| 100% | JAKE | 4 | ___ Elliot, NFL player who eats a slice of pizza and cheesecake for his pregame meal |
| 54% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Thompson, NFL player who eats a specific waffle and eggs breakfast as his pregame meal |
| 43% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Dickson, NFL player who drinks a cup of coffee with chocolate milk for every pregame meal |
| 35% | DARIUS | 6 | ___ Leonard, NFL player who eats the same 2 meals throughout the week during a game season |
| 32% | MATT | 4 | ___ Bryant, NFL player who has a chocolate milkshake as his pregame drink |
| 31% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Retired NFL player (birthday today) who made his name with 40-Across and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JIMTAYLOR | 9 | Former Green Bay Packers NFL player, known for his aggression, and is considered one of the greatest running backs ever: 2 wds. |
| 28% | OUT | 3 | ___ of Bounds, term for a player who touches any boundary line in the NFL |
| 27% | BEN | 3 | ___ Roethlisberger, NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for youngest quarterback to start and win |
| 27% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most points scored in a career |
| 27% | MONTANA | 7 | Joe ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for highest passer rating in a career |
| 27% | CRUZ | 4 | Victor ___, former NFL player who collaborated with Pierre Hardy for a limited edition men's sneaker line |
| 27% | TONYDUNGY | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Steelers and as a head coach for the Colts (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MIKEDITKA | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Cowboys and as a head coach for the Bears (2 wds.) |
| 27% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist who won the 49-Across as a player for the Chiefs and as a head coach for the Raiders (2 wds.) |
| 27% | OCTANT | 6 | Many a slice of pizza |
| 27% | WILLIAMS | 8 | Aeneas ___, former NFL player for Arizona Cardinals and host of the podcast "NFL Legends" |
| 27% | COOPERKUPP | 10 | 2021 NFL Offensive Player of the Year who caught two touchdown passes in the 2022 Super Bowl for 21-Across and was named Super Bowl MVP (2 wds.) |
| 26% | EAT | 3 | Have a slice of pizza, say |
| 26% | PATSDRY | 7 | Degreases, as a slice of pizza |
| 26% | ATE | 3 | Had a slice of pizza, say |
| 26% | TOM | 3 | ___ Brady, NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
| 26% | KYLETURLEY | 10 | Former NFL lineman who played for the St. Louis Rams who went on to form a self-titled band and establish his own record label: 2 wds. |
| 26% | EDEL | 4 | Leon who won a Pulitzer for his biography of Henry James |
| 25% | ATKINSON | 8 | Rowan ___, actor best known for his role as "Mr. Bean" and who has a degree in Electrical Engineering |
| 25% | JOZYALTIDORE | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CZECH | 5 | Nationality of a poet and playwright who became the first president of his country |
| 25% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2003, 2007, and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LENDL | 5 | Ivan who was a top-ranked tennis player for much of the 1980s |