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During the 2002 season, this coach elected to kick the ball off in overtime on the road after squandering a lead. This team never got the ball back, and ended the season with a 0-8 road record. Which coach is this?

Marty Mornhinweg. Marty Mornhinweg was the head coach of the Detriot Lions. The Lions ended up with an 0-8 road record in the 2002 season. After the season was over the Detroit Lions fired Marty Mornhinweg as their head coach.

Which legendary running back was the first rusher in NFL history to gain 2,000 yards in a season?

O.J. Simpson. The correct answer was O.J. Simpson with 2003 yards. Jim Brown had the record that O.J. beat.

In 2001 when Michael Strahan set a record of 22.5 sacks in a season, whose record did he break?

Mark Gasteneau. Most people will say Reggie White or Lawrence Taylor for this answer, but niether one of them ever had the sack record. But Mark Gasteneau had the record with 22 and held the record until Michael Strahan broke it in 2001.

Which of the following teams was the first team to ever win the Super Bowl as a wild card team?

Oakland Raiders. This question is a little tricky. The Baltimore Ravens did win Superbowl XXXV as a wild card team but they weren't the first. The Kansas City Chiefs won Superbowl IV as a team that did not win their division, but they weren't called wild card teams back then. The 1st team to win as a wild card team was the Oakland Raiders in Superbowl XV.

Who was the only player to have 10 interceptions in a single season in the 1990s?

Mark Carrier. Out of this group only Mark Carrier & Ronnie Lott had 10 or more interceptions in one season. Mark Carrier did it in the 90s and Ronnie Lott did it in the 80s.

Which team retired the #12 to commemorate the fans, known collectively as the "twelvth man", because of their deafening roar at home games?

Seattle Seahawks. After the Seattle Seahawks had an 8-0 home field record in the 84 season, they retired the number 12 in honor of their fans, the 12th Man.

His 85 yard punt helped him in becoming the first man in NFL history to complete a season with a punting average of over 50 yds per punt (minimum of 30 punts in a season). Who was this player?

Sammy Baugh. Sammy Baugh was also a star in the NFL as a quarterback and defensive back.

Which 2003 team was the oldest team in terms of continuous operation in pro football history?

Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals trace their history back to the 1898, when Chris O'Brien formed the Morgan Athletic Club. They got the name the Cardinals, because on their 1st game Chris O'Brien described the faded maroon football jersey's as "Cardinal red", and then the team later on the became known as the Cardinals.

Which of the following was the first to lose 15 consecutive games in a season?

Carolina Panthers. Although everyone might pick the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, because they lost 26 consecutive games, they only lost 14 in one season and then 12 the next season. The Carolina Panthers were the first to lose 15 consecutive games in a season. They did it in the 2001 season, after winning their 1st game, they lost the rest of thier games that season.

Which three teams joined the NFL after the AAFC league folded?

49ers, Browns, & Colts. Although all of these teams were in the AAFC only the 49er, Browns, & Colts, were brought over to the NFL after the AAFC Folded in 1949. The Buffalo Bills were introduced into the NFL in 1959.