OK, put on your thinking cap, and no cheating...
The 2013 NFL Playoffs kick off this Saturday, January 5th. How much do you know about the post-season?
1. How many teams will take the field on Wild-Card Weekend: 6, 8 or 10?
(ANSWER: 8)
2. Who is the top seed in the AFC: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots or Houston Texans?
(ANSWER: Denver Broncos)
BONUS: Who is the #1 seed in the NFC: San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers or Atlanta Falcons?
(ANSWER: Atlanta Falcons)
3. True or false: players on teams in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs each receive a $20,000 bonus?
(ANSWER: True)
4. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is the first quarterback selected first overall in the NFL draft to start a playoff game in his rookie season since: 1947, 1957 or 1967?
(ANSWER: 1967)
5. Which two teams are playing each other for the second week in a row: Packers and Vikings, Bengals and Texans or Colts and Ravens?
(ANSWER: Packers and Vikings)
6. True or false: the Colts' Adam Vinatieri has more successful post-season field goals than any other kicker in NFL history?
(ANSWER: True – he has 45)
7. Only one of the six NFC starting quarterbacks in this year's playoffs has ever won a playoff game. Name him?
(ANSWER: Aaron Rodgers – he has won four of his six playoff games)
8. Which team has the highest winning percentage in ALC Championship games: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos or Cincinnati Bengals?
(ANSWER: Cincinnati Bengals -- they are 2-0 for a .1000 percentage)
9. True or false: the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans have met in the playoffs for the past four consecutive years?
(ANSWER: False – however, this is the second consecutive year that they've met in AFC Wild-Card playoffs)
10. What city will host the Super Bowl on February 3rd?
(ANSWER: New Orleans)
11. Each of the Washington Redskins' past two playoff games have been against what team: Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers or Minnesota Vikings?
(ANSWER: Seattle Seahawks – and the Redskins lost both times)
12. True or false: the San Diego Chargers have the worst all-time playoff winning percentage in the league?
(ANSWER: False – the lifetime 5-10 Cincinnati Bengals hold that post-season record)
13. For the first time in NFL history, two rookie quarterbacks finished the season with a passer rating of 100 or above. Name ONE of them?
(ANSWER: The Seahawks' Russell Wilson or the Redskins' Robert Griffin III )
14. Which champion will be the home team in the Super Bowl and can choose which uniform it wears: AFC or NFC?
(ANSWER: NFC)
15. True or false: this season is the first time in league history that teams making the top two picks in the NFL draft both made the post-season?
(ANSWER: True – the Colts selected Andrew Luck and the Washington Redskins selected Robert Griffin III)







