The Immaculate Reception, The Tuck, and The Catch: Memorable NFL Events

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The Immaculate Reception, The Tuck, and The Catch: Memorable NFL Events

The Immaculate Reception, The Tuck, and The Catch are three iconic terms that refer to specific events that happened in 3 key playoff games in NFL history, 2 of which involved the Oakland Raiders (both negatively). Do you remember WHEN they occurred? That's what this quiz is all about. I will provide for you a specific memorable NFL event. Your task is to determine what year it occurred. Put on your thinking caps and think back to the past! Here we go.

What year featured a Super Bowl where the 2 Head Coaches were brothers?

In what season did O.J. Simpson rush for over 2000 yards?

In what year was there a 34 minute power outage in the Super Bowl contested by San Francisco and Baltimore?

In what year did Buffalo lose their 1st of 4 consecutive Super Bowls?

What year was the 1st Super Bowl?

What year did the 'Immaculate Reception' occur?

When was the 1st year that a Super Bowl was won by a team with a black Head Coach?

In what year did the New York Jets, lead by Joe Namath, pull off a huge 16 to 7 Super Bowl upset over the Colts?

When was the 1st Super Bowl played in an outdoor venue in a northern, cold-weather city?

In what season did the Detroit Lions finish 0-16?

After being held in NYC for many years, when did the NFL Draft start moving to different cities?

What year did the 'Tuck Rule' become a huge issue in an NFL playoff game?

Tampa Bay had a 26 game losing streak that started in what year?

What year did New England have an undefeated regular season but lose in the Super Bowl?

Chuck Noll lead the Steelers to 4 Super Bowl wins in a 6 year period. What year was the 1st one?

In what year did Tom Brady win his 1st Super Bowl?

In what year did the legendary 49er play known as 'The Catch' occur?

In what season did the Pittsburgh Steelers shut out their opponents 5 times?

In the Super Bowl era of the NFL, when was the first black Head Coach hired?

In what year did a strike by NFL players result in teams only playing 9 games that season?

When was the 1st year that a Super Bowl was played in a domed-stadium?

What year featured the 1st Super Bowl won by a former team from the AFL?

In what year did Dan Marino play in his only Super Bowl?

What year did Miami have an undefeated regular season and playoff?

When was the first black Head Coach hired in the NFL?

The Immaculate Reception, The Tuck, and The Catch: Memorable NFL Events

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Dave Morrissey

Dave is an accomplished economics instructor with over two decades of experience in the prestigious International Baccalaureate program. His students have consistently ranked in the top 10% annually, and one year they achieved the highest overall class average in the world. This outstanding achievement led a UK publisher to request that he write a textbook, an offer he declined in favor of creating sports quizzes, which he found more engaging.

In addition to his teaching career, Dave is also a former high school football coach, having won a couple of local championships. While he wishes he had won more, he continues to be deeply involved in football as a scout, recruiter, and social media creator for a university football team.

Dave's passions extend beyond the classroom and football field. He is an avid fan of live music and international travel, often combining these interests. He has traveled to Spain, England, Iceland, and Chile to see bands perform. His greatest pride and joy is his daughter, who has recently excelled in powerlifting. In just a few years, she has become the Canadian record holder for the bench press in her weight class and finished second overall in the combined national event (bench, deadlift, and squat) in Moose Jaw in March 2024. She will be representing Canada at the World Bench Competition in Austin, Texas, in May 2024.

A die-hard fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, Dave has experienced his share of sports heartache, having seen them play in seven NFL cities with six losses. His all-time favorite athlete is Don Mattingly, reflecting his deep love for sports that spans many arenas.


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