| 100% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname for former N.F.L.'er Ed Jones |
| 63% | NEON | 4 | With 62-Across, nickname for former N.F.L. star Sanders |
| 55% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of N.F.L. legend Ed Jones |
| 52% | CHOCOLATETHUNDER | 16 | Nickname for former N.B.A. star Darryl Dawkins |
| 50% | GMEN | 4 | Nickname for the N.F.L.'s Giants |
| 49% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of 6' 9" N.F.L. great Ed Jones |
| 46% | MEANJOE | 7 | Nickname for N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Greene |
| 45% | TYS | 3 | Former N.F.L.'ers Detmer and Law |
| 43% | ICEBOWL | 7 | Nickname for the subzero 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game |
| 41% | ICEBOWL | 7 | Nickname for the 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game, famously played at about -15° |
| 41% | SHAQ | 4 | Nickname for a 7'1" N.B.A.'er |
| 41% | LARAM | 5 | Former West Coast N.F.L.'er |
| 40% | FLIPPERANDERSON | 15 | Former L.A. Ram who holds the N.F.L. record for most receiving yards in a game (336) |
| 40% | PEETE | 5 | Former N.F.L. QB Rodney |
| 40% | SEAU | 4 | Former N.F.L. great Junior ___ |
| 40% | ORTON | 5 | Former N.F.L. QB Kyle |
| 40% | TEO | 3 | Former N.F.L. linebacker Manti |
| 39% | SID | 3 | ___ the Kid, nickname for N.H.L. star Crosby |
| 39% | LARAM | 5 | Former California N.F.L.'er now located in St. Louis |
| 38% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Kaepernick, former N.F.L. QB |
| 38% | DICEK | 5 | Nickname for former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (Hyph.) |
| 37% | NEON | 4 | ___ Deion (rhyming nickname for former NFL star Sanders) |
| 37% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for a former Yankees star |
| 37% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for a former Yankee slugger |
| 37% | WHITE | 5 | ___ Chocolate, nickname for former Miami Heat basketballer Jason Williams |
| 36% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for N.B.A. great Erving |
| 36% | NYGIANTS | 8 | N.F.L. team nicknamed Big Blue |
| 36% | CHARLIEJOINER | 13 | N.F.L. receiver for 18 seasons |
| 36% | TDS | 3 | N.F.L. game highlights, for short |
| 36% | RBS | 3 | N.F.L. ball carriers, for short |