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1958: Colts 23, Giants 17

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Greatest NFL Games : 1958: Colts 23, Giants 17

Introduction:
"Many fans call the 1958 NFL Championship the "greatest game ever played." Was it memorable? Take the quiz and find out!"


1. Much of the reason the game is called the "greatest game ever played", stems from something that happened in this game that had never before happened in an NFL championship. What was that?
    The teams alternated scoring, so that each team took the lead when it scored
    The entire game was broadcast live across the United States
    Both quarterbacks passed for over 300 yards
    The game went into sudden-death overtime


2. Kicking for the Giants in 1958, who was a man who went on to even more success as a broadcaster?
    Frank Gifford
    Don Imus
    Kyle Rote
    Pat Summerall


3. The Colts and Giants had three coaches on their staffs who would later coach teams to victories in the Super Bowl. Which man listed below was not one of them?
    Tom Landry
    Weeb Ewbank
    Jim Lee Howell
    Vince Lombardi


4. The Giants' first touchdown in this game was set up by an unusual play that gained 62 yards. What happened?
    Halfback option pass by Frank Gifford
    Fake punt
    Alex Webster picked up a Kyle Rote fumble and almost made it to the end zone
    Flea flicker play


5. Before the Colts began their winning drive in the overtime period, what happened?
    Colts won the toss, Unitas threw an interception, and their defense stopped the Giants on three plays
    Giants won the toss, crossed into Colt territory, and lost the ball on a fumble
    Giants won the toss and were stopped on three plays
    Colts won the toss and traded punts with the Giants


6. Why did an NBC television executive wander onto the field shortly before the Colts finally won the game, stopping play?
    An equipment failure had disrupted the national broadcast of the game
    He was intoxicated and believed it when he was told that the quickest path to a rest room was across the field
    His wife had called, reminding him that he promised to come home with Giant quarterback Charlie Connerly's autograph
    He'd never seen a football game before and didn't know he was doing anything wrong


7. Driving toward an apparent win, Unitas pushed the Colts inside the Giants 10, then ignoring his coach's advice to keep the ball on the ground, threw a pass to bring the ball one yard from the goal line. What did he say after the game when asked if he was worried about being intercepted?
    "When you know what you're doing, you're not intercepted"
    "I'm Johnny Unitas. Who are you?"
    "Am I missing something or did we win the game today?"
    "This is what I do for a living, gentlemen"


8. Who scored the Colts' winning touchdown?
    Johnny Unitas
    Raymond Berry
    Lenny Moore
    Alan Ameche


9. It was a great game, but many Giants players and fans insist it never should have gone into overtime, and that the Giants actually won. Why?
    Replays later showed that a pass interference call that helped the Colts on their game-tying drive was incorrect
    The Colts' field goal that tied the game and sent it into overtime was later shown to be wide
    The officials denied Frank Gifford a first down late in the game that could have allowed the Giants to run out the clock
    The officials should have assessed the Colts an offsides penalty on their field goal that tied the game and sent it into overtime


10. This game set a NFL record for longest NFL game played. Another record was also set in this game. What was the record, and who set it?
    Alan Ameche, most yards rushing in a championship game
    The fans, largest attendance at an NFL game
    Johnny Unitas and Charlie Connerly, most total passes thrown in a championship game
    Raymond Berry, most receptions in a championship game


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