2023 NFL Season Trivia
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100 free 2023 NFL Season trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This 2023 NFL trivia quiz covers the whole season, from the Lions beating the champions in the Kickoff Game to Mecole Hardman's walk-off catch in the first Super Bowl decided on its final play. In between are the stories fans argued about all year: Aaron Rodgers lasting four snaps as a Jet, Miami hanging 70 on Denver, a rookie fifth-round receiver breaking records that stood since 1960, Joe Flacco coming off the couch to win Comeback Player of the Year, and a Taylor Swift subplot that pulled a new audience into the sport. The questions run from easy (who won the Super Bowl, who was MVP) through medium (which division sent all four teams to a winning record, who was picked first in the draft) to genuinely hard ones about record-book footnotes, rule changes and the Peacock-only playoff game. About a third are warm-ups, a third are medium, and the rest will separate people who watched every week from those who watched the highlights. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's season, playoff and Super Bowl LVIII records before publishing, and each question carries the sentence that establishes it. If you think one is wrong, use the report button and we will look again.
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Q 01Which team won Super Bowl LVIII, capping the 2023 season?
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the 49ers 25-22 in overtime, becoming the first repeat champions since the 2004 New England Patriots.
Q 02Super Bowl LVIII was played at Allegiant Stadium in which state?
Nevada
Allegiant Stadium sits in Paradise, Nevada, and opened in 2020 as the Raiders' home after their move from Oakland.
Q 03Which quarterback won the 2023 NFL MVP, receiving 49 of 50 first-place votes?
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson of the Ravens won his second MVP at 27, the second-youngest player with multiple MVPs behind only Jim Brown.
Q 04Who was named MVP of Super Bowl LVIII after the Chiefs' overtime win?
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes threw for 333 yards and ran for 66, including an 8-yard fourth-and-1 scramble on the winning drive, earning his third Super Bowl MVP.
Q 05Which receiver caught the walk-off touchdown in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII, his only touchdown of the season?
Mecole Hardman
Mecole Hardman caught the 3-yard walk-off score; the Jets had traded him back to Kansas City in October for a swap of late-round picks.
Q 06Who headlined the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show?
Usher
Usher headlined, with guests Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, will.i.am and H.E.R.; Reba McEntire sang the national anthem.
Q 07Which team beat the defending champion Chiefs in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game on September 7?
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions won 21-20 at Arrowhead, then went 12-5 and won their first division title since 1993.
Q 08Which division became the first since 1935 to have all four of its teams finish with a winning record?
AFC North
The AFC North's Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati all finished above .500, and three of the four made the playoffs.
Q 09Which quarterback was selected first overall in the 2023 NFL Draft?
Bryce Young
Bryce Young went first to Carolina, which had traded up from ninth with Chicago in March; the Alabama passer started 16 games as a rookie.
Q 10Which city hosted the 2023 NFL Draft?
Kansas City
Kansas City hosted the 2023 NFL Draft outside Union Station; the Rams closed it by taking Desjuan Johnson with the final pick, that year's Mr. Irrelevant.
Q 11Which rookie quarterback set the record of 191 pass attempts without an interception to start a career?
C. J. Stroud
C. J. Stroud of the Texans broke Dak Prescott's mark of 176 attempts and went on to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Q 12How many passing yards did Houston's rookie quarterback throw for in his record game against Tampa Bay?
470
C. J. Stroud threw for 470 yards against Tampa Bay in Week 9, a rookie record, tying the rookie mark with five touchdown passes and no interceptions.
Q 13Which fifth-round rookie set rookie records for receptions (105) and receiving yards (1,486)?
Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua, taken 177th overall by the Rams out of BYU, broke the rookie yardage record Bill Groman had held since 1960.
Q 21Which head coach won the 2023 AP Coach of the Year award?
Kevin Stefanski
Kevin Stefanski won his second award after an 11-6 season, the first Browns coach since Marty Schottenheimer to reach the playoffs more than once.
Q 22Who received the 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award?
Cameron Heyward
Cameron Heyward of the Steelers, who missed much of the season with a groin injury, was honoured at NFL Honors in Las Vegas on February 8, 2024.
Q 23Which Cowboys cornerback set the single-season record with five interception-return touchdowns in 2023?
DaRon Bland
DaRon Bland's fifth pick-six came on Thanksgiving against Washington; the previous mark of four had been shared by Eric Allen, Ken Houston and Jim Kearney.
Q 14Which team beat Denver 70-20 in September 2023, the most points by any team since 1966?
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins won 70-20 with 726 yards of offense, the most points in an NFL game since Washington's 72 in 1966.
Q 15Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on his fourth snap as a Jet after a sack by which Bills defender?
Leonard Floyd
Leonard Floyd's sack ended Rodgers' night; Zach Wilson came on and the Jets still won 22-16 in overtime on Monday Night Football.
Q 16Which quarterback joined Cleveland's practice squad in November 2023 and won Comeback Player of the Year?
Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco was named starter 13 days after signing and led the Browns to the playoffs, his first postseason start since the 2014 season.
Q 17Which 2023 playoff team had four quarterbacks make multiple starts during the season?
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns went 11-6 with Deshaun Watson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, P.J. Walker and Joe Flacco all starting multiple games.
Q 18Who was named 2023 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in scrimmage yards?
Christian McCaffrey
Christian McCaffrey led the NFL with 2,023 scrimmage yards and joined Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore as the only players with 50 rushing and 25 receiving touchdowns.
Q 19Which pass rusher won 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year?
Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett posted 14 sacks and four forced fumbles for the 11-6 Browns, passing Reggie White for the most sacks by any player before his 28th birthday.
Q 20Which rookie won 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year?
Will Anderson Jr.
Will Anderson Jr. had seven sacks for Houston, which traded up from 12th to third overall to take him one pick after C. J. Stroud.
Q 24Which two quarterbacks tied the single-season record with 15 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in 2023?
Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen
Jalen Hurts broke Cam Newton's 2011 mark of 14 first, and Josh Allen matched the 15 in the Bills' final weeks.
Q 25Which kicker opened his NFL career with a record 35 straight field goals in 2023?
Brandon Aubrey
Brandon Aubrey, a 2017 Toronto FC draft pick who kicked in the USFL, broke the old mark of 18 after the Cowboys signed him.
Q 26Which quarterback in 2023 became the first player with 40,000 passing and 5,000 rushing yards?
Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson crossed 5,000 rushing yards early in 2023, his second season in Denver, before the Broncos benched him in December and released him in March 2024.
Q 27Which head coach reached 300 career wins during the 2023 season, joining Don Shula and George Halas?
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick won his 300th regular-season game against Buffalo in October 2023, his final season in New England, and also tied Jeff Fisher's record of 165 losses.
Q 28Which German city hosted NFL games for the first time in 2023, at Deutsche Bank Park?
Frankfurt
Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park hosted the Chiefs' win over the Dolphins on November 5 and the Colts' win over the Patriots a week later.
Q 29Which team played London games at Wembley and Tottenham on consecutive weeks in 2023?
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars beat Atlanta and then Buffalo, the only team to win two International Series games that season.
Q 30Which jersey number became legal for most positions in 2023, a first since numbering was standardised in 1973?
0
Number 0 was approved for every position except linemen; kickers and punters were also freed to wear 0-49 and 90-99 instead of only 1-19.