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NFC Playoff Games 1975-79

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Introduction:
"A quiz on the playoff games played in the NFLs National Football Conference between 1975 and 1979."


1. In a 1975 divisional playoff, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 35-23. Which Rams' running back set a NFC playoff record by rushing for 202 yards in the game?
    Cullen Bryant
    Rod Phillips
    John Cappellitti
    Lawrence McCutcheon


2. In a 1975 divisional playoff, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the infamous "Hail Mary" play when Roger Staubach hit Drew Pearson with a long pass for a touchdown with 24 seconds left. How long was this winning touchdown pass?
    65 yards
    50 yards
    42 yards
    57 yards


3. The Dallas Cowboys won the 1975 NFC Championship with a 37-7 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Which Cowboys' player caught three touchdown passes in the game?
    Drew Pearson
    Preston Pearson
    Golden Richards
    Robert Newhouse


4. In a 1976 NFC divisional playoff, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Dallas Cowboys 14-12. Which Cowboys' player blocked a punt with two minutes left in the game that gave Dallas one last chance deep in L.A. territory?
    Mel Renfro
    Charlie Waters
    Cliff Harris
    Thomas Henderson


5. In a 1976 NFC divisional playoff, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 35-20. Which of the following players did not score one of the Vikings' five touchdowns in the game?
    Stu Voight
    Chuck Foreman
    Sammy White
    Ahmad Rashad


6. The Minnesota Vikings won the 1976 NFC Championship with a 24-13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Whose 90-yard return of a blocked field goal opened the scoring for the Vikings?
    Paul Krause
    Nate Allen
    Bobby Bryant
    Matt Blair


7. In a 1977 NFC divisional playoff, the Dallas Cowboys romped over who by a score of 37-7?
    San Francisco 49er's
    Atlanta Falcons
    Chicago Bears
    Detroit Lions


8. In a 1977 NFC divisional playoff, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Los Angeles Rams 14-7. Who played quarterback for the Vikings in the game?
    Fran Tarkenton
    Bob Lee
    Tommy Kramer
    Steve Dils


9. The Dallas Cowboys won the 1977 NFC Championship over the Minnesota Vikings by what score?
    20-10
    24-14
    23-6
    27-3


10. In a 1978 NFC first round playoff game, the Atlanta Falcons won their first ever playoff game with a 14-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Who scored the winning touchdown for the Falcons in the game?
    Alfred Jenkins
    Wallace Francis
    Jim Mitchell
    Bubba Bean


11. In a 1978 divisional playoff, the Dallas Cowboys came from behind in the second half to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 27-20. Which Cowboys' player had two touchdowns in the game, including the game winner?
    Tony Hill
    Tony Dorsett
    Scott Laidlaw
    Robert Newhouse


12. In a 1978 divisional playoff, after four playoff losses to the Vikings, the Los Angeles Rams finally defeated Minnesota 34-10. Who was the Rams' quarterback in the game?
    Pat Haden
    Mark Harmon
    Vince Ferragamo
    Jeff Rutledge


13. The Dallas Cowboys won the 1978 NFC Championship with a 28-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. How many touchdown passes did Roger Staubach have in the game?
    1
    3
    0
    2


14. In a 1979 NFC first round playoff game, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago Bears 27-17. Who scored the winning touchdown for the Eagles in the game?
    Billy Campfield
    Wilbert Montgomery
    Harold Carmichael
    Keith Krepfle


15. In a 1979 NFC divisional playoff, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first ever playoff game with a 24-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Who was the only Buccaneers player to score multiple touchdowns in the game?
    Issac Hagins
    Doug Williams
    Ricky Bell
    Jimmie Giles


16. In a 1979 NFC divisional playoff, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-19. Who caught the winning touchdown pass for the Rams in the game?
    Ron Jessie
    Preston Dennard
    Billy Waddy
    Ron Smith


17. The Los Angeles Rams won the 1979 NFC Championship and advanced to their first Super Bowl with a 9-0 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who was the Rams' kicker that accounted for all the scoring in the game?
    Tom Dempsey
    Rafael Septien
    Mike Lansford
    Frank Corral


18. Three NFC teams in the period from 1975 to 1979, entered the playoffs with the same 12-2 record, the best record for that period. Which of the following was not one of those three teams?
    1975 Minnesota Vikings
    1976 Minnesota Vikings
    1975 Los Angeles Rams
    1977 Dallas Cowboys


19. Of all the teams that entered the playoffs in the NFC from 1975 to 1979, which one had the worst record?
    1979 Los Angeles Rams
    1976 Washington Redskins
    1977 Chicago Bears
    1978 Minnesota Vikings


20. The Chicago Bears secured the last playoff spot in 1979 by virtue of a tie-breaker of net points over which team?
    Washington Redskins
    New Orleans Saints
    Minnesota Vikings
    New York Giants


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