombardi, Hank Stram, Don McCafferty, Tom Flores, Mike Ditka, Bill Parcells, George Seifert, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Dick Vermeil. 7. c. 5 -- Red Miller, Dan Reeves, Mike Shanahan, John Fox, Gary Kubiak

8. b. Jim Plunkett, who won the Heisman in 1970 at Stanford and led the Raiders to titles in the 1980 and 1983 seasons. 9. a. Franco Harris, 354 yards in four games 10. c. Hobbs native Timmy Smith, with the Redskins in XXII 11. d. The Redskins scored 35, also in XXII 12. d. Rich Gannon against Tampa Bay 13 years ago. He had five INTs total 13. b. LB Rod Martin, who victimized QB Ron Jaworski of the Eagles in XV 14. b. Leon Lett, who was caught by Buffalo’s Don Beebe 15. d. 43 -- Dolphins, who lost to the Cowboys in VI but came back the next year to beat the Redskins 14-7 to complete their perfect season.