American Football Trivia Questions

A touchdown is worth 6 points. The extra point attempt (kick or play) adds 1 or 2 points, but it's not automatic—many kicks have been missed or blocked.

Regular season games can end in a tie after overtime. Playoff games, however, continue with sudden-death overtime until a winner is determined.

The record is 66 yards by Justin Tucker in 2021. No NFL kicker has ever made a field goal from 70+ yards in a game, though some have in practice.

Until 1906, the forward pass was banned. It was introduced to reduce violent pileups and make the game safer after 18 deaths in the 1905 season.

The term 'Hail Mary' was popularized by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach in 1975, but the pass itself was thrown earlier in college by non-Catholic players.

The change was part of a series of safety rules. Moving kickoffs forward aimed to reduce high-speed collisions by shortening the return distance.

A round ball is actually more aerodynamically stable. The football's shape creates unpredictable wobbles (gyroscopic precession), making it harder to throw accurately.

The 'one-point safety' is rare but real. It can happen if the offensive team is tackled in its own end zone during a conversion attempt, awarding 1 point to the defense.