Statistics for NFL Football by Year, 1967–1999

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Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
1994	This team loses its 4th consecutive Super Bowl	Buffalo Bills	90%
1999	This elusive running back suddenly retires	Barry Sanders	89%
1992	This player attempts to play an NFL and Major League game on the same day	Deion Sanders	89%
1997	The Houston Oilers move to this state	Tennessee	89%
1995	This former player is tried for murder, but acquitted	O.J. Simpson	86%
1984	This quarterback becomes the first to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season	Dan Marino	84%
1987	In just 12 games, this receiver catches 22 touchdowns	Jerry Rice	84%
1977	This coach, namesake to a famous video game series, wins the Super Bowl	John Madden	83%
1971	This team changes its name to the New England Patriots	{Boston} Patriots	80%
1996	The Cleveland Browns move to this city	Baltimore	79%
1974	This "mean" player is the NFL Defensive Player of the Year	Joe Greene	79%
1998	After losing three times before, this quarterback finally wins the Super Bowl	John Elway	78%
1972	Franco Harris makes an improbable catch that becomes known as ...	The {Immaculate} Reception	78%
1989	This Packers receiver, brother of Shannon, breaks his own record by catching 112 passes in a single season	Sterling Sharpe	77%
1967	This coach leads the Packers to a win in Super Bowl I	Vince Lombardi	77%
1993	This player, known as "The Bus", rushes for 1,429 yards in his rookie season	Jerome Bettis	76%
1968	This quarterback leads the Packers to a second consecutive Super Bowl win	Bart Starr	75%
1969	This outspoken quarterback guarantees a Super Bowl victory	Joe Namath	75%
1990	This team scores a record 55 points in the Super Bowl	San Francisco 49ers	74%
1986	This coach leads the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX	Mike Ditka	73%
1985	This linebacker ends Joe Theismann's career	Lawrence Taylor	72%
1988	Ickey Woods becomes famous for this touchdown dance	The Ickey {Shuffle}	72%
1975	The Saints play their first of many seasons in this stadium	Louisiana Superdome	70%
1970	This prime-time NFL program debuts	Monday Night Football	70%
1980	This quarterback wins his fourth and final Super Bowl	Terry Bradshaw	70%
1991	This coach earns his first head coaching job with the Browns, but would be fired after five seasons with a 36-44 record	Bill Belichick	69%
1979	49ers coach Bill Walsh introduces this offensive system to the NFL	{West} {Coast} Offense	68%
1983	Mark Moseley is named MVP for the previous season, the last time a person who played this position would win the award	Kicker	67%
1976	This expansion team begins a 26 game losing streak	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	64%
1973	This quarterback leads the Dolphins to a Super Bowl win, capping an undefeated season	Bob Griese	50%
1982	This receiver makes "The Catch", sending the 49ers to the Super Bowl	Dwight Clark	50%
1978	This Oilers rookie rushes for 1,450 yards	Earl Campbell	50%
1981	This 49ers defensive back returns three interceptions for touchdowns during his rookie season	Ronnie Lott	50%