2014 August — Page 2

Touchdowns in Losses

by Chase Stuart on August 3, 2014

A fun trivia question from Scott Kacsmar this week:

The most TD passes a QB threw in one season in games he LOST is 25. Name the QB, and if you can, the year.

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Vinny Testaverde in 1996. Archie Manning (1980) and Jeff Garcia (2000) are tied for second with 22, while Dan Marino (1986), Carson Palmer (2010), Drew Brees (2012), and Sonny Jurgensen (1967) are the only other players with more than twenty. Last year, the leader in this category was Matt Ryan with 19, although Tony Romo was right on his heels with 17 touchdown passes in losses.

Who is the career leader in touchdown passes in losses?

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Marino with 142. Testaverde and Brett Favre are tied for second place with 130. Fran Tarkenton (122) and Peyton Manning (118) round out the top five.

Who is the single-season leader in rushing touchdowns in losses?

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Earl Campbell had 11 rushing touchdowns in 1983. Domanick Williams had 10 in 2004. My initial guess was Priest Holmes: he had 9 in 2002. Other players with nine rushing touchdowns in losses in a season: Barry Sanders, 1996; James Wilder, 1985; and Pete Johnson, 1979.

What about the career leader in rushing touchdowns in losses?

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Emmitt Smith with 45. Barry Sanders (39) and Walter Payton (35) rank second and third, and then there’s a five-way logjam for fourth place. LaDainian Tomlinson, O.J. Simpson, John Riggins, Adrian Peterson, and Marshall Faulk all rushed for 31 touchdowns in losses. My spider sense tells me Peterson has a good chance of finishing at least in the top three, and maybe as the career leader in this category.

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How about the single-season leader in receiving touchdowns in losses?

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Testaverde’s top target in 1996, Michael Jackson, and Calvin Johnson (2008), share the record with twelve. Drew Bennett (2004), Carl Pickens (1995), Terrell Owens (2000), and Dez Bryant (2013) all had ten touchdowns in losses.

Finally, what about the career leader? There’s a three-way tie in this category, with 46 touchdown receptions in losses.

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Owens, Marvin Harrison, and Tony Gonzalez all share the top spot. Tim Brown is in fourth place with 45, and Randy Moss is in fifth with forty-three. After that, Steve Largent and Megatron are next with 40; is there any chance Johnson doesn’t completely blow this record out of the water?

The trivia run ends tomorrow, as Andrew Healy has another fun post.

Tagged as: Weekend Trivia

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Trivia: Most Passing Yards in Final 16 Regular Season Games

by Chase Stuart on August 2, 2014

in History, Passing, Trivia

The past couple of days, we looked at the players with the most receiving yards and rushing yards in their final 16 regular season games. Today, we get to the quarterbacks.

Only one non-active player threw for 4,000 yards in his final 16 games.

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This one is pretty easy, folks.

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Kurt Warner threw for 4,016 yards and 30 touchdowns in his final 16 games.

Three other players threw for 3900+ yards. That doesn’t include Dan Fouts (3,805) or Dan Marino (3,869), but it does include quarterbacks from the great, the good, and the ugly category.

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He ended his career with Washington.

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In 2011.

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Rex Grossman! Yes, other than Kurt Warner, no quarterback has thrown for more yards in their final 16 games than Grossman, who threw for 3,991 yards during his final days in the NFL.

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He ended his career with San Francisco.

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In 1999.

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Steve Young threw for 3,950 yards before concussions ended his career after three games in 1999.

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He ended his career with Phoenix.

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He started in St. Louis.

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Neil Lomax threw for 3,942 passing yards in his final 16 games, before being forced to retire due to an injured hip.

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Trivia: Most Rushing Yards in Final 16 Regular Season Games

by Chase Stuart on August 1, 2014

in History, Statistics, Trivia

I’m still short on time, so let’s keep the trivia train rolling. Yesterday, I looked at the players with the most receiving yards in their last 16 regular season games. Today, the players with the most rushing yards in their last 16 games.

Excluding LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson, and Doug Martin, only five players have rushed for over 1,500 yards in their final sixteen games. The record-holder rushed for 1,702 yards in his final sixteen games. Do you know who it is?

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Why do you need a hint for a question this easy?

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Jim Brown rushed 324 times for 1,702 yards and 17 touchdowns in his final sixteen games.

One other player rushed for at least 1,600 yards in his last 16 games Can you name him?

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Like the number one man, he retired in the prime of his career, although he made it to age 31.

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In 2006, Tiki Barber rushed 327 times for 1,662 yards in 16 games.

What about the other three players who rushed for 1,500 yards in their careers? All three retired early.

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One played for the Lions.

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Barry Sanders rushed for 1,491 yards in the final 16 games of his career. But it was another #20, Billy Sims, who rushed for 1,537 yards in his last 16 regular season games.

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One played for the Vikings.

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Robert Smith rushed 295 times for 1,521 yards in his final year of his career in 2000. Then, after playing in 16 games for the only time in his career, and setting career highs in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and obviously yards from scrimmage and total touchdowns, Smith promptly retired.

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One played for the Texans.

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Domanick Williams (formerly Davis) rushed for 1,512 yards and gained 509 receiving yards, while scoring 11 times, in his final 16 games for the ’04-’05 Texans. A knee injury ended his career.

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