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Fun Trivia: M : Monday Night Football

Special Sub-Topic: Tuesday Morning Quarterback


What player set a Monday Night Football record with 221 yards rushing in a game in 1987?

    Bo Jackson. Jackson tore through the Seattle Seahawks for 221 yards on November 30, 1987. This was the game in which Jackson ran over the highly touted Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth. The Raiders won the game in Seattle, 37-14.

Which quarterback set a Monday night record with 458 yards passing in a game in 1989?
    Joe Montana. Montana torched the Rams on the night of December 11, 1989. 49ers wide receiver John Taylor also set a Monday night record during the game with 286 yards receiving. That record was broken by his teammate Jerry Rice six years later.

Two quarterbacks threw 5 TD passes in one Monday night game during the 20th century(not the same game). Both of their last names start with the letter "K". Which pair is it?
    Dave Krieg & Jim Kelly. Krieg threw 5 TD passes on Monday night in 1988, as the Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Raiders 35-27. Kelly's 5 TD performance came in a 35-16 Bills victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991.

Which of these was the first team to win a Monday night game on the road?
    Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs beat the Colts in Baltimore 44-24 in the second Monday night game ever played. The Colts lost only one more game the rest of the season and won Super Bowl V 16-13 over the Dallas Cowboys. The Browns had won the first Monday night game at home in Cleveland.

The Dallas Cowboys lost the first Monday night game they played in by the score of 38-0.
    t. The Cowboys lost their first ever Monday night game 38-0 to the St. Louis Cardinals on November 16, 1970. The game was played in Dallas. The Cowboys then won their final 5 regular season games by a combined score of 153-36 and won 2 playoff games before falling to the Colts in the Super Bowl.

Of the teams that existed the whole time, which won the fewest Monday night games from 1970-1999?
    Cardinals. The Cardinals record on Monday Night Football over the first 30 years was 5-10-1. The Saints and Falcons had won 6, and the Bengals had won 7.

The Jacksonville Jaguars were undefeated on Monday night in the 20th century.
    t. The Jaguars won all 5 Monday night games they played in, during the 20th century.

What two teams squared off in the highest scoring Monday night game of the 20th century?
    Packers/Redskins. In 1983, the Packers beat the Redskins 48-47 in one the wildest NFL games ever played. That year the Redskins lost only two games, both on Monday night, and both by one point.

What team was the victim of the worst blowout on Monday night in the 20th century?
    Jets. The Jets lost to the Miami Dolphins 45-3 on November 24, 1986.

What team set a Monday night record by scoring 55 points in a game?
    Indianapolis Colts. On Halloween night 1988 the Colts crushed the Broncos 55-23, as running back Eric Dickerson tied a Monday night record with 4 touchdowns.


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