| 100% | AFCEAST | 7 | N.F.L. division for the Dolphins and Patriots |
| 56% | AFCEAST | 7 | Division for the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills |
| 48% | EASTS | 5 | Divisions for the Yanks and Mets |
| 47% | NLEAST | 6 | Division for the Phillies and Mets: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 45% | AFC | 3 | Conference for the Bills and Patriots: Abbr. |
| 45% | NFL | 3 | Organization for the Giants and Patriots: Abbr. |
| 45% | WEST | 4 | AFC division for the Chargers and the Raiders |
| 45% | NLC | 3 | MLB division for the Cubs and Cards (Abbr.) |
| 44% | NLE | 3 | MLB division for the Mets and the Nats (Abbr.) |
| 44% | NLE | 3 | MLB division for the Phillies and the Marlins (Abbr.) |
| 44% | NLE | 3 | MLB division for the Mets and the Marlins (Abbr.) |
| 44% | ESPN | 4 | N.F.L and "Outside the Lines" channel: Abbr. |
| 43% | LION | 4 | The N.F.L. mascot Roary, for one |
| 43% | EAST | 4 | A.L. division for the Yankees |
| 43% | MLS | 3 | Org. for the Houston Dynamo and Austin F.C. |
| 43% | YDS | 3 | Divisions in the N.F.L.: Abbr. |
| 42% | ALEAST | 6 | MLB division for the Yankees and Red Sox, for short (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DITKA | 5 | N.F.L. Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1988 |
| 42% | MLS | 3 | Sports org. for the L.A. Galaxy and Inter Miami |
| 42% | MLS | 3 | Org. for the L.A. Galaxy and D.C. United |
| 42% | AFCEAST | 7 | Div. for the N.F.L.'s Jets |
| 42% | GMEN | 4 | Nickname for the N.F.L.'s Giants |
| 42% | MADDEN | 6 | N.F.L. video-game franchise named for a storied coach and commentator |
| 41% | JAGS | 4 | The E-Pace and the F-Type, for short |
| 41% | MIAMI | 5 | Home to the N.F.L.'s Dolphins |
| 41% | MIAMI | 5 | Home of the N.F.L.'s Dolphins |
| 41% | AFC | 3 | Home of the Bills and Patriots, for short |
| 40% | NBCNEWS | 7 | Broadcast division for "Meet the Press" and "Today with Hoda & Jenna" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MVP | 3 | Aaron Rodgers, for the 2020 N.F.L. season |