Putting Your NFL Knowledge To The Test 

Statistics are fun.

No, really!  I’m totally serious – don’t get bored and quit reading yet.  Stay with me…

Still here?  Good.  I totally understand, really I do:  Most people’s eyes start glazing over if a topic wades into the deep end of statistical mean, standard deviation, linear regression, and other mathematical theory, and I can sympathize.  It can be pretty dry stuff. 

But I also believe that if the material is presented in the right way, most people can enjoy statistics.  Especially sports fans.

After all, stats are the life-blood of every good barroom discussion about sports:  Wins and losses, average score, RBI’s, ERA, foul-line shooting percentage, NASCAR average lap speed, yards-per-carry, completion percentage, QB rating, etc., etc., etc...  It’s all statistics. 

And it’s all part of the fun of being a sports fan.  How else can we argue about who really is better?  Who’s more likely to choke?  Why my team is amazing and why your team sucks.  Stats give us the ability to provide evidence to support our positions and to raise the discussion above the “I know you are, but what am I?!?” level of debate.

Plus, besides being used to sway opinions among fans, statistics can also be interesting all by themselves.  Some stats are enough to give you pause, make you stop and think, and maybe even get that little rush of, “Whoa… I didn’t know that!”

So to try and show you that stats are fun, and perhaps even give you that little rush, I’m going to whip out a surprise quiz here.  Now don’t panic – This won’t count towards your semester grade, and it won’t be part of your permanent record here at the Whiz.  It doesn’t really matter if you studied or not.  The whole point is to share some stats I happened to find interesting in a hopefully fun way. 

Grab a pencil and paper and get ready to jot down your answers to the following 30 questions to see how much you really know about what happened in the NFL last year.  But no cheating – the goal isn’t to try impress yourself with how quickly you were able to look up things on the web.  It’s to instead review some of the details of last year’s NFL season, get you to think about stats, and to possibly make you smile.  And one disclaimer:  All statistics used are from the ESPN statistics web-pages for the NFL 2006 season – other sources may have slightly different numbers, especially for defense.

So I present for your entertainment and edification; amusement and amazement; diversion and discovery:  The Whiz’s 2006 NFL Statistics Quiz!  The answers to each question will be given at the end of the quiz.

(1)     Among the quarterbacks who attempted at least 50 passes, who had the higher QB Rating in 2006?

A.     Drew Brees
B.     Kyle Boller
C.     Charlie Batch
D.    Peyton Manning

(2)     Among quarterbacks who attempted at least 50 passes, which one had the better completion percentage in 2006?

A.     Peyton Manning
B.     Drew Brees
C.     Tony Romo
D.    David Carr

A.     A. J. Feeley
B.     Jake Plummer
C.     Peyton Manning
D.    Drew Brees

A.     Matt Schaub
B.     LaDainian Tomlinson
C.     Brody Croyle
D.    Sage Rosenfels

(5)     Which QB holds the distinction of having thrown the most interceptions in 2006?

A.     Eli Manning
B.     Ben Roethlisberger
C.     Rex Grossman
D.    Jon Kitna

(6)     Which QB spent the most time hearing bells and pulling grass off their face-mask after being sacked most often last year?

A.     Marc Bulger
B.     David Carr
C.     Jon Kitna
D.    J. P. Losman

(7)     Among players who had at least 20 rushing attempts in 2006, who had the highest average yards-per-carry?

A.     Vince Young
B.     LaDainian Tomlinson
C.     Michael Vick
D.    Maurice Jones-Drew

A.     LaDainian Tomlinson
B.     Larry Johnson
C.     Steven Jackson
D.    Maurice Jones-Drew

(9)     Among running backs that carried at least 20 times last year, who had the highest TD percentage (or, put another way, the highest ratio of TDs-to-carries)?

A.     Brandon Jacobs
B.     Maurice Jones-Drew
C.     LaDainian Tomlinson
D.    Marion Barber 

(10)   One quarterback had only two rushes in 2006 -- one for 9 yards and one for 17 yards for a total of 26 yards.  But both carries resulted in TDs, giving him a league-high rushing TD percentage of 100.0% for multiple rushing attempts.  Who is he?

A.     Drew Bledsoe
B.     Chris Simms
C.     Quinn Gray
D.    Charlie Whitehurst

(11)   Of the following running backs with at least 100 carries, which one had the lowest average yards-per-carry last year?

A.     Kevan Barlow
B.     Anthony Thomas
C.     Cedric Houston
D.    Dominic Rhodes

(12)   Of the following RBs who had at least 1,000 yards in rushing last season, which one had the fewest rushing TDs?

A.     Ronnie Brown
B.     Julius Jones
C.     Warrick Dunn
D.    Tatum Bell

(13)   Among NFL players who had at least 20 receptions last year, who had the highest average yards-per-catch?

A.     Donte Stallworth
B.     Joe Horn
C.     Devery Henderson
D.    Hank Baskett

(14)   Which player had the highest TD percentage in 2006 among those who caught at least 20 passes (or, put another way, who had the highest TD-to-reception ratio)?

A.     Plaxico Burress
B.     Vincent Jackson
C.     Darrell Jackson
D.    Chris Henry

A.     Hank Baskett
B.     Marques Colston
C.     Javon Walker
D.    Reggie Wayne

A.     Torry Holt
B.     Marvin Harrison
C.     Terrell Owens
D.    Plaxico Burress

(17)   Among the 19 players who had over 1,000 yards receiving last season, which one had the fewest TDs?

A.     Laveranues Coles
B.     Isaac Bruce
C.     Anquan Boldin
D.    Andre Johnson

(18)   Only one player had over 100 catches in 2006.  Who was he?

A.     Chad Johnson
B.     Mike Furrey
C.     Marvin Harrison
D.    Andre Johnson

(19)   Among kickers who attempted at least 20 Field Goals last year, which one had the highest FG completion percentage?

A.     Jason Elam
B.     Matt Stover
C.     Adam Vinatieri
D.    Rian Lindell

(20)   Which kicker had the worst FG completion percentage among those who attempted at least 20 Field Goals last season?

A.     Sebastian Janikowski
B.     Phil Dawson
C.     Olindo Mare
D.    Neil Rackers

(21)   Which kicker made the longest Field Goal in 2006 (62 yards)?

A.     Nate Kaeding
B.     Josh Brown
C.     Jason Elam
D.    Matt Bryant

A.     Dante Hall
B.     Devin Hester
C.     Chris Carr
D.    Eddie Drummond

(23)   Which return specialist, among those who had at least 20 returns, had the highest overall average yardage for their combined kickoff and punt returns?

A.     Justin Miller
B.     Maurice Jones-Drew
C.     Devin Hester
D.    Chris Carr

(24)   Which punt and kick return specialist had the most total return TDs in 2006?   (OK – now this one should be another easy one…)

A.     Dante Hall
B.     Devin Hester
C.     Adam Jones
D.    Joshua Cribbs

(25)   Who had the largest number of solo tackles in 2006?

A.     Lance Briggs
B.     Antonio Pierce
C.     DeMeco Ryans
D.    Zach Thomas

(26)   Who had the most sacks last season?

A.     Aaron Kampman
B.     Jason Taylor
C.     Aaron Schobel
D.    Shawne Merriman

(27)   Who had the most Forced Fumbles last year?

A.     Jason Taylor
B.     Leonard Little
C.     DeMarcus Ware
D.    Tamba Hali

(28)   Two defensive backs tied for 10 interceptions apiece in 2006. Name one of them.   (Making this a 50-50 question, since you have two correct answers available)

A.     Asante Samuel
B.     Walt Harris
C.     Champ Bailey
D.    Charles Woodson

A.     Brian Urlacher
B.     London Fletcher
C.     Donnie Edwards
D.    A. J. Hawk 

(30)   Three players each had 2 TDs from interception returns in 2006.  Pick the one player below who did NOT return 2 interceptions for TDs last year.

A.     Ronde Barber
B.     Jason Taylor
C.     Chris McAlister
D.    Asante Samuel 

OK!  Pencils down….

So did you find it hard, simple, or somewhere in-between?  How do you think you did? 

Well, let’s check out the answers to see:

(1)     Among the quarterbacks who attempted at least 50 passes, who had the higher QB Rating in 2006?

            C.  Charlie Batch

            Batch’s QB Rating was 121.0 based on his 53 passing attempts. He threw 5 TDs against zero INTs, and had a 58.5% completion percent with 492 total yards.  Not too shabby, huh?  Of the other three, Boller was 2^nd with a 104.0 rating, Manning had a 101.0 rating, and Brees was the lowest of these four with a 96.2 rating.  The secret is the 50 pass minimum.  If we made it a 100-pass minimum, then Manning’s 101.0 QB rating would be the best of the QBs who made that cut-off.  At the other extreme, if we set no minimum, we’d have two players tied with a 158.3 QB rating:  PK Ryan Longwell and RB Mewelde Moore – each threw only one pass, but they both went for TDs.  A 100.0% completion percentage,  a 100.0% TD percentage, and zero INTs are hard to beat.

(2)     Among quarterbacks who attempted at least 50 passes, which one had the better completion percentage in 2006?

D.  David Carr

            Carr had a completion percentage of 68.3%.  Romo was second with 65.3%, and Manning was third with 65.0%.  Brees was fifth with 64.3% (after Pennington’s 64.5%).  Most people think of Carr as being ineffective and spending most of the time flat on his back, and it’s true that he was sacked 41 times, but he also managed to complete the highest percentage of passes in 2006 among the 51 QBs who made at least 50 passing attempts.  Although he’s now #2 in Carolina behind Delhomme, I’m not sure I’d totally write him off as totally washed up -- we may hear from Mr. Carr again someday.

(3)     Which QB completed the longest pass play last year?

A.  A. J. Feeley

Feeley completed an 89-yard pass (we’ll find out to who in question #15) – the longest in 2006.  There were also three QBs who had passes of 87-yards (Batch, McNabb, and McNair).  Brees’ longest was 86-yards. Plummer tied with Losman at 83-yards, but Peyton Manning was way down in the pack with a long of 68 yards.

(4)     Of the following, who threw for more TDs last season?

D.  Sage Rosenfels

Most FF fans could probably answer that Peyton Manning threw the most TDs overall in 2006 (with 31 passing TDs).  Some might even remember that Tomlinson threw two TDs last year.  But most might not realize that Rosenfels threw three TDs, or that two QBs poised to take starting roles in 2007 didn’t do as well as either Rosenfels or Tomlinson:  Schaub threw only one regular-season TD in 2006, and Croyle didn’t throw any (he only completed three-of-seven passes with 2 INTs last year).

(5)     Which QB holds the distinction of having thrown the most interceptions in 2006?

B.  Ben Roethlisberger

Big Ben had a very rough year in 2006, throwing 23 interceptions -- worse than Kitna’s 22, Grossman’s 20, and Eli Manning’s 18 (Brett Farve also threw 18, and Charlie Frye was right behind with 17).

(6)     Which QB spent the most time hearing bells and pulling grass off their face-mask after being sacked the most often last year?

C.  Jon Kitna

Above, I mentioned that Carr was sacked 41 times last season, and while that was bad, it wasn’t the worst – in fact, it ranked 8^th worst.  Frye, Vick, Walter, and Roethlisberger were all sacked more times than Carr.  Rounding out the “top” of the list, Losman was #3 getting sacked 47 times, and Bulger was #2 with 49 sacks.  But by far, the QB who took the most pounding was Jon Kitna – he was sacked an agonizing 63 times last year!  That’s an average of almost 4 sacks in every one of his 16 games.  Ouch.

(7)     Among players who had at least 20 rushing attempts in 2006, who had the highest average yards-per-carry?

C.  Michael Vick

Vick’s strength has always been his legs.  He had a gaudy 8.45 yards-per-carry (ypc), with 123 carries for 1,039 yards.  Vince Young was #2 among players who carried 20 or more times, with a 6.65 ypc average.  Next was McNabb at 6.63 ypc.  Jones-Drew was 6th overall, and #3 among RBs with a 5.67 ypc (Jerious Norwood was the #1 RB with a 6.39 ypc and Michael Turner was #2 with 6.28 ypc).  Tomlinson’s 5.22 ypc was very good, especially since it was maintained over 348 carries, but he was only #13 overall among all players with twenty or more carries.

(8)     Which player rushed for the most TDs last season?

A.  LaDainian Tomlinson

You should have gotten this one – it was a big story last year.  Tomlinson had 28 rushing TDs in 2006, far more than anyone else.  Johnson had 17, Jackson and Jones-Drew both had 13, as did Corey Dillon and Willie Parker (Marion Barber had 14).  In fact, Tomlinson broke the NFL record for individual TDs in a season, previously held by Shaun Alexander.  Remember?  If not, you may want to think about calling the commissioners of your leagues and submitting your resignation, since you are obviously not cut out for fantasy football.  You might want to try stamp collecting instead…

(9)     Among running backs that carried at least 20 times last year, who had the highest TD percentage (or, put another way, the highest ratio of TDs-to-carries)?

D.  Marion Barber

Barber’s 14 TDs from 135 rushing attempts gives him a TD percentage of 10.37%.  Jacobs was #3 with a 9.38% TD percentage (Reshard Lee was #2 among RBs with a TD percentage of 9.52%).  Tomlinson was #4 at 8.05% and Jones-Drew was #5 at 7.83%.  If you open it up to all players with twenty or more carries, then Peyton Manning had the highest TD percentage – 4 rushing TDs on 23 carries for a TD percentage of 17.39%.  If you totally eliminate the 20-carry minimum, then there were three players with 100.0% TD percentages: Keyshawn Johnson and Bo Sciafe each had one carry that led to a TD, and one QB had two carries which both resulted in TDs.  More about him in the next question…

(10)   One quarterback had only two rushes in 2006 -- one for 9 yards and one for 17 yards for a total of 26 yards.  But both carries resulted in TDs, giving him a league-high rushing TD percentage of 100.0% for multiple rushing attempts.  Who is he?

C.  Quinn Gray

Bledsoe, Simms, and Whitehurst each had rushing TDs from very few carries.  Simms had 1 TD on 4 carries (25.0%), Bledsoe had 2 TDs on 8 carries (also 25.0%), and Whitehurst had I TD off 2 carries (50.0%).  But Gray rushed twice and scored both times for a TD percentage of 100.0%, the highest for all players that rushed more than once (which eliminates Keyshawn Johnson and Bo Scaife, who scored on only one rushing attempt each).  And Gray’s TDs weren’t lean-forward QB sneaks – they came off of 9 and 17 yard scampers.

(11)   Of the following running backs with at least 100 carries, which one had the lowest average yards-per-carry last year?

A.  Kevan Barlow

We covered the top end of the ypc range in question #7, but had a 20-carry minimum.  If we were to increase it to a 100-carry minimum, then the top 4 were Vick (8.45 ypc), Jones-Drew (5.67 ypc), Frank Gore (5.43 ypc), and Tomlinson (5.22 ypc).  But down at the bottom of the scale, Barlow was the worst, gaining only 370 yards off 131 carries for a woeful 2.82 ypc.  Houston had 113 carries for 374 yards and a 3.31 ypc.  Rhodes got only 3.43 ypc off his 187 attempts, and Thomas got 3.53 ypc off 107 carries.  Edgerrin James (3.44) and Reuben Droughns (3.45) were also between Rhodes and Thomas.

(12)   Of the following RBs who had at least 1,000 yards in rushing last season, which one had the fewest rushing TDs?

D.  Tatum Bell

Twenty-three players rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2006 (Michael Vick and twenty-two RBs), and all of them scored.  Vick only scored twice, but Bell matched him at the bottom, while Warrick Dunn and Julius Jones each had 4 TDs (along with Ladell Betts).  Ronnie Brown tied Fred Taylor, Ahman Green, and Tiki Barber with 5 TDs.

(13)   Among NFL players who had at least 20 receptions last year, who had the highest average yards-per-catch?

C.  Devery Henderson

When it comes to New Orleans WRs for the 2006 season, most people think of rookie Marques Colston’s out-of-nowhere stellar performance of 1,038 yards receiving.  But Colston’s 70 catches only gave him a yard-per-reception (ypr) average of 14.83.  Meanwhile, Henderson had 32 receptions for 745 yards and a ypr of 23.28, leading all 184 players with 20 or more catches.  Baskett was #2 with a 21.09 ypr off 22 receptions, and Stallworth was #3 with a 19.09 ypr from 38 catches.  Bryant Johnson was #4 with an 18.50 ypr, and Horn, the other Saints WR, was #5 overall with an 18.35 ypr off 37 receptions.

(14)   Which player had the highest TD percentage in 2006 among those who caught at least 20 passes (or, put another way, who had the highest TD-to-reception ratio)?

D.  Chris Henry

Off the field, Henry may have a habit of finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, but last year on the field, he was golden when he caught a pass:  He only had 36 receptions for 605 yards, but 9 of those led to TDs, giving him a 25.0% TD percentage -- highest among all players with 20 or more catches.  Vincent Jackson was second with 6 TDs out of 27 catches for a 22.2% TD percentage.  Darrell Jackson and Plaxico Burress were tied for seventh with nearly identical statistics: Both had 63 receptions and 10 TDs for a 15.9% TD percentage (Burress had slightly more yards – 988 vs. 956 for D. Jackson).

(15)   Who had the longest reception last season?

A.  Hank Baskett

Once you knew the answer to question #3, it makes this one pretty easy, huh?  Yep, the famous Feeley-to-Baskett tandem connected again last year with an 89-yard reception, longest in the NFL in 2006.

(16)   Which player had the most receiving TDs in 2006?

C.  Terrell Owens

Owens had 13 receiving TDs last year.  Harrison was right on his heels with 12, and Burress, Holt, and Darrell Jackson each had 10, tying for third.

(17)   Among the 19 players who had over 1,000 yards receiving last season, which one had the fewest TDs?

B.  Isaac Bruce

Bruce caught 74 passes for 1,098 yards in 2006, but only scored 3 times (a 4.05% TD percentage).  Boldin caught 83 passes and scored 4 TDs (4.82%).  Andre Johnson had 5 TDs out of 103 passes caught (4.85% TD percentage).  Coles caught 91 passes and had a 6.59% TD percentage with 6 TDs (Mike Furrey and Terry Glenn also had 6 receiving TDs).

(18)   Only one player had over 100 catches in 2006.  Who was he?

D.  Andre Johnson

If you were paying attention in the discussion of the previous question, you saw it:  Andre Johnson caught 103 passes to be the only NFL player with more than 100 receptions in 2006.  Mike Furrey had 98 catches for the #2 slot, Marvin Harrison caught 95 balls at #3, but Chad was all the way down at #11 with 87 catches.

(19)   Among kickers who attempted at least 20 Field Goals last year, which one had the highest FG completion percentage?

B.  Matt Stover

Stover was the closest thing to perfection among the kickers who attempted at least 20 kicks in 2006 – he made 28 of 30 Field Goal attempts for a 93.3% FG percentage. Elam was #2 at 93.1% (27 of 29), Rian Lindell was tied for #3 with 92.0% (making 23 of 25 FGs, exactly the same as John Carney).  Adam Vinatieri was actually #6 with 25 of 28 (89.3%), after Nate Kaeding (89.7%).

(20)   Which kicker had the worst FG completion percentage among those who attempted at least 20 Field Goals last season?

A.  Sebastian Janikowski

Making only 18 of 25 FGs for 72.0%, Janikowski was the worst among the 30 kickers who attempted 20 or more Field Goals in 2006.  Olindo Mare was next at 72.2% (26 of 36) followed by Phil Dawson, who had 72.4% (21 of 29).  Neil Rackers was actually down the list a little behind Jeff Reed (74.1%) and Dave Rayner (74.3%) – Rackers made 28 of 37 FGs for 75.7%.

(21)   Which kicker made the longest Field Goal in 2006 (62 yards)?

D.  Matt Bryant

Bryant only made 17 Field Goals, but one of them was for 62 yards, just one yard short of the NFL record for longest kick.  Rob Bironas had a 60-yard FG, and Sebastian Janikowski made one of 55 yards.  Kris Brown and Nate Kaeding were two of five kickers who made 54 yard FGs (John Kasay, Mike Nugent, and Dave Rayner were the other three).  As for Elam, he may have tied the record of 63 yards in 1998, but his longest last year was only 51 yards.

(22)   Which return specialist had the most total return yards (punt + kickoff) last year?

C.     Chris Carr

Carr returned 69 kicks for 1,762 yards and 35 punts for 216 yards – a total of 104 returns for 1,978 yards. Drummond was #2 with 90 total returns for 1,645 yards.  Dante Hall was #7 overall with 80 returns for 1,447 yards, and Devin Hester had 67 returns for 1,128 yards.  Although Hester got a lot of attention as a stud return-man last year, he was actually only 15th in total return yards.

(23)   Which return specialist, among those who had at least 20 returns, had the highest overall average yardage for their combined kickoff and punt returns?

A.  Justin Miller

Miller had 46 returns (all kick returns) for a total of 1,304 yards, giving an average return length of 28.3 yards -- #1 among all return specialists with at least 20 combined punt and kick returns.  Jones-Drew was #3 (behind Laurence Maroney) -- he returned 31 kicks and 1 punt for a total of 873 yards, giving an overall average of 27.3 yards.  Chris Carr, the return specialist who had the most total yardage, only had an average of 19.0 yards, making him #27 in average yardage among the 58 players who had 20 or more returns in 2006.  And the renowned Mr. Hester?  Well, 67 returns for 1,128 yards gives an average of only 16.8 yards – ranking Hester way down at 33rd overall. So just why did Devin Hester’s name get mentioned so much last year?  Well, keep reading…

(24)   Which punt and kick return specialist had the most total return TDs in 2006?

B.  Devin Hester

Oh, yeah… This is why we heard so much about Devin Hester last year.  He had two kick returns for TD and three punt returns for TD, giving 5 total returns for TD in 2006.  Adam “Pacman” Jones had 3 returns for TD (all punt returns), and Justin Miller had 2 returns for TD (both kick returns). Josh Cribbs and Hall were two of the 14 other players who each had one return for a TD last year (Hall’s was a punt return and Cribbs got his on a kick return).

(25)   Who had the largest number of solo tackles in 2006?

C.  DeMeco Ryans

Ryans led all players with 126 solo tackles in 2006.  Briggs was #2 with 113 solo tackles, Pierce was #3 with 110 solos, and Thomas was #4 with 103 (Kirk Morrison and Will Witherspoon were tied for fifth with 102 each).  When you add in assists, Ryans slid to #2 with his 30 assists adding up to 156 total tackles.  Zach Thomas climbed into the #1 spot thanks to his 62 assists, giving him 165 total tackles.  Pierce dropped to #8 at 140 total tackles, and Briggs was #10 with 134 total tackles.  The #3 spot in total tackles went to London Fletcher (101 solos + 45 assists = 146 total), and #4 was Keith Bullock (100 solo + 44 assists = 144 total).

(26)   Who had the most sacks last season?

D.  Shawne Merriman

Merriman had 17 sacks last year, in spite of missing four games due to a suspension, putting him solidly into the lead for sacks.  Kampman was #2 at 15 ½, Schobel was #3 with 14, and Taylor was #4 with 13 ½.  Three others tied at #5 with 13 sacks:   Leonard Little, Julius Peppers, and Trevor Pryce.

(27)   Who had the most Forced Fumbles last year?

A.  Jason Taylor

Taylor’s dominant defensive presence led to 9 forced fumbles in 2006.  Little was #2 with 7, Hali was #3 with 6, and DeMarcus Ware was one of four players tied at #4 with 5 forced fumbles (Oshiomogho Atogwe, Brian Dawkins, and Jermaine Phillips were the other three players).

(28)   Two defensive backs tied for 10 interceptions apiece in 2006. Name one of them.

A.     Asante Samuel (or) C.  Champ Bailey

Bailey and Samuel each had 10 interceptions last year.  Harris and Woodson were two of the four players who had 8 interceptions each in 2006 – Nhamdi Asomugha and Rashean Mathis were the other two.

(29)   Which linebacker had the most interceptions in 2006?

B.  London Fletcher

Fletcher led all LBs with four interceptions in 2006 (one of which he returned for a TD).  He was also credited with 14 Passes Defended, the most by any LB (Lance Briggs was 2^nd among LBs in Passes Defended with 9).  Edwards and Urlacher were two of seven LBs with three interceptions apiece.  Hawk was one of fourteen LBs who each had two interceptions last season.

(30)   Three players each had 2 TDs from interception returns in 2006.  Pick the one player below who did NOT return 2 interceptions for TDs last year.

D.    Asante Samuel

Samuel tied for the lead with ten interceptions last season, but none of them were returned for a TD.  Barber, McAllister, and Taylor each scored two TDs off interception returns.  Jason Taylor only had two interceptions last year, meaning he returned both for TDs.  By the way, how many different players each had one interception return for a TD in 2006?  Forty-three!!!  How’s that for a, “Whoa… I didn’t know that” kind of rush?

So there you go:  Thirty questions from 2006 NFL statistics.  Consider yourself very knowledgeable if you got twenty or more right.  But consider yourself woefully ignorant (or incredibly forgetful) if you didn’t get at least five correct.

But regardless of how well you may have done, hopefully you at least enjoyed it -- proving my whole point that statistics are fun!