NFL conference title game trivia that you may have seen
by G.K.Chesterton (2026-01-26 13:15:37)
Edited on 2026-01-26 13:20:50

yesterday after the game. With the Rams loss yesterday, Davante Adams is now 0-5 in conference title games. Only one player has hit that barrier more (0-6 in conference title games, but 6-8 overall in playoff games). Who is that person?

Minor hints: He is 0-3 in AFC title games and 0-3 in NFC title games. He is still alive but is long retired. I would never have guessed this person. One other hint: given how many conference titles games were lost by John Madden and Andy Reid, it's a bit of a surprise that he never played for the Raiders or Eagles.

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I looked it up.... could've guessed 1000 times and would
by kdh325  (2026-01-29 17:33:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

not have gotten the right answer. Maybe even 2000, Seriously. Well, maybe not. I would've looked up teams with 6 losses and then checked their rosters. But that's too much work. So just blindly guessing, yeah, maybe in 2000 guesses.


Same. Only hint that would have got me to him would be that
by Father Nieuwland  (2026-01-29 17:43:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

they made a TV movie about him. I don't even think Heisman winner would have got me to guess his name.


in the first place, I don't remember him being around long
by kdh325  (2026-01-30 09:46:19)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

enough to appear in six conference title games.


Brian Piccolo? *
by kdh325  (2026-01-29 20:07:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Billy Dee Williams
by jt  (2026-01-30 13:54:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

don't let the smooth taste fool ya


Colt 45 - it works every time [ v ]
by Father Nieuwland  (2026-01-30 14:09:42)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Yes, it was fred Williamson
by jt  (2026-01-30 17:40:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Who never let the smooth taste of King Cobra fool him.


"The Hammer" * *
by kdh325  (2026-01-31 18:43:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


If I am not mistaken
by bizdomer09  (2026-02-02 14:33:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Fred “The Hammer” Williamson is the man who coined the phrase “too legitimate to quit”.


his beat is ever boomin' and you know he'll get it started *
by jt  (2026-02-03 13:27:26)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


(Spoiler)
by Father Nieuwland  (2026-01-29 20:57:17)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Grambling’s White Tiger


how about
by kdh325  (2026-01-29 08:41:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Testaverde?


Led the NFL 7 times in INTs.
by G.K.Chesterton  (2026-01-29 12:40:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

#4 all-time behind Favre, Blanda, and Hadl.


Seven seasons? That seems pretty high *
by Father Nieuwland  (2026-01-29 13:32:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Sorry, it was only four times.
by G.K.Chesterton  (2026-01-29 14:45:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

TM at the link below stands for teams, not times.


Thanks for the link. He started 10+ games in 13 seasons
by Father Nieuwland  (2026-01-29 15:37:06)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was way off - I would have guessed only seven or eight years when he was a primary starting quarterback in the NFL (that's why leading the league 7 times seemed impossible to me).


Evidently the 5-int Fiesta Bowl was not a fluke *
by bizdomer09  (2026-01-29 12:49:30)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


He was a playoff miracle worker
by bizdomer09  (2026-01-29 11:03:17)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He only had 2 playoff wins as a starter, but they were quite impressive in that he led the Browns to a playoff win (Baker Mayfield being the only other QB to do so since the ‘80s) and then he took the Jets to the AFC championship (Sanchez only other since 1982). Both supreme feats of human achievement.


Steve Deberg? *
by OITLinebacker  (2026-01-27 15:05:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


never made a title game *
by jt  (2026-01-27 15:10:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Nit (I cheated on this)
by SixShutouts66  (2026-01-29 17:16:24)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

In 1998, after being retired for 5 years, DeBerg was signed as a backup QB for the Atlanta team, which lost to Denver in the Superbowl. That team obviously won a conference championship - although without his help. He also has the distinction of being replaced by Joe Montana, John Elway, and Steve Young along his various stops.


I'll take a flyer on Craig Morton *
by Jvan  (2026-01-26 18:15:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


He actually led the Cowboys and Broncos to the Super Bowl.
by G.K.Chesterton  (2026-01-27 09:37:58)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I had forgotten about his Cowboys role.

The answer is at the link.