| 100% | DITKA | 5 | American football player and coach, Mike ___ |
| 80% | ARA | 3 | ___ Parseghian, American football player and coach |
| 63% | ARA | 3 | Former football player and coach, Parseghian |
| 63% | ARA | 3 | Former football player and coach ___ Parseghian |
| 62% | RON | 3 | ___ Barassi, former Australian football player and coach |
| 62% | KEMP | 4 | Jack ___, former American football player and politician |
| 58% | RBS | 3 | American football players who receive handoffs, catch passes and block: Abbr. |
| 51% | FLORES | 6 | Tom ___, American former football player who won the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach, and head coach |
| 50% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | American football player |
| 48% | SANTIAGOCHARGER | 15 | South American football player? |
| 47% | WES | 3 | Former American football player ___ Welker |
| 45% | WIDERECEIVER | 12 | American football player who catches long passes from a quarterback |
| 45% | IRVIN | 5 | Michael ___, retired American football player nicknamed "The Playmaker" |
| 45% | PLAYMAKER | 9 | American Football forward, creative and offensive |
| 44% | DITKA | 5 | Football coach Mike |
| 43% | KERR | 4 | Steve with nine NBA titles as a player and coach |
| 42% | TES | 3 | Football players like Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski: Abbr. |
| 42% | DITKA | 5 | Mike —, head coach of American football Super Bowl XX champions Chicago Bears |
| 42% | ZAGALLO | 7 | Mario —, Brazil FIFA World Cup Final winner as both player and coach |
| 42% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 42% | QBS | 3 | Football players such as Tom Brady and Drew Brees: Abbr. |
| 41% | MANNING | 7 | Surname of football players Archie, Eli, and Peyton |
| 41% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | Player in American football |
| 41% | COUCH | 5 | Tim ___, American football player who set a number of national high school records |
| 41% | NANCY | 5 | ___ Lieberman, former W.N.B.A. player and coach known as "Lady Magic" |
| 40% | HALL | 4 | Ken ___, American football player who established 17 national records at the high school level |
| 40% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | American-football player |
| 39% | BALTIMORE | 9 | & 21A NFL American football team; Super Bowl XXXV and XLVII winners |
| 39% | BILLWALSH | 9 | American football coach who won three Super Bowls for San Francisco 49ers: 2 wds. |