Can You Identify the NFL Team If We Give You 3 of Its Legends From 3 Different Decades?

By: Gavin Thagard
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Identify the NFL Team If We Give You 3 of Its Legends From 3 Different Decades?
Image: Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth via WikiCommons , Ed Yourdon via WikiCommons , Mike Morbeck via WikiCommons

About This Quiz

Whether they're able to win championships or have to settle for setting franchise records, certain players that pass through the locker rooms are on a different level than everyone else. These players go beyond filling roster spots, and instead, they become leaders of the team - franchise players who will be remembered by fanbases long after they have hung up their cleats and retired. They are even brought back during special events to remind everyone of their contributions during their glory days.

How well do you know these players who defined the different decades for each NFL team? Be it from their championship runs to the years the team was in decline but that one player shined through, these stars always gave a city hope for both the present and the future. Some of them were drafted and raised within an organization, while others came in at the height of their careers to lend their talents for a few seasons while a team tried to get over the hump to win a title.

In the end, all of these players left lasting legacies with their respective franchises. Now, see if their names provide enough information for you to identify each NFL team.

Joe Thomas NFL
Erik Drost via WikiCommons
Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome and Joe Thomas would have been a stellar offense for which NFL team if they played in the same decade?
Browns
Steelers
Patriots
Vikings
Troy Polamalu
Karen Blaha via WikiCommons
Do you know which team had star-studded talent at all three levels on defense, with Joe Greene, Jack Lambert and Troy Polamalu?
Ravens
Cowboys
Steelers
Saints
Steve Young
NFL
Which team had these three quarterbacks appear in three different decades: John Brodie, Joe Montana and Steve Young?
Colts
49ers
Bears
Dolphins

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Randy Moss NFL
Unknown via WikiCommons
Can you name the team where Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss and Adrian Peterson helped rack up points while winning individual awards?
Falcons
Chargers
Titans
Vikings
Brian Urlaucher Bears
Jauerback via Wiki Commons
What NFL team always had great linebackers, with players like Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher on the field?
Cardinals
Eagles
Bills
Bears
Drew Brees
Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth via WikiCommons
Can you identify the team where Archie Manning, Pat Swilling and Drew Brees became franchise legends?
Broncos
Saints
Rams
Ravens

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Lary Fitzgerald
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron, USN via WikiCommons
How well do you know Jackie Smith, Simeon Rice and Larry Fitzgerald and the team they starred on?
Panthers
Seahawks
Cardinals
Buccaneers
Richard Seymour
Keith Allison via WikiCommons
Any offense would have trouble running the ball with Andre Tippett, Richard Seymour and Vince Wilfork stuffing up the middle of the line. Who did they play for?
Patriots
Packers
Jets
Giants
Deion Sanders
Florida Memory via WikiCommons
Are you familiar with the franchise that had legends like Deion Sanders, Tommy Nobis and Tony Gonzalez pass through its locker room?
Rams
Chiefs
Falcons
Redskins

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Aaron Rodgers
Mike Morbeck via WikiCommons
Any team would have loved to have Bart Starr, Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers throwing the football for them, but which team got all three?
Packers
Chargers
Bills
Titans
Shaun Alexander
Tom McDonald, Jason Fierle via WikiCommons
Do you know where Steve Largent, Shaun Alexander and Richard Sherman all played?
Giants
Seahawks
Ravens
Bengals
Darelle Revis
Marianne O'Leary via WikiCommons
Joe Namath, Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis all competed hard for what NFL franchise?
Dolphins
Cowboys
Broncos
Jets

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LeSean McCoy
Mr.schultz via WikiCommons
Select the team that found easy offense with legends like O.J. Simpson, Jim Kelly and LeSean McCoy?
Rams
Bills
Panthers
Texans
Jason Witten
Keith Allison via WikiCommons
With players like Michael Irvin, Tony Dorsett and Jason Witten, every skill position on offense is filled with legends for which NFL team?
Broncos
Bengals
Eagles
Cowboys
Eric Berry
2012champs via WikiCommons
What team would have a stacked defense if they could bring back stars like Derrick Thomas, Willie Lanier and Eric Berry?
Chargers
Titans
Chiefs
Giants

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Mark Sancez and Jason Taylor
Ed Yourdon via WikiCommons
Can you identify the team that utilized legends like Dan Marino, Jason Taylor and Bob Griese?
Dolphins
Panthers
Bengals
Raiders
Brian Dawkins
Old man gnar via WikiCommons
Which team had these three legends leading the charge: Chuck Bednarik, Reggie White and Brian Dawkins?
Lions
Redskins
Eagles
Colts
Peyton Manning
Cpl. Michelle M. Dickson via WikiCommons
Plenty of passing touchdowns were scored for which team, between quarterbacks like Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck?
Bengals
Colts
Titans
Jaguars

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Tim Brown
1st Class Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Toiete Jackson via WikiCommons
Name the team where Marcus Allen, Jim Otto and Tim Brown played in different decades?
Panthers
Giants
Buccaneers
Raiders
Anthony Munoz
Chitrapa via WikiCommons
Though they haven't won a Super Bowl, the fanbase for which team has at least enjoyed watching players like Anthony Munoz, Chad Johnson and A.J. Green?
Bengals
Panthers
Buccaneers
Chargers
Justin Tuck
Mike Morbeck via WikiCommons
Are you familiar with the NFL team that had some of the most lethal pass rushers in the history of the game, with legends like Lawrence Taylor, Michael Strahan and Justin Tuck?
Redskins
Giants
Ravens
Texans

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Sonny Jurgensen
National Football League via WikiCommons
Sonny Jurgensen, Art Monk and Sean Taylor are all legends for which NFL team?
Redskins
Broncos
Panthers
Rams
Doak Walker
SMU Central University Libraries via WikiCommons
Will you be able to identify the NFL franchise that had several lethal running backs, including Billy Sims, Doak Walker and Barry Sanders?
Bengals
Ravens
Jaguars
Lions
Julius Peppers
Kyle Engman via WikiCommons
Identify the team that could wreak havoc up front, with defensive stars like Kevin Greene, Julius Peppers and Luke Kuechly?
Rams
Ravens
Panthers
Buccaneers

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Peyton Manning
Jeffrey Beall via WikiCommons
Have you forgotten the team where John Elway, John Lynch and Peyton Manning established a legacy?
Broncos
Bengals
Jaguars
Chargers
Eric Dickerson
KIIS Radio/Los Angeles Rams/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via WikiCommons
Offense was easy to come by for which team, with stars like Norm Van Brocklin, Eric Dickerson and Kurt Warner on the roster?
Buccaneers
Texans
Titans
Rams
Ed Reed
Keith Allison via WikiCommons
Do you know what team had franchise legends like Jonathan Ogden, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs on the team?
Chargers
Ravens
Bengals
Jaguars

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Ladainian Tomlinson
Keith Allison via WikiCommons
Select the team that found success on both sides of the ball, with Lance Alworth, Junior Seau and LaDainian Tomlinson playing during different decades?
Patriots
Jaguars
Chargers
Texans
Bruce and Clay Matthews
Jerry Sherk via WikiCommons
Earl Campbell, Bruce Matthews and Chris Johnson would make any offense shine. Who did they star for, though?
Cowboys
Buccaneers
Falcons
Titans
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jeff Kern via WikiCommons
Which team utilized the talent of these three stars: Tony Boselli, Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew?
Panthers
Steelers
Jaguars
Buccaneers

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Ronde Barber
Jeffrey Beall via WikiCommons
Can you identify the franchise that's had some defensive studs in Hardy Nickerson, Ronde Barber and Lee Roy Selmon?
Buccaneers
Rams
Ravens
Cardinals
Ray Nitschke
Unknown via WikiCommons
Name the team that had stars at all three levels of their defense, with players like Charles Woodson, Reggie White and Ray Nitschke on the roster?
Rams
Packers
Saints
Colts
Hines Ward
SteelCityHobbies via WikiCommons
Lynn Swann, Dermontti Dawson and Hines Ward all won championships with which NFL team?
Browns
Ravens
Falcons
Steelers

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Ron Gronkowski
Wellslogan via WikiCommons
Are you familiar with the team that found star pass catchers with Pro Bowlers like Stanley Morgan, Randy Moss and Rob Gronkowski?
Giants
Patriots
49ers
Chargers
Roger Staubach
Unknown via WikiCommons
Which team found these three star quarterbacks in different decades: Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and Tony Romo?
Cowboys
Dolphins
Jets
Bills