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NFL Placekickers of 2006 Trivia Quiz

I'll quiz you on the past year's NFL kickers and how they performed in 2006: Field goals and extra points, oh my!

A multiple-choice quiz by foulweather. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
foulweather

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,713

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which kicker scored the most combined (field goal and point-after-TD) points in 2006? Hint

Nate Kaeding, San Diego

Robbie Gould, Chicago

Matt Stover, Baltimore

Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which placekicker missed the most field goals in 2006? Hint

Neil Rackers, Arizona

Shayne Graham, Cincinnati

Olindo Mare, Miami

Lawrence Tynes, Kansas City

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who kicked the longest field goal of the season at 62 yards? Hint

David Akers, Philadelphia

Rob Bironas, Tennessee

Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay

Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team scored the fewest points by kicks in 2006? Hint

Oakland Raiders

Dallas Cowboys

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Houston Texans

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which placekicker attempted the most PATs (point-after-touchdowns)? Hint

David Akers, Philadelphia

Robbie Gould, Chicago

Nate Kaeding, San Diego

Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which kicker made the highest percentage of his field goal attempts (93.3%) in 2006? Hint

Robbie Gould, Chicago

Nate Kaeding, San Diego

Matt Stover, Baltimore

Jason Elam, Denver

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the Green Bay Packers' starting placekicker in 2006? Hint

Dave Rayner

Shaun Suisham

Rian Lindell

Ryan Longwell

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kicker made at least one field goal in all 16 of his team's games? Hint

David Akers, Philadelphia

Jason Elam, Denver

Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis

Nate Kaeding, San Diego

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Question 9 of 10

9. Louisiana Tech was the college home of which two 2006 starting placekickers? Hint

Shayne Graham and Rob Bironas

Matt Stover and Josh Scobee

Stephen Gostkowski and Jay Feely

Jeff Reed and Robbie Gould

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Question 10 of 10

10. Veteran placekicker Morten Andersen finished the 2006 season with 540 field goals in his long career. How many total kicking points has Andersen scored through the 2006 season? Hint

1,620 points

2,205 points

2,331 points

2,445 points

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which kicker scored the most combined (field goal and point-after-TD) points in 2006?

Answer: Robbie Gould, Chicago

Gould scored 143 points for the Bears in 2006 (seven points ahead of Kaeding, who finished second). Stover scored 121, and Vinatieri ranked 12th with 113 points.

2. Which placekicker missed the most field goals in 2006?

Answer: Olindo Mare, Miami

Mare missed ten field goals (26 of 36). He especially struggled from long distances, hitting only 1 of 6 attempts from beyond 50 yards.

3. Who kicked the longest field goal of the season at 62 yards?

Answer: Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay

Bryant hit his 62-yard field goal in Tampa Bay's Week 7 23-21 win over Philadelphia. It was the third-longest field goal in NFL history.

4. Which team scored the fewest points by kicks in 2006?

Answer: Oakland Raiders

The Raiders earned only 70 points by kicks for the entire season, all by Sebastian Janikowski. Tampa Bay finished second-to-last, with 73 points.

5. Which placekicker attempted the most PATs (point-after-touchdowns)?

Answer: Nate Kaeding, San Diego

Kaeding attempted 58 PATs, ten more than Akers who finished second. Both kickers made every attempt.

6. Which kicker made the highest percentage of his field goal attempts (93.3%) in 2006?

Answer: Matt Stover, Baltimore

Stover connected on 28 of his 30 field goal attempts. Elam finished second at 93.1% (27/29).

7. Who was the Green Bay Packers' starting placekicker in 2006?

Answer: Dave Rayner

Rayner scored 109 points for Green Bay on the season. Lindell played for the Bills in 2006, Longwell for the Vikings, and Suisham for the Cowboys and Redskins.

8. What kicker made at least one field goal in all 16 of his team's games?

Answer: Jason Elam, Denver

Elam was a consistent scorer for the Broncos. He had three 3-FG games, five 2-FG games, and eight 1-FG games.

9. Louisiana Tech was the college home of which two 2006 starting placekickers?

Answer: Matt Stover and Josh Scobee

Stover was a 12th round draft pick in 1990; Scobee was a 5th round pick in 2004.

10. Veteran placekicker Morten Andersen finished the 2006 season with 540 field goals in his long career. How many total kicking points has Andersen scored through the 2006 season?

Answer: 2,445 points

Andersen had 540 career field goals and 825 career PATs by the end of the 2006 season. His 540 field goals were an NFL record as of that time as was his total for kicking points.

Source: Author foulweather

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