| 100% | BYES | 4 | One-week breaks for NFL teams |
| 60% | PATRIOTS | 8 | New England NFL team with five championships (including one for 30-Across) |
| 59% | BYES | 4 | Off-weeks for NFL teams |
| 53% | NINERS | 6 | NFL team, for short |
| 52% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team named for sheep |
| 51% | ELEVEN | 6 | NFL team number for a play |
| 51% | STAY | 4 | One week, for many beach house rentals |
| 51% | SAINTS | 6 | NFL team that 15-Across plays for |
| 51% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team that Sam Bradford QBs for |
| 51% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team named for its nearby airports |
| 51% | RAVENS | 6 | NFL team named for a Poe poem |
| 50% | THECOLTS | 8 | NFL team named for a Triple Crown event |
| 49% | PATS | 4 | New England NFL team, for short |
| 49% | PRO | 3 | NFL player, for one |
| 49% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team that 18-Across plays for: 3 wds. |
| 49% | BUCS | 4 | Tampa Bay's NFL team, for short |
| 48% | LARAM | 5 | NFL punter Johnny Hekker, for one |
| 47% | FAN | 3 | One cheering for their sports team |
| 47% | RAH | 3 | One for the team? |
| 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% | FAN | 3 | One rooting for a sports team, say |
| 46% | SITCOM | 6 | "2 Broke Girls," for one |
| 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 |
| 46% | TEXANS | 6 | 15-Across's NFL team, for which Andre Johnson played |
| 46% | DALLAS | 6 | ___ Cowboys, NFL team led by Tom Landry for 29 seasons |
| 46% | SPRING | 6 | One of the seasons for Paris Fashion Week |