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Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:39 am
by Todd Pence
One year, the Monday Night Football team visited the same two cities back-to-back consecutively for four straight Monday Night games. To illustrate, one week they were in city A for a Monday Night Game. The next week, they traveled to city B to do the next week's Monday Night game. Then week after, they went back to city A for the next Monday Night Broadcast. And the week after that it was right back to city B for that week's MN game!

What year did this happen and who were the two host teams involved?

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:26 pm
by SixtiesFan
IvanNYC wrote:
Jay Z wrote:
Todd Pence wrote:This was the only team in NFL history who had an official fourth-place finish, but going into the final week still had a chance at winning the division title outright. Name them.
Gotta be the 1963 Steelers.
Yes. The 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team that controlled their own destiny for the division/conference title going into the final week (with a win over NYG), that finished in fourth-place. In addition, both the 1951 Bears and 1994 Bears had a shot at winning the division title outright, but needed help. In 1951, the Bears would have won the National Conference with a win + DET loss + LA loss. And in 1994, Chicago would have clinched the NFC Central with a win + MIN loss + DET loss. Both the '51 and '94 Bears lost their last game and ended up finishing in fourth-place.
I remember watching that 1963 Giant-Steeler game on TV. Had the Steelers won they would have finished 8-3-3 and the Giants 10-4. With ties not counting the Steelers percentage would have been .727 to the Giants .714.

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:30 am
by Bryan
sluggermatt15 wrote:
Bryan wrote:Q#3: The 1978 Steelers opening week roster had 22 players with 2 Super Bowl rings and 1 player with 1 Super Bowl ring. Name the player with 1 Super Bowl ring.
John Banaszak. Started at defensive tackle.
Correct! Bonus question: which player with 2 Super Bowl rings did the Steelers acquire in midseason?

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:10 pm
by Todd Pence
Bryan wrote:
sluggermatt15 wrote:
Bryan wrote:Q#3: The 1978 Steelers opening week roster had 22 players with 2 Super Bowl rings and 1 player with 1 Super Bowl ring. Name the player with 1 Super Bowl ring.
John Banaszak. Started at defensive tackle.
Correct! Bonus question: which player with 2 Super Bowl rings did the Steelers acquire in midseason?

Jim Mandich

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:41 pm
by Bryan
Todd Pence wrote:
Jim Mandich
Correct!

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:22 pm
by ChrisBabcock
Here's another question along the same lines as the ones we've been doing lately...

Name the first 4 players to catch 200 passes in their first 4 seasons. A few hints... Two of the players accomplished the feat for the same team. Although their careers did not overlap. Of the two others, each of them caught zero passes in their first season. So the 200 came all in years 2-4. One of these guys came very close to getting 200 in years 2 and 3 alone. (which might be a bit of a giveaway)

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:06 pm
by Bryan
ChrisBabcock wrote:Here's another question along the same lines as the ones we've been doing lately...

Name the first 4 players to catch 200 passes in their first 4 seasons. A few hints... Two of the players accomplished the feat for the same team. Although their careers did not overlap. Of the two others, each of them caught zero passes in their first season. So the 200 came all in years 2-4. One of these guys came very close to getting 200 in years 2 and 3 alone. (which might be a bit of a giveaway)
I think the "two others" are Art Powell & Lionel Taylor.

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:54 pm
by vikingsfan1963
Todd Pence wrote:One year, the Monday Night Football team visited the same two cities back-to-back consecutively for four straight Monday Night games. To illustrate, one week they were in city A for a Monday Night Game. The next week, they traveled to city B to do the next week's Monday Night game. Then week after, they went back to city A for the next Monday Night Broadcast. And the week after that it was right back to city B for that week's MN game!

What year did this happen and who were the two host teams involved?
What's the answer to this one???

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:55 pm
by ChrisBabcock
Bryan wrote:
ChrisBabcock wrote:Here's another question along the same lines as the ones we've been doing lately...

Name the first 4 players to catch 200 passes in their first 4 seasons. A few hints... Two of the players accomplished the feat for the same team. Although their careers did not overlap. Of the two others, each of them caught zero passes in their first season. So the 200 came all in years 2-4. One of these guys came very close to getting 200 in years 2 and 3 alone. (which might be a bit of a giveaway)
I think the "two others" are Art Powell & Lionel Taylor.
Correct. The two.not guessed yet played on the same team.

Stumped on that MNF question.

Re: Random Trivia II

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:22 pm
by Todd Pence
vikingsfan1963 wrote:
Todd Pence wrote:One year, the Monday Night Football team visited the same two cities back-to-back consecutively for four straight Monday Night games. To illustrate, one week they were in city A for a Monday Night Game. The next week, they traveled to city B to do the next week's Monday Night game. Then week after, they went back to city A for the next Monday Night Broadcast. And the week after that it was right back to city B for that week's MN game!

What year did this happen and who were the two host teams involved?
What's the answer to this one???
Since everyone appears to be stumped, here's the answer.

The year was 1985. Week 12 brought the MNF crew to San Francisco, where the 49ers defeated the Seahawks. The next week, MNF went to Miami for the legendary Dolphins-Bears game. Week 14 they went right back to Candlestick as the Rams took a crucial game from the Niners that decided the division title. Then in week 15, it was back to Miami again for the Dolphins' win over the Patriots.