Postseason Records Trivia

[The Gipper]

Here are a few trivia questions.....about postseason play:

1. What  Quarterback completed the most   passes in a single postseason game?

 

2. What 3   QBs have thrown for the most yards in a single  postseason game?

 

3. Who had the most rushing yards for the Cleveland Browns in a single postseason game?

 

4. What   2 players are tied for having the most  Rushing TDs in a single postseason game for the Browns?

 

5. Who has the most  receiving TDs in a single postseason game for the Cleveland Browns?  

[Bob806]

13 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Here are a few trivia questions.....about postseason play:

1. What  Quarterback completed the most   passes in a single postseason game?

Frank Reich

2. What 3   QBs have thrown for the most yards in a single  postseason game?

Kosar, Reich, Kurt Warner

3. Who had the most rushing yards for the Cleveland Browns in a single postseason game?

Earnest Byner (vs the Dolphins I think)

4. What   2 players are tied for having the most  Rushing TDs in a single postseason game for the Browns?

Jim Brown, Marion Motley

5. Who has the most  receiving TDs in a single postseason game for the Cleveland Browns?  

Dante Lavelli

 

[The Gipper]

Here are a few trivia questions.....about postseason play:

1. What  Quarterback completed the most   passes in a single postseason game?

Frank Reich   No, but I believe Reich may have been involved in the biggest comeback in NFL history...which was in a postseason game. 

2. What 3   QBs have thrown for the most yards in a single  postseason game?

Kosar, Reich, Kurt Warner.     Only Kosar  is correct (he had the #3 most yards)

3. Who had the most rushing yards for the Cleveland Browns in a single postseason game?

Earnest Byner (vs the Dolphins I think)  Check...on both (Dolphins)

4. What   2 players are tied for having the most  Rushing TDs in a single postseason game for the Browns?

Jim Brown, Marion Motley  Yes on Motley, no on JB.   JB did not score more than one TD in a postseason game   (the record for the Browns is 3)

5. Who has the most  receiving TDs in a single postseason game for the Cleveland Browns?  

Dante Lavelli  NO

[The Gipper]

Here are a few trivia questions.....about postseason play:

Answers: 

1. What  Quarterback completed the most   passes in a single postseason game?

Ben Roethlisberger,    agains the Cleveland Browns  Jan.  10, 2021   47 completions. 

And FYI....this is the MOST passes  completed in any NFL game in history.....regular OR postseason.    The regular season record is just   45. 

 

2. What 3   QBs have thrown for the most yards in a single  postseason game?

Tom Brady  505 yards vs. the Eagles in the Super Bowl that the Pats lost to the Eagles

Ben Roethlisberger.  501 yards vs. the Browns   Jan. 10, 2021

Bernie Kosar   489 yards vs. the Jets in 1987

 

3. Who had the most rushing yards for the Cleveland Browns in a single postseason game?

Ernest Byner   161 yards  vs. the  Dolphins on 1/4/1986

 

4. What   2 players are tied for having the most  Rushing TDs in a single postseason game for the Browns?

Marion Motley.....and Otto Graham.    3 rushing TDs each.

 

5. Who has the most  receiving TDs in a single postseason game for the Cleveland Browns?  

Gary Collins    3 TD catches in the 1964  NFL Championship game vs. the Colts.    By the way,   3 TD  catches is the most by any Browns player ever, including regular season.  6 other players have caught  3 TDs in a game for the Browns, but never more than that. 

[The Gipper]

I think we can see from the above why the Browns have put a lot of emphasis on getting better on defense, particularly pass defense.