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1.	As the teams suit up for the 2014-15 NFL playoffs, they will all be gunning to reach this state, the site of February's Super Bowl:
		Arizona
		Florida
		California
		Texas

2.	If you travel to this city hoping to catch a wild-card round game in person, you'll be out of luck, baby:
		Charlotte
		Cincinnati
		Arlington
		Pittsburgh

3.	New ground will be broken this year, as this network will air a playoff game for the very first time:
		NFL Network
		ESPN
		TNT
		Fox Sports 1

4.	....and if you want to catch the Big Game, you'll want to make sure your dial is set to __________ on February 1:
		CBS
		Fox
		ABC
		NBC

5.	Our favorite historical trivia question was ruined! This division had never, ever, had a repeat champion.....until this year:
		AFC North
		NFC North
		NFC South
		AFC South

6.	Six of the eight divisions had repeat champions from last season. The two that did not are:
		AFC North and NFC West
		NFC East and NFC West
		AFC North and NFC East
		AFC South and NFC East

7.	While we're talking about division, it's worth noting three playoff teams come this year from:
		AFC South
		NFC West
		AFC North
		NFC North

8.	Let's talk about season statistical leaders, shall we? This season's rushing leader plays for:
		Pittsburgh
		Seattle
		Dallas
		A team not in the playoffs

9.	Meanwhile, the season's leading pass catcher, in terms of yardage, catches passes for:
		The AFC West champion
		The AFC North champion
		A wild-card team
		A team not in the playoffs
		*By way of explanation.....* The Steelers' Antonio Brown led the league with 1,698 yards

10.	We wish we would have put $10K on the league finishing with co-passing leaders before the season started. That woulda been sweet, because Drew Brees finished with 4,952 yards, exactly the same as this guy:
		Ben Roethlisberger
		Peyton Manning
		Andrew Luck
		Aaron Rodgers

11.	And lastly, this year's sackmeister, who tackled the quarterback is a guy:
		Who plays for Denver
		Who plays for Baltimore
		Who plays for Seattle
		Won't be playing in the playoffs
		*By way of explanation.....* KC's Justin Houston recorded a leading 22 sacks this year

12.	This NFL team were Golden State State champs, going 5-0 against teams from California:





13.	In addition recording 5 wins in 5 games against California teams, Denver went a 6-0 against its division foes. The other team to have a perfect division record is:
		The Patriots
		The Colts
		The Seahawks
		The Steelers

14.	These dudes proved to be the true road warriors of the league, racking up 8 wins in as many games away from their friendly confines:





15.	*Add up the conference seeds of last year's Super Bowl participants (OK, please* add up the conference seeds of last year's Super Bowl participants) and you'll get this number**
		2
		4
		3
		5
		*By way of explanation.....* Seattle is the NFC's top see this year, and Denver is #2 in the AFC

16.	The greatest number of regular season wins by a playoff team is:
		14
		12
		13
		11
		*By way of explanation.....* We are told that this is the first season without a 13 or better win team since 2002

17.	Meanwhile, a division champion ~~snuck~~ ~~sneaked~~ somehow got into the postseason this year with only:
		8 wins
		6 wins
		5 wins
		7 wins

18.	On Sunday, December 14, three divisions were clinched within a few hours of each other. Which was not decided on that day?
		AFC East
		AFC West
		AFC South
		NFC East

19.	Meanwhile, given when the game was played, this was the final division championship to be decided was:
		NFC South
		NFC West
		AFC North
		NFC South

20.	These two playoff teams were the last two undefeated teams this year. Which is the correct paring?
		New England and Seattle
		Arizona and Cincinnati
		Denver and Arizona
		New England and Cincinnati

21.	Which of the following is a team that beat one of the last two undefeated's in Week 5?




		*By way of explanation.....* Cincinnati got their first L of the season on October 5 at New England. That same day, Denver beat Arizona, ending the Cards' perfect season as well

22.	The lowly, lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers chalked up only two wins this year. One of those W's came courtesy of this team, which finds itself in the postseason this year:
		Denver
		Carolina
		Pittsburgh
		Baltimore
		*By way of explanation.....* It's true! Lovie Smith's boys beat the Steelers - at Heinz, no less - on September 28

23.	Remember me? The top two seeds in each conference met earlier in the regular season. It's a fact. Which of the following is true?
		Denver beat New England and Green Bay beat Seattle
		New England beat Denver and Seattle beat Green Bay
		Denver beat New England and Seattle beat Green Bay
		New England beat Denver and Green Bay beat Seattle

24.	Meanwhile, two of the Wild Card rounds are rematches of games played in the regular season. We don't suppose you can identify which ones, can you?
		Arizona-Carolina and Baltimore-Pittsburgh
		Arizona-Carolina and Dallas-Detroit
		Cincinnati-Indy and Baltimore-Pittsburgh
		Cincinnati-Indy and Dallas-Detroit

25.	This team steamrolls into the postseason, having slapped down the last six teams that they faced: