| 100% | SMITH | 5 | Emmitt ___, player who inspired the NFL rule that prohibits taking the helmet off unless injured |
| 54% | JIMMY | 5 | ___ Graham, player who inspired the NFL rule that prohibits dunking over the crossbar |
| 25% | LAWYERS | 7 | Players who know the rules very well and say so |
| 25% | MDS | 3 | Those who take the Hippocratic Oath: Abbr. |
| 24% | LGS | 3 | NFL players who line up near the center |
| 24% | POE | 3 | Author who inspired the name of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens |
| 24% | ANDREW | 6 | Quarterback Luck who was the 2018 NFL Comeback Player of the Year |
| 24% | RYAN | 4 | Quarterback Tannehill who was the 2019 NFL Comeback Player of the Year |
| 24% | SIXTH | 5 | ___ man (NBA player who comes off the bench) |
| 24% | BRADY | 5 | Tom ___, NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most MVP awards |
| 23% | GILBERT | 7 | Gale ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most consecutive appearances |
| 23% | JOEMONTANA | 10 | Former quarterback who was the NFL's Most Valuable Player twice (1989, 1990) (2 wds.) |
| 23% | DAN | 3 | ___ Marino, a former NFL player who played for the Miami Dolphins |
| 23% | WORD | 4 | Former NFL player Barry ___ who is the President of SpeedPro Centreville |
| 23% | DARIUS | 6 | ___ Leonard, NFL player who eats the same 2 meals throughout the week during a game season |
| 23% | BEN | 3 | ___ Roethlisberger, NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for youngest quarterback to start and win |
| 23% | ROD | 3 | ___ Martin, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most interceptions in one game |
| 23% | PATRICKMAHOMES | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs quarterback who won the NFL's 2022 Most Valuable Player Award (2 wds.) |
| 23% | RAVE | 4 | Babble on to anyone who listens about the alien plants that have taken over your bathroom |
| 22% | CARL | 4 | Nassib who was the first openly gay player in an NFL game |
| 22% | BRAIN | 5 | "I'm the human CPU that takes hard decisions. Who am I?" |
| 22% | RUNWAY | 6 | The long tarmac strip that a plane takes off from |
| 22% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most points scored in a career |
| 22% | MONTANA | 7 | Joe ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for highest passer rating in a career |
| 22% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Former quarterback who was the NFL's Most Valuable Player three times (1995, 1996, 1997) (2 wds.) |
| 22% | GUST | 4 | ___ Zarnas, Greek athlete who was an NFL player for the Green Bay Packers |
| 22% | PEYTON | 6 | ___ Manning, NFL player who had his number officially retired by the Indianapolis Colts |
| 22% | SANDERS | 7 | Barry ___, NFL player who had his number officially retired by the Detroit Lions |
| 22% | EMO | 3 | Music genre that took off in the early 2000s |
| 22% | EMO | 3 | Rock genre that took off in the early 2000s |