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Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest day of the year for food consumption in the US. This day is the first.
What is Thanksgiving Day?
100
The Falcons beat this team for their first ever playoff victory...
What is the Philadelphia Eagles?
100
An official football field is this length in yards.
What is 120 yards? (An official NFL football field is a rectangle that is 120 yards long and 53 yards, 1 foot wide.)
100
This team was given the nickname "The Ain'ts" during the 1980 NFL season.
What is the New Orleans Saints? The Saints were given this nickname due to a 14-loss season in 1980.
100
This is the term that describes when a defensive man catches the offensive team's ball.
What is an interception?
200
One out of every 12 people watching the game will be suffering through the boring football part just to see these.
What are the commercials?
200
The Falcons' last year playing in the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was...
What is 1991?
200
The helmet rule is nicknamed after this NFL player.
Who is Emmitt Smith? A player cannot remove his helmet on the field unless it is to adjust his equipment. This rule is dubbed the "Emmitt Smith rule" because Smith, who holds the record for most rushing touchdowns, was famous for ripping off his helmet to celebrate a touchdown.
200
This team was given the nickname "America's Team" in the 1979 NFL season.
What is The Dallas Cowboys? The Cowboys were given this nickname in 1979 for having a large fan base outside of Dallas.
200
If a defensive man purposely grabs an offensive man by the face mask and brings him down, this is the penalty.
What is 15 yards? If the defensive man didn't purposely grab the offensive man's face mask by grabbing it and letting go, it would only be 5 yards.
300
No network footage or air tapes of Super Bowl I exist. It was reportedly taped over with a soap opera. True or False
What is TRUE?
300
The Falcons began playing in the NFL in the following year: _____
What is 1966?
300
The goalposts located back center of the end zone are how tall?
What is 10 Feet High?
300
This team was given the nickname "Blitz, Inc." in the 1999-2004 NFL seasons.
What is The Philadelphia Eagles? This nickname was given to the Eagles due to their strong defense during 1999-2004.
300
In normal play, an offensive lineman can catch the ball and run with it if the ball was not touched by a defensive man. True or False
What is False? An offensive lineman can only catch and run with it, if declared as an eligible receiver, or if the ball was touched by a defensive player first.
400
When it comes to watching the super bowl, six out of 10 watchers are going to be at home - theirs or someone else's. True or False
FALSE. Nine out of 10 viewers are watching from home.
400
This is the nickname for the Atlanta Braves.
What is the "Dirty Birds"?
400
One of the following reasons will NOT stop the clock. *4 minute warning *Running out of bounds *Calling a time-out *Throwing an incomplete pass. *Two-minute warning
What is 4 minute warning?
400
This team earned the nickname "The Gritz Blitz" in the 1977 NFL season.
What is the Atlanta Falcons? The Atlanta Falcons earned this nickname by having an all-star defense that would regularly get to the quarterback.
400
If a receiver caught the ball in the air, fell to the ground with full possession of the ball, and nobody touched him, he is allowed to get back up and continue to run with the ball. True or False?
What is True? During the playoffs, Marvin Harrison caught the ball and ran with the ball for a touchdown without anybody touching him against the Broncos.
500
Our of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, this many are Super Bowls.
What is nine?
500
This is the name of the Atlanta Falcons Mascot.
What is Freddie Falcon?
500
A turn over is when a team recovers a ball from a punt. True or False?
False. When the opposing team drops the ball or if the defensive team intercepts the ball, it is called a turnover.
500
This team was given the nickname "Blitzburgh" during the mid-1990s.
What is the Pittsburgh Steelers? This nickname was given to the Steelers defense because of their tendency to sack the opposing quarterbacks.
500
The maximum number of players allowed on an NFL team is 61. True or False?
What is False? An NFL roster allows for no more than 53 players on a team. At any one time, only 11 players per team are allowed on the field.
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