50 free 2010s NFL trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This 2010s NFL trivia quiz covers the whole decade, from the Saints' surprise onside kick in Super Bowl XLIV to Patrick Mahomes' comeback in Super Bowl LIV. Every championship game in between is here: the Packers' sixth-seed run, the 9-7 Giants, the Har-Bowl blackout, Seattle's 43-8 rout, Malcolm Butler's interception, Peyton Manning's last ride, 28-3, the Philly Special, and the 13-3 game. Alongside the big games are the plays and controversies that defined the era: the Beast Quake, the Fail Mary and the replacement referees, the Butt Fumble, Tebowmania, the Minneapolis Miracle, the Miami Miracle, Bountygate, Deflategate, Ray Rice, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams and Chargers moving to Los Angeles and Andrew Luck's shock retirement. Record-setters like Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson and the 55-touchdown Peyton Manning get their questions too. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the games, players and seasons, and each question quotes the sentence that supports it.
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Q 01Which team opened the decade by upsetting the Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010?
New Orleans Saints
It was the first major pro championship for a New Orleans team, and Drew Brees was MVP.
Q 02What surprise play did the Saints open the second half of Super Bowl XLIV with?
An onside kick
Thomas Morstead's kick was recovered, and Tracy Porter's 74-yard pick-six later sealed the win.
Q 03The 2010 Packers became the first team to reach the Super Bowl as what?
An NFC sixth seed
They went 10-6, beat Pittsburgh 31-25 in Arlington, and Aaron Rodgers was named MVP.
Q 04The 2011 Giants had the worst regular-season record of any Super Bowl champion. What was it?
9–7
They beat the 13-3 Patriots 21-17 on Ahmad Bradshaw's late touchdown, a rematch of Super Bowl XLII.
Q 05The Ravens–49ers championship game of February 2013 was nicknamed what, after its coaches?
The Har-Bowl
John Harbaugh's Ravens beat brother Jim's 49ers 34-31 after a 34-minute power outage that also produced the name 'Blackout Bowl'.
Q 06How long was Jacoby Jones's record kickoff-return touchdown to open the second half of Super Bowl XLVII?
108 yards
Moments later the Superdome lights went out for 34 minutes and the 49ers rallied to within five.
Q 07By what score did the Seahawks crush the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII?
43–8
Cliff Avril's safety came 12 seconds in, the fastest score in Super Bowl history, and Seattle led 36-0 before Denver got on the board.
Q 08Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium was the first played where?
Outdoors in a cold-weather city
East Rutherford, New Jersey hosted; the weather turned out mild.
Q 09Which Patriots cornerback intercepted Russell Wilson at the goal line to win Super Bowl XLIX?
Malcolm Butler
Seattle's decision to throw from the 1-yard line rather than hand off to Marshawn Lynch is still called one of the worst calls ever.
Q 10Which Broncos linebacker was MVP of Super Bowl 50, Peyton Manning's final game?
Von Miller
The defense sacked Cam Newton seven times and forced four turnovers in a 24-10 win; the NFL dropped Roman numerals for that one game.
Q 11From what deficit did the Patriots come back to beat the Falcons in Super Bowl LI?
28–3
They scored 25 unanswered points and won 34-28 in the first Super Bowl overtime; Tom Brady threw for a record 466 yards.
Q 12Which Patriots running back set Super Bowl records with 14 receptions and 20 points in Super Bowl LI?
James White
He also scored the walk-off touchdown in overtime.
Q 13The Patriots' 13-3 win over the Rams in February 2019 holds what record?
Lowest-scoring championship game ever
Sony Michel scored the only touchdown; the Rams became just the second Super Bowl team not to score a touchdown.
Q 21Which Vikings receiver caught the 61-yard walk-off 'Minneapolis Miracle' touchdown in 2018?
Stefon Diggs
Case Keenum threw it and Saints safety Marcus Williams whiffed; it was the first playoff game ever to end on a touchdown as time expired.
Q 22Which Dolphins running back scored on the multi-lateral 'Miracle in Miami' in 2018?
Kenyan Drake
Ryan Tannehill hit Stills, who lateraled to Parker, who lateraled to Drake, who ran past a badly positioned Rob Gronkowski.
Q 23Marshawn Lynch's 67-yard 'Beast Quake' touchdown in January 2011 came against which team?
New Orleans Saints
Q 14How old was Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in Super Bowl history, at Super Bowl LIII?
33
He lost to a 66-year-old Bill Belichick, who was winning his sixth title.
Q 15Whom did the Chiefs beat in Super Bowl LIV for their first title in 50 years?
San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City trailed 20-10 entering the fourth quarter and scored 21 unanswered; Patrick Mahomes was MVP.
Q 16'Deflategate' arose from the Patriots' win over which team in the AFC Championship Game of January 2015?
Indianapolis Colts
Tom Brady eventually served a four-game suspension in 2016; the team was fined $1 million and lost two draft picks.
Q 17How many games was Tom Brady ultimately suspended for over Deflategate?
Four
A district court voided it for 2015, but the Second Circuit reinstated it and he sat out the start of 2016.
Q 18Which head coach was suspended for the entire 2012 season over the Saints' 'Bountygate' scandal?
Sean Payton
He was the first head coach ever suspended by the league; defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was banned indefinitely.
Q 19The 2012 'Fail Mary' game, decided by replacement officials, was won by the Seahawks over which team?
Green Bay Packers
Golden Tate and M. D. Jennings both grabbed Russell Wilson's Hail Mary; two officials signalled differently. The referee lockout ended two days later.
Q 20Which Jets quarterback ran into his own lineman's backside in the 2012 'Butt Fumble'?
Mark Sanchez
On Thanksgiving night the Patriots turned three Jets fumbles into three touchdowns in 52 seconds of game time.
He broke nine tackles and the Seattle crowd's celebration registered magnitude 2.0 on a nearby seismometer.
Q 24Tim Tebow's 2011 Broncos beat the Steelers on an 80-yard overtime touchdown pass to whom?
Demaryius Thomas
It came on the first play of overtime; Tebow later won a legal battle for the trademark on 'Tebowing'.
Q 25How many rushing yards did Adrian Peterson finish with in 2012, nine short of Eric Dickerson's record?
2,097
He did it a year after tearing his ACL and MCL and was named MVP.
Q 26How many receiving yards did Calvin Johnson post in 2012 to set the single-season record?
1,964
He was the highest-paid receiver in the league at the time and had just beaten Cam Newton for the Madden 13 cover.
Q 27How many touchdown passes did Peyton Manning throw in his record 2013 season with Denver?
55
He also set the yardage record with 5,477, then lost Super Bowl XLVIII to Seattle.
Q 28Which 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality?
Colin Kaepernick
He never played another NFL game after that season and later settled a collusion grievance with the league.
Q 29Which Colts quarterback shocked the league by retiring at 29, two weeks before the 2019 season?
Andrew Luck
He had just been Comeback Player of the Year, but cited an endless cycle of injury and rehab.
Q 30Which team left St. Louis and returned to Los Angeles for the 2016 season?
The Rams
Los Angeles had been their home from 1946 to 1994; San Diego's team followed a year later.