NFL Records & Firsts Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

In a 1929 game this fullback scored all of his team's points in a 40-6 win, with six rushing touchdowns and four extra points, single-game records that still stand nearly a century later. Two other players later matched the six rushing scores, but no one has matched the points. Which player is this?

Question 2

This kicker scored a record 2,673 career points and made a record 599 field goals over 24 seasons with two teams. He booted two Super Bowl-winning field goals early in his career and was still kicking in the NFL in his mid-40s. Which player holds both records?

Question 3

This receiver holds the career record for receiving touchdowns with 197, nearly 40 ahead of second place, and also the record for total touchdowns with 208. He won three Super Bowls in a four-year span, was a Super Bowl MVP, and was still catching passes in the league past age 40. Which player is this?

Question 4

As a rookie in 1952 this cornerback intercepted 14 passes in a 12-game season, a single-season record that has stood ever since. An undrafted player who got his tryout by walking into the team office with a scrapbook, he became a Hall of Famer. Which player holds it?

Question 5

This quarterback made a record 123 career games with 300 or more passing yards and a record 13 games with 400 or more, playing mostly for New Orleans after an early stint in San Diego. He led the league in passing yards seven times and won a Super Bowl MVP. Which player holds those records?

Question 6

This brand-new expansion team lost 26 games in a row across its first two seasons, the longest losing streak in NFL history, before finally winning on the road and then again at home the following week. Which team is it?

Question 7

This franchise had 20 consecutive winning seasons, from 1966 through 1985, the longest such run in NFL history, and it played for the same head coach the entire time. The team reached five Super Bowls during the span. Which team is it?

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About NFL Records & Firsts

The NFL has kept records since the 1930s, and the biggest ones tell the story of the modern game. On the career lists, Tom Brady sits alone in passing yards and touchdowns, Emmitt Smith in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, and Jerry Rice so far ahead in receptions, receiving yards and total touchdowns that the gaps may never close. Bruce Smith has the most sacks since that stat became official in 1982, Paul Krause the most interceptions, and Adam Vinatieri the most points and field goals of anyone who has played.

Single seasons produce their own legends. Peyton Manning threw for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns in 2013, Eric Dickerson ran for 2,105 yards in 1984, Calvin Johnson gained 1,964 receiving yards for a 4-12 team in 2012, and LaDainian Tomlinson scored 31 touchdowns and 186 points in 2006. Michael Strahan's 22.5 sacks in 2001 and Michael Thomas's 149 catches in 2019 still top their categories.

Some of the oldest records are the hardest to break. Ernie Nevers scored 40 points in a single game in 1929, Norm Van Brocklin threw for 554 yards in one afternoon in 1951, and Dick "Night Train" Lane intercepted 14 passes as a rookie in 1952. A 99-yard run and a seven-touchdown passing game can be tied but never beaten, and Justin Tucker's 66-yard field goal in 2021 set a new limit for the leg.

Streaks measure a different kind of greatness: Brett Favre's 297 straight starts, Drew Brees's 54 straight games with a touchdown pass, the Colts' 23 consecutive regular-season wins, and the 1972 Dolphins' perfect 17-0 season, still the only one.

The firsts matter just as much. Green Bay won the first Super Bowl in January 1967. The 1958 NFL Championship was the first playoff game to go to overtime and helped make pro football a television giant. Kenny Washington re-integrated the league in 1946, Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl in 1988, Tony Dungy the first Black head coach to win one in 2007, and Sarah Thomas the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl in 2021. This quiz runs through 78 of the numbers and milestones fans argue about: read the clue, name the record holder or team, and get the full story after each answer.