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Roger Goodell has been its commissioner since 2006
The NFL
It's hard to be objectivist about an atlas of a book shrugged off by this author who put in more than 1,100 pages worth of work
Ayn Rand
Seattle seemingly had glory in sight for a second straight year in Super Bowl XLIX, but an ill-timed pass at the goal line was picked off by Malcolm Butler of this team
Attractions in Jefferson City include the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site on this long river
The Missouri
These birds associated with Odin appeared on many Viking flags & were said to have the ability to find land
Ravens
A website offering news, podcasts & a magazine aimed at members of the Mormon Church is called this Living
LDS
I reached the end of this nearly 700-page novel by James Joyce to discover the last line is the first half of the book's first sentence
Finnegan's Wake
Wide right was the verdict for kicker Scott Norwood in Super Bowl XXV as this team fell short
Buffalo Bills
Theodore Roosevelt called this terrain in the Dakotas "so bizarre in color as to seem hardly properly to belong to this Earth"
Badlands
In the Viking pantheon, he was the god of beauty, sadly struck down due to a trick by Loki
Ready for a road trip? Its M5 touring car has a starting sticker price of only $125,300
BMW
Spanning more than 1,300 pages, "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth is set in the aftermath of the division of India in this year
1947
In 1987 this inundation became a Super Bowl tradition after the Giants prevailed & did it to head coach Bill Parcells
Pouring Gatorade on the coach
Arches & Bryce Canyon are 2 of the "Mighty Five" national parks in this state
Utah
Made up of as many as 6,000 Vikings, the Varangian Guard were bodyguards & mercenaries for this empire's rulers
The Byzantine Empire
Changing movie history, "Toy Story" is often credited as the first feature fully created using this
CGI
"Perfidia", a book by this author, set in December 1941, contains some characters from his "L.A. Confidential"
James Ellroy
This Niners legend engineered a 92-yard game-winning drive to win it all for San Fran in Super Bowl XXIII
Joe Montana
Salty Brine State Beach, named for radio personality Salty Brine, is in the Rhode Island city with the same name as this bay
Narragansett
The first evidence of European presence in America is an 11th c. Viking settlement at L'anse aux Meadows on this island
Newfoundland
On a prescription it means take 4 times a day
QID
A princess is thrust into a world of magic in "Shield of Sparrows", a romantasy epic bestseller by this author
Devney Perry
Up & down after the Heisman, Jim Plunkett came back to glory as the QB for this 1980 team, the first Super Bowl champ as a wildcard
Raiders
Many folks start their trip to Yellowstone Park in this city in southern Montana named for a gold seeker
Bozeman
This quarterback was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings to backup Sam Darnold and is best known eponymously for his number
DAILY DOUBLE
J.J. McCarthy