Sharpen your pencils for pop quiz
It's time to test your National Football League IQ.
Are you Einstein or Forrest Gump?
Are you Sean Payton or less than an Eric Mangenius?
Take this quick quiz and find out:
1. A regular-season overtime game in the NFL ends when?A) A team scores.B) Neither team scores after 15 minutes, resulting in a tie.C) CBS color analyst Rich Gannon makes an intelligent observation.
2. Brett Favre became the first quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams. His next major milestone will be?A) Winning a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback with two different teams (which has never happened).B) Induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.C) Retiring from all 32 teams.
3. Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell's completion percentage is:A) The worst in NFL history after five games by QBs with more than 100 attempts.B) Worse than six Butler County high school quarterbacks.C) The average temperature in the Siberian nation of Kazakhstan.
4. The best Steve Smith is?A) The WR for the Carolina Panthers.B) The WR for the N.Y. Giants.C) The drummer for Journey.
5. The worst team in the NFL is?A) The St. Louis Rams.B) The Cleveland Browns.C) Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden.
6. If the NFL playoffs started this weekend ...A) The Steelers would miss the playoffs.B) The Bengals would make the playoffs.C) The playoffs would start 13 weeks too early.
7. The most anticipated battle is ...A) Rex Ryan vs. Channing Crowder.B) Michael Turner vs. Patrick Willis.C) Mel Kiper vs. Todd McShay.
8. According to Ray Lewis, quarterbacks should wear what to prevent being hit legally?A) Flags.B) A buzzer.C) A Tom Brady jersey.
9. In 2010, quarterbacks will be required to wear what?A) A red jersey.B) A skirt.C) Bubble wrap.
10. If Eli Manning can't play Sunday, the Giants will start whom at quarterback?A) David Carr.B) Cooper Manning.C) It doesn't matter; The Giants are playing the Raiders. Olivia Manning could start at QB and the Giants still would win.
11. Michael Crabtree will start for the 49ers ...A) After the bye week.B) Next season.C) On the date of the Mayan Apocalypse.
Answers: 1. C; 2. C; 3. C ... you get the picture. If I learned one thing in college, it was when in doubt, always choose C.Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.
