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NFL in a Season Trivia Quiz

These are pretty tough questions about the 2005 season. Let's see if you can handle it.

A multiple-choice quiz by birdman2188. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
birdman2188

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,061

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. The New England Patriots lost 6 games in 2005, the most since 2002. Which team gave them their worst defeat in 2005? Hint

Indianapolis Colts

Kansas City Chiefs

Carolina Panthers

San Diego Chargers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Only 2 teams went undefeated at home in 2005. One team was the Seattle Seahawks. Who was the other team? Hint

Cincinnati Bengals

Indianapolis Colts

New York Giants

Denver Broncos

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Question 3 of 10

3. 3 teams in the NFL did not record a win on the road in 2005. Which of these teams did win a road game? Hint

Baltimore Ravens

San Francisco 49ers

New York Jets

Houston Texans

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which quarterback threw for 3,881 yards and 20 touchdowns, and still had a rating of 70.9? Hint

Kerry Collins

Brett Favre

Aaron Brooks

Chris Chandler

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which NFL offense led the league in time of possession in 2005? Hint

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Indianapolis Colts

Seattle Seahawks

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who led the AFC in receiving yards in 2005? Hint

Reggie Wayne

Marvin Harrison

Chad Johnson

Hines Ward

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who led the NFL in total tackles in 2005? Hint

Jonathan Vilma

Keith Brooking

Zach Thomas

Ray Lewis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which running back led the league in yards per carry? Hint

Larry Johnson

Tatum Bell

Edgerrin James

Shaun Alexander

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team gained the most rushing yards per game in 2005? Hint

Pittsburgh Steelers

Atlanta Falcons

Denver Broncos

Indianapolis Colts

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team ran the most offensive plays in 2005? Hint

Green Bay Packers

Arizona Cardinals

New England Patriots

Cincinnati Bengals

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The New England Patriots lost 6 games in 2005, the most since 2002. Which team gave them their worst defeat in 2005?

Answer: San Diego Chargers

The Chargers beat the Patriots by 24 points. The Colts beat them by 19 points, and the Chiefs beat them by 10 points.

2. Only 2 teams went undefeated at home in 2005. One team was the Seattle Seahawks. Who was the other team?

Answer: Denver Broncos

Indy's sole loss was to San Diego in Week 15.

3. 3 teams in the NFL did not record a win on the road in 2005. Which of these teams did win a road game?

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

Surprisingly, the 49ers were the only team of the 4 to have won a road game when they beat the Rams in Week 16. The Texans were the only team of the 4 to also have a losing home record of 2-6.

4. Which quarterback threw for 3,881 yards and 20 touchdowns, and still had a rating of 70.9?

Answer: Brett Favre

Despite finishing 3rd in the league in passing yards and throwing 20 touchdowns passes, Brett's most intriguing stat was his career high 29 interceptions. The 2005 season was said to be his last, but he returned to Green Bay for another season still.

5. Which NFL offense led the league in time of possession in 2005?

Answer: Denver Broncos

Denver held the ball for an average of 32:37 each game. Dallas was second with 32:24. Indianapolis and Seattle weren't even in the top 15.

6. Who led the AFC in receiving yards in 2005?

Answer: Chad Johnson

Cincinnati's Chad Johnson led the AFC with 1,432 yards. He also led the AFC in receptions with 97.

7. Who led the NFL in total tackles in 2005?

Answer: Jonathan Vilma

The Jets young middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma led the way with 169 tackles in 2005. Thomas had 158. Brooking recorded 115 and Ray Lewis didn't even record 100 tackles.

8. Which running back led the league in yards per carry?

Answer: Tatum Bell

The Broncos' Tatum Bell had a wonderful year averaging 5.3 yards per carry and over 900 rushing yards in limited playing time.

9. Which team gained the most rushing yards per game in 2005?

Answer: Atlanta Falcons

The Dunn-Vick-Duckett backfield terrorized opposing defenses with 159.1 yards per game on the ground.

10. Which team ran the most offensive plays in 2005?

Answer: Arizona Cardinals

The sub-par Cardinals ran 1,075 plays on offense in 2005.

Source: Author birdman2188

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