| 100% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Chore for an N.F.L. owner? |
| 62% | BYEWEEK | 7 | Time off for an N.F.L. team |
| 62% | BYEWEEK | 7 | Idle stretch for an N.F.L. team |
| 62% | TAXISQUAD | 9 | Practice roster for an N.F.L. team |
| 62% | THERAVEN | 8 | Poetic basis for an N.F.L. team name |
| 52% | CENTERICECIRCLE | 15 | Place for an N.H.L. logo |
| 51% | OCANADA | 7 | Trains for an N.H.L. game, say |
| 51% | HELMETHIT | 9 | Reason for an ejection in the N.F.L. |
| 50% | SKATE | 5 | Foot gear for an N.H.L.'er |
| 48% | STANLEYCUP | 10 | *Goal an N.H.L.'er shoots for? |
| 46% | ALEXA | 5 | Inconvenient name for an Amazon Echo owner |
| 46% | CARTITLE | 8 | Proof of purchase for an auto owner |
| 46% | TRANSAM | 7 | Good auto for an L.A.-to-N.Y.C. road trip? |
| 45% | PATRIOTSDAY | 11 | When an N.F.L.er is feted? |
| 45% | QTR | 3 | 15 mins. of an N.F.L. game |
| 45% | RAPCD | 5 | Purchase for an N.W.A. fan, perhaps |
| 45% | COLT | 4 | Horse that an N.F.L. bettor might back? |
| 45% | THERAVEN | 8 | Poem that inspired an N.F.L. team name |
| 45% | QTR | 3 | 15 minutes of an N.F.L. game: Abbr. |
| 45% | UPSTATE | 7 | Weekend destination for an N.Y.C. getaway, maybe |
| 44% | CHARLIEJOINER | 13 | N.F.L. receiver for 18 seasons |
| 44% | TDS | 3 | N.F.L. game highlights, for short |
| 44% | RBS | 3 | N.F.L. ball carriers, for short |
| 44% | TDS | 3 | N.F.L. six-pointers, for short |
| 44% | CRONENBERG | 10 | Body-horror director David who made an N.F.T. of himself kissing his own corpse |
| 44% | FIGHTERFLIGHT | 13 | Mission for an F-16? |
| 44% | FAVRE | 5 | N.F.L. record-holder for consecutive starts |
| 43% | LIONS | 5 | Team that last won an N.F.L. championship in 1957 |
| 43% | OCS | 3 | Academy for an N.C.O. who wants to move up |
| 43% | JAX | 3 | N.F.L. team with teal jerseys, for short |