2019 NFL Season
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50 free 2019 NFL Season trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
The NFL's 100th season had a little of everything. A franchise quarterback retired a fortnight before kickoff, a star receiver talked his way off two rosters in a month, and a second-year passer turned the league upside down with his legs. The playoffs then delivered a run of upsets and comebacks that ended a half-century wait for one fan base. This quiz covers the whole 2019–20 campaign: the draft, the trades and holdouts, the rule change that lasted a single year, the records and individual awards, and the postseason through Super Bowl LIV. A good share of the questions are about the men under center, from the opening-day starters to the backups and rookies who took over when injuries struck. It suits fans who watched the season and want to test what they remember, hosts putting together a football round, and anyone catching up on recent league history. Each answer comes with a short explanation of the story behind it.
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Q 01Which quarterback, in only his second NFL season, became the second unanimous MVP in league history for 2019?
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson led the NFL in touchdown passes and ran for 1,206 yards, breaking the single-season rushing record for a quarterback. He did it without playing in Baltimore's final regular-season game.
Q 02Which player was named MVP of Super Bowl LIV after his team rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter?
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the final seven minutes as Kansas City erased a 20–10 deficit to beat San Francisco 31–20. It was the franchise's first title in 50 years.
Q 03Which singer and actress co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami Gardens alongside Shakira?
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez brought her daughter Emme on stage to sing during the set. Bad Bunny and J Balvin also made guest appearances.
Q 04Which former first overall draft pick stunned the NFL by retiring at age 29, two weeks before the 2019 season began?
Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck walked away from the Indianapolis Colts after seven seasons, saying the cycle of injuries and rehabilitation had worn him down.
Q 05Which receiver got frostbite on his feet during cryotherapy and was released by the Raiders before playing a game?
Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown also fought the league that summer over his banned old helmet. He then signed with New England and appeared in a single game before being released again.
Q 06Which 42-year-old quarterback ended his long stay with one team by throwing a pick-six in a January 2020 playoff loss?
Tom Brady
Tom Brady threw the interception from his own 1-yard line against Tennessee, then left New England after 20 seasons to sign with Tampa Bay.
Q 07Which quarterback, already a first-round pick of baseball's Oakland Athletics, went first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft?
Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray became the first player drafted in the first round of both sports. The Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma chose football and joined the Arizona Cardinals.
Q 08Which animal wandered onto the field at MetLife Stadium and halted a 2019 Cowboys–Giants game in the second quarter?
A black cat
A black cat held up play, and the media joked that the stray had put a hex on both teams. Dallas went on to win 37–18.
Q 09Which Cleveland pass rusher was suspended indefinitely for striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph with a helmet?
Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett, the first overall pick of the 2017 draft, was banned for at least the rest of the 2019 season. The league reinstated him the following February.
Q 10To which city did the Raiders relocate after playing their final season in Oakland in 2019?
Las Vegas
Las Vegas became the Raiders' home in 2020, once Allegiant Stadium was completed. The team had spent 47 non-consecutive years in Oakland.
Q 11Which quarterback broke the NFL career touchdown pass record in December 2019 while completing 29 of 30 throws?
Drew Brees
Drew Brees threw his 540th touchdown pass in a 34–7 win over Indianapolis. His 96.7 percent completion rate that night was itself a single-game record.
Q 12Which New Orleans receiver caught 149 passes in 2019, breaking Marvin Harrison's single-season record?
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas was named Offensive Player of the Year, the first wide receiver to win the award since Jerry Rice in 1993.
Q 13Which Carolina running back gained 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the 2019 NFL season?
Christian McCaffrey
Q 21Which former Miami quarterback took over as Tennessee's starter midway through 2019 and led the NFL in passer rating?
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Tannehill was named Comeback Player of the Year after posting a 117.5 rating and steering the Titans to the AFC Championship Game.
Q 22Which sixth-round rookie with a famous mustache became Jacksonville's quarterback in Week 1 of 2019?
Gardner Minshew
Gardner Minshew came on when the starter fractured his collarbone against Kansas City, and fans took to wearing fake mustaches to his games.
Q 23Which quarterback started 15 games for Indianapolis in 2019 after the team's franchise passer retired in August?
Jacoby Brissett
Christian McCaffrey joined Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk as the only players to manage the double in a single season.
Q 14Which running back won the 2019 rushing title, then ran for 182 yards to knock New England out of the playoffs?
Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry finished the regular season with 1,540 yards and 16 touchdowns for Tennessee, despite missing a game with a hamstring injury.
Q 15Which 5,000-yard passer of 2019 became the first quarterback with 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in one season?
Jameis Winston
Jameis Winston led the league with 5,109 passing yards for Tampa Bay. His final throw of the season was intercepted and returned for a game-ending touchdown in overtime.
Q 16Which two-time Super Bowl MVP lost his starting job to rookie Daniel Jones two games into the 2019 NFL season?
Eli Manning
Eli Manning announced his retirement in January 2020, having spent all 16 of his seasons with the New York Giants.
Q 17Which head coach, the winningest in NFL history without a championship, finally won one in Super Bowl LIV?
Andy Reid
Andy Reid had lost his only previous Super Bowl as a head coach 15 years earlier, when his Philadelphia Eagles fell to New England.
Q 18Which three-time Super Bowl winner announced his retirement on Instagram in March 2019 at the age of 29?
Rob Gronkowski
Rob Gronkowski agreed to come out of retirement in April 2020 and joined Tampa Bay, where the tight end won a fourth title.
Q 19Which receiver, famous for a one-handed catch in 2014, did the New York Giants trade to Cleveland in March 2019?
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. cost the Browns safety Jabrill Peppers plus their first- and third-round picks in the 2019 draft.
Q 20Which penalty became reviewable by replay for 2019 only, after a missed call in the previous NFC Championship Game?
Pass interference
Pass interference calls and non-calls were reviewed 101 times that season, but only 24 were overturned, and the rule was dropped before 2020.
Jacoby Brissett had arrived two years earlier in a trade that sent receiver Phillip Dorsett to New England. The Colts went 7–8 in his 2019 starts.
Q 24Which backup quarterback won all five of his starts for New Orleans in 2019 after the starter injured his thumb?
Teddy Bridgewater
Teddy Bridgewater had come over from the New York Jets a year earlier. His unbeaten run helped the Saints win the NFC South for a third straight season.
Q 25Which undrafted rookie quarterback, a champion duck caller, started six games for Pittsburgh in 2019?
Devlin Hodges
Devlin Hodges earned the nickname Duck after winning a junior world duck calling contest at 13. He went 3–3 as a Steelers starter.
Q 26Which quarterback played only Carolina's first two games of 2019 before a foot injury ruled him out for the year?
Cam Newton
Cam Newton, the league's MVP in 2015, never played again in his first spell with the Panthers and was released the following March.
Q 27Which quarterback played his final season for the Chargers in 2019 before signing with the Indianapolis Colts?
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers and the Chargers mutually agreed in February 2020 that he would not be re-signed, and he reached the playoffs with his new team the next season.
Q 28Which quarterback's run of 136 consecutive regular-season starts ended in November 2019 because of a back injury?
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford had not missed a game since 2010. Detroit turned to Jeff Driskel and David Blough, and neither could deliver a single win.
Q 29Which New York Jets quarterback missed three 2019 games after being diagnosed with mononucleosis?
Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold was later caught by a sideline microphone saying he was seeing ghosts while he struggled in a game against New England.
Q 30Which Philadelphia quarterback left his first career playoff game with a concussion after nine snaps in January 2020?
Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz was hurt by a helmet-to-helmet hit from Seattle's Jadeveon Clowney, and backup Josh McCown played the rest of the 17–9 loss.