Getting Defensive– Quiz to Test Your Knowledge of the NFL’s Best Defenses

created by ConnectingSingles on Nov 7, 2009 Connecting Singles
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Football is known as a game of inches, and the players that determine the direction of those inches are often on a team’s defensive squad. For even the best offense can’t single-handedly guarantee success if there’s no defense to keep the opposition at bay. Throughout the years, the NFL has produced some top notch defensive players and teams – here’s your chance to show off how much you know about them!
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1. Which team has the dubious distinction of allowing the most yards in one season, 6,793?
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2. Which team has led the league the most times in fewest yards allowed?
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3. What is the lowest number of rushing touchdowns allowed by a team in one season?
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4. Since 1980, which team has allowed the fewest yards in one season?
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5. Which team holds the record for most rushing touchdowns allowed in a single season?
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6. Which team holds the record for fewest passing yards allowed in one season?
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7. Derrick Thomas holds the record for most sacks in one game. How many did he have?
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8. Who holds the record for most sacks in one season?
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9. Who holds the record for most career interceptions, with 81?
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10. Ed Reed holds the record for longest interception returned for a touchdown. How many yards was it?
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11. Who holds the record for most career interceptions returned for a touchdown?
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12. Which team holds the record for most first downs allowed in a season?
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13. Chicago holds the record for fewest first downs allowed in a season. How many did they during their record-setting 1942 season?
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14. How many defensive players have been named MVP of the Super Bowl throughout NFL history?
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15. Which team holds the record for most opponent turnovers in a season, with 66?

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