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01/26/2007 -
I - What was the name of the first ``Super Bowl''? (5 points).
II - Indianapolis' Adam Vinatieri is making his fifth Super Bowl appearance. Who is the only player make six appearances? (5 points).
III - The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. What is the name of the trophy presented to the MVP? (5 points).
IV - True or False. Since 1990, Indianapolis is the only No. 3 seed to reach the Super Bowl. (5 points).
V - Which Chicago Bear was named the MVP in the 1986 Super Bowl? (5 points).
a) Dan Hampton
b) Walter Payton
c) Richard Dent
d) Mike Singletary
VI - Indianapolis set a conference championship record overcoming an 18-point deficit in the AFC title game against New England. What's the largest deficit a team had to overcome to win the Super Bowl? (5 points).
VII - True or False. A Super Bowl has never gone into overtime? (5 points).
VIII - Last year Hines Ward became the fifth wide receiver to win the Super Bowl MVP. Name the first. (5 points).
IX - True or False. The Colts are the first franchise to represent two different cities in the Super Bowl. (5 points).
X - Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating? (5 points).
XI - Who has the most career passing yards in the Super Bowl? (5 points).
a) Tom Brady, New England
b) John Elway, Denver
c) Joe Montana, San Francisco
d) Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh
XII - True or False. No punt return has ever been returned for a touchdown. (5 points).
XIII - Who is the last player to return a kickoff for a touchdown in the Super Bowl? (5 points).
XIV - Peyton Manning of Indianapolis led the league in passing with a 101.0 passer rating. Who is the last quarterback to lead the NFL in passing and win the Super Bowl in the same season? (5 points).
a) Brett Favre, Green Bay
b) Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay
c) Steve Young, San Francisco
d) Kurt Warner, St. Louis
XV - Name the only kick returner to win the MVP award. (5 points),
XVI - Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he? (5 points).
XVII - Adam Vinatieri has kicked four field goals in his Super Bowl career. Who holds the record with five in a career? (5 points).
a) Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh
b) Efren Herrera, Dallas
c) Ray Wersching, San Francisco
d) Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis
XVIII - The team with fewer turnovers has won 28 of 32 Super Bowls, in eight other Super Bowls turnovers were equal. Name one of the four teams to have more turnovers and win the Super Bowl. (5 points).
XIX - True or False. This is the first time the Colts and Bears have met in the postseason. (5 points).
XX - Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history? (5 points).
a) Don Chandler
b) Curtis McClinton
c) Max McGee
d) Elijah Pitts
---Answers
I - The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
II - Mike Lodish, Buffalo 1991-94 and Denver 1998-99.
III - Pete Rozelle Trophy.
IV - False. Carolina, the NFC South division winner, reached the 2004 Super Bowl.
V - c) Richard Dent.
VI - 10 points. Washington trailed Denver 10-0 after the first quarter of its 42-10 victory in the 1988 Super Bowl.
VII - True.
VIII - Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh, 1976.
IX - False. Raiders (Oakland 1968, 1977, 1981, 2003; Los Angeles 1984) and Rams (Los Angeles 1980; St. Louis 2000, 2002).
X - The 1982 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Cincinnati had a 49.1 rating.
XI - c) Joe Montana, San Francisco, with 1,142 yards in four games.
XII - True. The longest return is 45 yards by San Francisco's John Taylor against Cincinnati in 1989.
XIII - Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. N.Y. Giants in the 2001 Super Bowl. Lewis' 84-kickoff return followed Ron Dixon's 97-yard kickoff return in the third quarter.
XIV - d) Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999 season.
XV - Desmond Howard, Green Bay, in the 1997 Super Bowl.
XVI - Chuck Howley, Dallas vs. Baltimore Colts in the 1971 Super Bowl.
XVII - c) Ray Wersching, San Francisco.
XVIII - 1971 Baltimore Colts; Pittsburgh 1980; N.Y. Giants 1987; Pittsburgh 2006.
XIX - True.
XX - c) Max McGee on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr vs. Kansas City, 1967 Super Bowl.
---Scoring
95 or more - MVP
90-94 - First Team All-Pro
85-89 - Second Team All-Pro
80-84 - Honorable Mention All-Pro
65-79 - Starter
50-64 - Benchwarmer
40-49 - Practice Squad
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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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