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NFL by Season Quiz: A Great NFL Season | 15 Questions

All of these questions are directly related the the 2000 NFL season.

A multiple-choice quiz by jeffcnc. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
jeffcnc

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,952

Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Question 1 of 15

1. The San Diego Chargers had an NFL low, 1062 yards rushing, or 66.4 yards per game in 2000. What NFC team had the fewest rushing yards? Hint

Philadelphia Eagles

Atlanta Falcons

Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which team did not register a player with 50 or more receptions in 2000? Hint

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cleveland Browns

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Question 3 of 15

3. Five teams had their Tight Ends lead the team in receptions. Four of those teams were in the AFC. What was the lone NFC team to have their Tight End lead the team in receptions?

Answer: (Type the city)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What team allowed the most yards per game in the 2000 NFL season? Hint

Seattle Seahawks

Arizona Cardinals

Minnesota Vikings

San Francisco 49ers

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Question 5 of 15

5. What player led all RB's with 88 receptions in 2000? Hint

Marshall Faulk

Richie Anderson

Ahman Green

Michael Pittman

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Question 6 of 15

6. What QB, of those listed, had more TD passes than interceptions in the 2000 NFL season? Hint

Charlie Batch

Vinny Testaverde

Kordell Stewart

Chris Chandler

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which player led his team in receiving yards in 2000? Hint

Bill Schroeder

Darrell Jackson

Troy Brown

Isaac Bruce

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which defensive player DID NOT lead his team in interceptions in 2000? Hint

Donnie Abraham, TB

Troy Vincent, PHI

Sam Madison, MIA

Terrell Buckley, DEN

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which RB had 10 or more total Touchdowns in 2000? Hint

Tiki Barber

Warrick Dunn

Charlie Garner

Ricky Watters

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which QB threw for 3000+ yards and had less than 20 TD passes in 2000? Hint

Jake Plummer

Brett Favre

Mark Brunell

Drew Bledsoe

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the only other RB, besides Marshall Faulk, that rushed for 1200+ yards, had 500+ yards receiving, caught 70 or more receptions and had 10 or more TD's in 2000? Hint

Curtis Martin

Ricky Watters

Ahman Green

Charlie Garner

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which QB had the most rushing attempts in 2000? Hint

Donovan McNabb

Shaun King

Kordell Stewart

Rich Gannon

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Question 13 of 15

13. 11 players in the NFL caught 90 or more balls in 2000. Only one of those 11 did not have at least 1200 yards receiving. Who was it?

Answer: (LAST NAME ONLY)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What QB had zero rushing TD's in 2000? Hint

Peyton Manning

Drew Bledsoe

Mark Brunell

Steve McNair

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who had the most kickoff returns for Touchdowns in 2000? Hint

Derrick Mason, TEN

Brian Mitchell, PHI

Darrick Vaughn, ATL

Desmond Howard, DET

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The San Diego Chargers had an NFL low, 1062 yards rushing, or 66.4 yards per game in 2000. What NFC team had the fewest rushing yards?

Answer: Carolina Panthers

Tim Biakabutuka led the Panthers with 627 yards rushing. Two yards short of QB, Donovan McNabb's rushing total. Only the Browns and the Chargers rushed for less.

2. Which team did not register a player with 50 or more receptions in 2000?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

Hines Ward of Pittsburgh led the team with 48 receptions. The leading receivers from the AFC Central totaled 390 receptions, while the NFC West's leading receivers topped 440 receptions. Don't forget, the AFC Central has 6 teams, where the NFC West only has 5. Just a bit of advice. When seeking a fantasy QB or WR, don't look too hard at the AFC Central.

3. Five teams had their Tight Ends lead the team in receptions. Four of those teams were in the AFC. What was the lone NFC team to have their Tight End lead the team in receptions?

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

Chad Lewis led the Eagles with 69 receptions. The other four players and their teams are: Ravens Shannon Sharpe, 67, Titans Frank Wycheck, 70, Chargers Freddie Jones, 71 and the Chiefs Tony Gonzalez, 93.

4. What team allowed the most yards per game in the 2000 NFL season?

Answer: Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks allowed an NFL high, 399.4 yards per game. The next closest was Arizona at 358.6 yards per game. The Seahawks were 2nd worst behind SF in passing yards allowed and 4th worst in rushing yards allowed. Ahead of only Dallas, Arizona and Cleveland.

5. What player led all RB's with 88 receptions in 2000?

Answer: Richie Anderson

Faulk had 81 recs, Green, 73, and Pittman, 73. Both Green and Pittman led their team, and of course so did Richie Anderson.

6. What QB, of those listed, had more TD passes than interceptions in the 2000 NFL season?

Answer: Kordell Stewart

Kordell threw 11 TD passes while throwing only 8 interceptions. He also added 7 rushing TD's.

7. Which player led his team in receiving yards in 2000?

Answer: Bill Schroeder

Bill Schroeder had 999 yards receiving to lead the team (Freeman, 912). Kind of shocking that Green Bay did not have a 1000 receiver, when Favre ammased 3812 yards passing. Five Green Bay players had 300+ receiving yards.

8. Which defensive player DID NOT lead his team in interceptions in 2000?

Answer: Sam Madison, MIA

Brian Walker led the Dolphins in interceptions with 7. Brock Marion, Patrick Surtain and Sam Madison each had 5 picks. Miami led the NFL with a total of 28 interceptions.

9. Which RB had 10 or more total Touchdowns in 2000?

Answer: Charlie Garner

Charlie Garner had 10 total TD's. (7 rushing and 3 receiving). Both Dunn, Watters and Barber each had a total of 9 TD's.

10. Which QB threw for 3000+ yards and had less than 20 TD passes in 2000?

Answer: Drew Bledsoe

Bledsoe had 3291 passing yards, but only 17 TD passes. Brunell and Favre had exactly 20 TD passes, and Plummer just missed the 3000 mark with 2946 yards passing. There was another QB (not shown) who accomplished the feat. Steve Beuerlein.

11. Who was the only other RB, besides Marshall Faulk, that rushed for 1200+ yards, had 500+ yards receiving, caught 70 or more receptions and had 10 or more TD's in 2000?

Answer: Curtis Martin

Martin's honorable numbers include 1204 rushing, 508 receiving, 70 recs, and 11 TD's. The others were close but Ahman Green needed 25 more rushing yards, Watters needed 7 more recs and 1 more TD, and Garner needed 58 more rushing yards and 2 more recs.

12. Which QB had the most rushing attempts in 2000?

Answer: Rich Gannon

Rich Gannon tied Daunte Culpepper for the most rushing attempts (89) for a QB. Donovan McNabb, who led his team in rushing had 86 attempts.

13. 11 players in the NFL caught 90 or more balls in 2000. Only one of those 11 did not have at least 1200 yards receiving. Who was it?

Answer: Muhammad

The irony is that Muhsin Muhammad tied Marvin Harrison for the NFL lead with 102 receptions. Tony Gonzalez barely cleared 1200 receiving yards with 1203.

14. What QB had zero rushing TD's in 2000?

Answer: Steve McNair

McNair unbelievably had zero rushing TD's in 2000. In 1999 he had 8, 1998 he had 4, 1997 he had 8, 1996 he had 2.

15. Who had the most kickoff returns for Touchdowns in 2000?

Answer: Darrick Vaughn, ATL

Darrick Vaughn of Atlanta, led the NFL with 3 kickoff returns for TD's. Brian Mitchell had 2 kickoff returns for Touchdowns. He was also the only non WR to score a touchdown on a kickoff return.

Source: Author jeffcnc

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