| 100% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team named for sheep |
| 73% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team named for its nearby airports |
| 72% | THECOLTS | 8 | NFL team named for a Triple Crown event |
| 55% | REDSKINS | 8 | Controversial NFL team name |
| 53% | ARI | 3 | NL team named for a snake |
| 53% | UTES | 4 | College team named for a tribe |
| 53% | NINERS | 6 | NFL team, for short |
| 52% | TORONTOMAPLELEAFS | 17 | NHL team named for its national symbol |
| 52% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team named for its urban area |
| 52% | DETROITPISTONS | 14 | NBA team named for a local industry |
| 52% | COLORADOAVALANCHE | 17 | NHL team named for a nearby phenomenon |
| 51% | ELEVEN | 6 | NFL team number for a play |
| 50% | LYNX | 4 | Minnesota WNBA team named for a long-eared cat |
| 50% | MONTREALEXPOS | 13 | Bygone team named for the 1967 World’s Fair |
| 50% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | NBA team named for its area's sparse rainfall |
| 50% | ORIOLES | 7 | MLB team named for the state bird of Maryland |
| 50% | LEVIS | 5 | NFL stadium named for a jeans brand |
| 50% | SAINTS | 6 | NFL team that 15-Across plays for |
| 50% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team that Sam Bradford QBs for |
| 49% | OWLS | 4 | Nocturnal birds that are the team name for Temple University |
| 49% | EWE | 3 | The name for a female sheep |
| 48% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team that 18-Across plays for: 3 wds. |
| 47% | PATS | 4 | New England NFL team, for short |
| 47% | BRONCOS | 7 | NFL team known for the "Orange Crush" in the 1970s-1980s |
| 47% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team known for the "Fearsome Foursome" in the 1960s-1970s |
| 47% | VIKINGS | 7 | NFL team known for the "Purple People Eaters" in the 1970s |
| 47% | MRMET | 5 | Big Apple mascot named for his team (2 wds.) |
| 46% | JETS | 4 | NFL team known for the "New York Sack Exchange" in the 1980s |
| 46% | VIKINGS | 7 | Twin Cities NFL team that Greg Jennings now plays for |
| 46% | PACKERS | 7 | Wisconsin NFL team that Greg Jennings played for, 2006-2012 |