Quick quiz

Football Digest, Sept, 2004

1. True or false: The first "Monday Night Football" game of the 2004 season is between the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots.

2. Who was the first pick overall in the 2004 draft?

3. Which Miami Dolphins defender had more sacks in 2003: Jason Taylor or Adewale Ogunleye?

4. The Philadelphia Eagles have been to the NFC title game three straight times and have lost all three games. Name the three teams that beat them.

5. True or false: The Oakland Raiders had neither a 1,000-yard rusher nor a 1,000-yard receiver in 2003.

6. Curtis Martin, the dynamic running back for the New York Jets, has been in the NFL for nine seasons. In how many of those seasons has he rushed for 1,000 yards?

7. True or false: The first head coach in the history of the Oakland Raiders was AI Davis.

8. Quarterback Jake Delhomme emerged from obscurity last season and guided the Panthers to the Super Bowl. Where did Delhomme play his college ball?

9. How many consecutive regular-season games have the Patriots won?

10. How many consecutive games have the New York Giants lost?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. False. It's between Carolina and the Green Bay Packers. It takes place on September 13. 2. Eli Manning, by the San Diego Chargers. However, he was traded to the New York Giants for North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers and draft picks. 3. Ogunleye, with 15. Taylor had 13. 4. The Panthers (2003), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002), and St. Louis Rams (2001). 5. True. The leading rusher was Tyrone Wheatley with 678 yards, and the leading receiver was Jerry Rice with 869 yards. 6. All of them. The lowest rushing total of his career came in 2002, when he had 1,094 yards. 7. False. Eddie Erdelatz was the first Raiders coach ever, in 1960 and part of '61. His record was 6-10. Davis coached the team from 1963 through '65. 8. Southwestern Louisiana. 9. 12. 10. Eight.