Across
- 1. The nickname for an NFL player’s scoring area of the field
- 5. 15-yard personal foul often called after improper helmet contact during a tackle
- 7. Decisive moment between captains before the first snap in sudden death
- 8. City in Ohio where the NFL was founded in 1920
- 10. Division that has produced legendary rivalries, including Packers vs. Bears
- 12. 15-yard penalty for celebrating in a way deemed 'mocking' by officials
- 14. Team that overcame a 28-3 deficit in Super Bowl LI to win in overtime
- 16. Team whose dynasty was built under coach Chuck Noll and quarterback Terry Bradshaw
Down
- 2. A defensive position that lines up directly opposite the offensive line
- 3. The quarterback who ended his career with 80,358 passing yards
- 4. Rare play involving a backward or sideways pass, famously used in the 'Music City Miracle'
- 6. The player responsible for PATs and scoring the 'most overlooked' points in a game
- 9. This outcome has occurred fewer than 30 times in NFL history since 1974
- 11. This event includes the vertical jump and Wonderlic test for NFL hopefuls
- 13. Franchise with a record-breaking crowd noise of 137.6 decibels in 2013
- 15. Points scored when a defensive player tackles an opponent in their own end zone