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Mark L. Ford wrote:OK, seeing how that sounds like a good answer to the Blanda-Namath puzzle, here's a trivia question that doesn't require much football knowledge --

Of these 12 words, which three are NOT in the King James Version of the Bible?
BEARS, COLTS, CHARGERS, EAGLES
FALCONS, GIANTS, JAGUARS, LIONS
RAMS, RAVENS, SAINTS, STEELERS

Steelers Chargers Jaguars

conace21 wrote:Namath and Blanda have both thrown 6 interceptions in a game three times. Blanda's Oilers actually beat Buffalo in one of the three games. The best Namath could do was a tie against Houston.

This is correct, however, Blanda's Oilers managed to win two of his three six-pick games. The other one was the '61 AFL title game.

Rupert Patrick wrote:

Mark L. Ford wrote:
Steelers Chargers Jaguars

Two of those three are correct.

Steelers, Chargers, Rams

Todd Pence wrote:

conace21 wrote:Namath and Blanda have both thrown 6 interceptions in a game three times. Blanda's Oilers actually beat Buffalo in one of the three games. The best Namath could do was a tie against Houston.

This is correct, however, Blanda's Oilers managed to win two of his three six-pick games. The other one was the '61 AFL title game.

In the 1972 biography of George Blanda by Wells Twombly, Blanda had a justification for his high interception total. On third and long, he'd just heave the ball down the field. If intercepted, it was as good as a punt. And maybe would of his receivers would catch it.

When Blanda set the record for interceptions in 1962 with 42, Houston went 11-3 and won the AFL Eastern Division.

Todd Pence wrote:

conace21 wrote:Namath and Blanda have both thrown 6 interceptions in a game three times. Blanda's Oilers actually beat Buffalo in one of the three games. The best Namath could do was a tie against Houston.

This is correct, however, Blanda's Oilers managed to win two of his three six-pick games. The other one was the '61 AFL title game.

I checked PFR and doublechecked The Football Encyclopedia. Houston threw six interceptions in the 1961 AFL title game, but only five of them came off Blanda. Bill Groman threw one pass and that was intercepted. The two other games I found where Blanda threw six interceptions were in 1962 against Dallas, and 1965 against Denver.

Mark L. Ford wrote:OK, seeing how that sounds like a good answer to the Blanda-Namath puzzle, here's a trivia question that doesn't require much football knowledge --

Of these 12 words, which three are NOT in the King James Version of the Bible?
BEARS, COLTS, CHARGERS, EAGLES
FALCONS, GIANTS, JAGUARS, LIONS
RAMS, RAVENS, SAINTS, STEELERS

Jaguars, Steelers, Colts?

Jags are a New World cat, and there was no steel back then. The third one? Much less sure there.

Rupert Patrick wrote:
Steelers Chargers Jaguars

bachslunch wrote: Jaguars, Steelers, Colts?

Jags are a New World cat, and there was no steel back then. The third one? Much less sure there.

"Colts" gets mentioned three times, either as the offspring of a camel or a donkey. In Genesis 32, Jacob brings Esau a gift that includes Rams and Colts ("200 she-goats, 20 he-goats, 200 ewes, and 20 rams; 30 milch camels with their colts, 40 kine (cows) and 10 bulls, 20 she asses, and 10 foals")

"Chargers" gets mentioned twice, and Ezra 1:9 refers to "30 chargers of gold, a thousand of chargers of silver" -- Most of us guys think about the NFL team, electrical equipment, a Dodge muscle car, a horse in battle and even a credit card when we hear the word charger. But a lot of our wives and girlfriends associate it also with a large platter that holds other dinnerware during formal dinners-- I had seen such things, but my wife had to explain that it was called a charger. Nowadays, they're often referred to as "charger plates" to avoid confusion. Great giveaway if San Diego has a ladies' night promotion.

Jaguars and Steelers are the 2 easy ones.
4 or 5 of them are obviously not correect.
I'll go out on a limb and say Falcons for the 3rd one.

When I saw Mark's post I figured Jaguars, Ravens and Steelers were the answers.