100 Greatest NFL Players Quiz (Part 1)

[B] Jerry Rice | Silent assassin in cleats, turned every slant route into a 40-yard lecture on perfection.

[A] Jim Brown | Bulldozer in a leather helmet who treated tacklers like traffic cones on his way to a record book.

[B] Lawrence Taylor | Pass-rushing thunderbolt who redefined linebacker as legalized quarterback panic.

[D] Joe Montana | Cool-handed surgeon who performed fourth-quarter operations without breaking a sweat.

[B] Walter Payton | Gravity-defying workhorse whose stiff-arm should be trademarked as “Sweetness, Inc.”

[C] Johnny Unitas | Crew-cut commander who invented the two-minute drill before clocks knew what hit them.

[A] Reggie White | Minister of Defense who preached sacks on Sunday and delivered them in bulk.

[D] Peyton Manning | Field-general with a built-in audible app and a touchdown pass for every defensive wrinkle.

[D] Don Hutson | Original pass-catching pioneer who turned the forward pass into an art form before art had stats.

[A] Dick Butkus | Sideline-to-sideline storm cloud who tackled with the subtlety of a freight train.

[B] Ronnie Lott | Human torpedo with four rings and a reputation for separating footballs from fingers.

[C] Anthony Muñoz | Left-tackle lighthouse who kept quarterbacks dry and pass-rushers lost at sea.

[A] Mean Joe Greene | Steel Curtain anchor who sacked quarterbacks and then handed them Coca-Cola.

[D] Sammy Baugh | Triple-threat wizard who could throw, punt, and pick passes like it was Tuesday.

[A] Deacon Jones | Head-slap virtuoso who coined “sack” and then collected them like stamps.

[B] Otto Graham | Seven-league passer who won titles the way most people win arguments.

[C] Barry Sanders | Human joystick who could cut 90 degrees without spilling his Gatorade.

[A] Ray Lewis | Raven-hearted motivator who turned pregame speeches into halftime nightmares.

[D] Bronko Nagurski | Human battering ram who played both ways and treated leather like tissue paper.

[A] Brett Favre | Gunslinger with a rocket arm and a grin that said, “Fourth-and-long? Hold my helmet.”

[B] Tom Brady | Six-ring architect who treats pressure like a pre-snap read and records like suggestions.

[D] Gale Sayers | Kansas Comet who ran so fast defenders needed binoculars and a prayer.

[C] John Elway | Rocket-armed comeback king who rewrote fourth-quarter scripts in mile-high ink.

[B] John Hannah | Road-grader guard who made holes big enough for trucks—and then ran through them himself.

[A] Dan Marino | Statue in cleats who rewrote passing records before blinking was optional.

[D] Bob Lilly | Cowboy anchor who sacked quarterbacks with cowboy-boot swagger and perfect technique.

[B] Merlin Olsen | Gentle giant who terrorized offenses by day and smiled on TV by night.

[A] Emmitt Smith | Record-breaking locomotive who found end zones the way others find parking spots.

[C] Jack Lambert | Gap-tootled intimidator who roamed middle linebackers like a pirate on turf.

[A] Night Train Lane | Cornerback who intercepted passes and then delivered them to the house with style.

[B] Bruce Smith | Buffalo freight train who sacked quarterbacks with mechanical precision and celebratory dance moves.

[D] Jim Parker | Immovable object who made defensive linemen feel like they were tackling granite.

[B] Sid Luckman | T-formation maestro who turned the Bears into aerial artists before aerial was cool.

[A] Deion Sanders | Neon Deion who covered receivers and then moonwalked into end zones.

[B] Chuck Bednarik | 60-minute ironman who played center and linebacker like caffeine was optional.

[C] Raymond Berry | Glue-fingered route artist who drew plays in the dirt and then executed them perfectly.

[A] Jim Thorpe | Multi-sport legend who could outrun, outthrow, and outthink legends before legends had legends.

[C] Lance Alworth | Bambi-legged blur who turned sideline passes into highlight reels in powder-blue lightning.

[D] Gino Marchetti | Defensive end who chased quarterbacks with the elegance of a ballet dancer and the force of a hurricane.

[A] O. J. Simpson | Juice in motion who once outran entire defenses before halftime.

[A] Rod Woodson | Ball-hawking defensive back who turned interceptions into track meets.

[B] John Mackey | Revolutionary tight end who caught passes and then ran over linebackers like they were speed bumps.

[D] Alan Page | Purple People Eater who sacked quarterbacks and then argued cases in court.

[B] Mel Blount | Bump-and-run enforcer who made receivers feel like they were wearing ankle weights.

[A] Tony Gonzalez | Basketball-bodied tight end who turned red zones into personal playgrounds.

[C] Roger Staubach | Captain America who launched Hail Marys with military precision and a sailor’s confidence.

[C] Ray Nitschke | Green Bay hammer who tackled with the force of a Wisconsin winter.

[A] Red Grange | Galloping Ghost who ran so fast defenders swore he disappeared.

[B] Mike Haynes | Shutdown corner who locked down receivers and then handed them the keys to nowhere.

[D] Terry Bradshaw | Steel-armed bayou gunslinger who threw touchdowns with a Cajun drawl and a championship grin.