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97 free Nfl Playoff trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
50 free NFL playoff trivia questions with answers. Think you're an NFL playoff expert? Our comprehensive trivia quiz will test your knowledge of the most exciting postseason moments in football history. From iconic Super Bowl victories to unforgettable playoff performances, see how well you really know the NFL playoffs.
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Q 01Which NFL franchise shares the record of six Super Bowl wins with the Patriots?
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers won four of their six in the 1970s; the Patriots missed a seventh in Super Bowl LX and became the first team to lose six instead.
Q 02Which is the only NFL team to go unbeaten from opening day through the Super Bowl?
1972 Miami Dolphins
The 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17-0 through Super Bowl VII; the tale that the whole team toasts with champagne when the last unbeaten club loses is a legend that coach Don Shula traced to two ex-players who were neighbors.
Q 03Who was the first player to win three Super Bowl MVP awards?
Joe Montana
Joe Montana took the award in three of his four title games; in the other he led a 92-yard drive to win in the last minute, and a teammate took it.
Q 04Bill Belichick's only playoff win as a head coach outside New England came with which team?
Browns
The Cleveland Browns gave Belichick that win, 20-13 over the Patriots themselves in January 1995, against his former boss Bill Parcells.
Q 05Which team was the first wild-card entry to win a Super Bowl?
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders did it in the 1980 season behind Jim Plunkett, a backup until the starter broke his leg five weeks in; he was named MVP of the 27-10 win over the Eagles.
Q 06Which Patriots linebacker set a playoff record with 4.5 sacks in one game in January 2006?
Willie McGinest
Willie McGinest's 4.5 sacks against Jacksonville also made him the career postseason leader with 16, yet New England released him two months later.
Q 07Which quarterback beat Aaron Rodgers 51–45 in overtime in January 2010, the highest-scoring NFL playoff game ever?
Kurt Warner
Kurt Warner threw five touchdown passes and only four incompletions for Arizona, and the 96-point game ended when his defense returned a fumble for a touchdown in overtime.
Q 08Which team lost a 1970 playoff game 5–0, the lowest score of any NFL postseason game?
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions' Greg Landry passed for only 48 yards against Dallas, which needed just a field goal and two fourth-quarter points when he was tackled in his own end zone.
Q 09Whose 'Double Doink' miss off an upright and the crossbar ended Chicago's season in a January 2019 playoff game?
Cody Parkey
Cody Parkey's 43-yard try was tipped at the line by an Eagles lineman before it struck the upright and the crossbar, and the defending champions escaped 16-15.
Q 10Which NFL team made 11 straight playoff appearances from 2009 through 2019?
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots reached the playoffs every season from 2009 to 2019, then went 7-9 and missed in 2020, the first year after their quarterback of two decades left.
Q 11The trophy awarded to the AFC champion is named for which founder of the American Football League?
Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt started the AFL after the NFL turned down his bid for a team, and he is credited with suggesting the name 'Super Bowl' for the title game between the two leagues.
Q 12Through the 2025 NFL season, which franchise was still waiting to play in its first conference championship game?
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans, who began play in 2002, kept winning wild-card games and losing the week after, leaving them the only current team never to play for a conference title.
Q 13Under 2022 NFL playoff overtime rules, what happens after an opening-drive touchdown?
Q 21When the NFL playoffs grew to 14 teams in 2020, which seed in each conference lost its first-round bye?
The No. 2 seed
The No. 2 seed now has to play on wild-card weekend, hosting the new seventh team, so only the club with each conference's best record gets the week off.
Q 22Who threw a Super Bowl-record six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX?
Steve Young
Steve Young said afterward that he had never thrown six touchdown passes in any game in his life before doing it on the sport's biggest stage.
Q 23Which team won the 1940 NFL Championship Game 73–0?
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears had lost 7-3 to the same Washington team three weeks earlier; in the rematch they scored eleven touchdowns.
The opponent is still guaranteed a series
The opponent is still guaranteed a series since March 2022, a change prompted by the Chiefs' walk-off overtime win over the Bills in the 2021 divisional round.
Q 14Who is the only player to win a Super Bowl MVP award while playing for the losing team?
Chuck Howley
Chuck Howley intercepted two passes and forced a fumble for Dallas in Super Bowl V, yet the Cowboys still lost 16-13 on a field goal with five seconds left.
Q 15Which two networks both televised the first Super Bowl in January 1967?
CBS and NBC
CBS and NBC each held the rights to one league, CBS the NFL and NBC the AFL, so both aired the game with their own announcers; no Super Bowl since has been shared by two rival networks.
Q 16Which coach has won the most Super Bowls as a head coach?
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick won six with New England; the first, in Super Bowl XXXVI, came as a 14-point underdog to the Rams' 'Greatest Show on Turf' offense.
Q 17Which sixth seed won three road playoff games and then Super Bowl XLV?
Packers
The Green Bay Packers got in as the last seed, then won at Philadelphia, top-seeded Atlanta and Chicago before beating Pittsburgh; only the 2005 Steelers had won it all from that spot.
Q 18Which Cowboys quarterback fumbled the snap as holder on a go-ahead field-goal try in a January 2007 playoff loss?
Tony Romo
Tony Romo dropped the snap on a 19-yard try with 1:19 left, picked it up and ran, and was tackled just short of the first down; Seattle held on to win 21-20.
Q 19Which team won Super Bowl XXIV 55–10, the biggest Super Bowl blowout?
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers scored eight touchdowns to win by 45, handing Denver its third Super Bowl defeat in four seasons, each by at least 19 points.
Q 20Which team reached four straight Super Bowls and lost every one?
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills lost Super Bowls XXV through XXVIII; the first slipped away 20-19 when a 47-yard field-goal try sailed wide right in the final seconds.
Q 24Which team won Super Bowl XXXII, ending the NFC's run of 13 straight Super Bowl wins?
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos beat Green Bay 31-24 as Terrell Davis ran for three touchdowns and the MVP award despite sitting out most of the second quarter with a migraine.
Q 25Which team lost Super Bowl XXIX 49–26, the highest-scoring Super Bowl ever played?
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers, 18.5-point underdogs in their only Super Bowl, fell behind 14-0 as the favorites scored touchdowns on their first two drives.
Q 26Which NFL coach has the best playoff winning percentage among coaches with 10+ postseason games?
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi went 9–1 in the postseason; his only loss came to the Eagles in the 1960 title game, after which he won five NFL championships in seven years.
Q 27Which team scored just 3 points in Super Bowl LIII?
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams, second in the NFL in scoring that season, managed one field goal in a 13-3 loss; only Miami, in Super Bowl VI, had also been held to three.
Q 28Through the 2024 postseason, who held the record for most career playoff receiving yards?
Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice had 2,245 postseason receiving yards and 22 touchdown catches, both still records through the 2024 postseason, though Travis Kelce took his record for playoff receptions in January 2024.
Q 29Which team scored an NFL-record 145 points across a single postseason run in 2024?
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles scored 145 points in four playoff games; 55 came in the NFC title game against Washington, which had beaten them five weeks earlier.
Q 30Who was the first starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises?
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning won with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI and the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, and he also lost a Super Bowl with each team.