| 100% | STEELERS | 8 | Pittsburgh team that 29-Across played for |
| 63% | DETROITTIGERS | 13 | Team that 15-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 63% | TROJANS | 7 | College team that 18-Across played for |
| 63% | SAINTS | 6 | NFL team that 15-Across plays for |
| 62% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Team that 17-Across, 41-Across, and "Cheers" bartender Sam Malone played for (3 wds.) |
| 61% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | Team that 27-Across played for before the Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 60% | TIGERS | 6 | Detroit team that 14-Across played for in 2008 |
| 60% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team that 18-Across plays for: 3 wds. |
| 60% | MIAMIMARLINS | 12 | Florida team that 18-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 60% | CLIPPERS | 8 | Los Angeles team that 16-Across plays for |
| 58% | REDS | 4 | Team that catcher Johnny Bench played for |
| 57% | GIANTS | 6 | San Francisco team that 14-Across played for in 2009 and 2010 |
| 57% | SAINTS | 6 | Team that Drew Brees played for |
| 57% | REDS | 4 | Team that Pete Rose played for |
| 57% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds. |
| 56% | CHELSEA | 7 | 29-Across team founded in 1905 that plays at Stamford Bridge |
| 56% | METS | 4 | Last team that Willie Mays played for |
| 56% | REDS | 4 | Baseball team that Pete Rose played for |
| 56% | HORNETS | 7 | New Orleans team that 16-Across used to play for |
| 54% | SANTOS | 6 | Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for |
| 54% | BOSTON | 6 | With 32-Across, team that 18-Across played for his whole 19-year professional career |
| 53% | USA | 3 | Ryder Cup team that all of this puzzle's featured athletes played for in 2018 (Abbr.) |
| 52% | HOUSTONCOMETS | 13 | WNBA team that 15- and 30-Across played for: 2 wds. |
| 51% | VIKINGS | 7 | Twin Cities NFL team that Greg Jennings now plays for |
| 51% | ARSENAL | 7 | 29-Across team founded in 1886 that holds the English record for consecutive wins (49, between 2003 and 2004) |
| 51% | SAINTS | 6 | New Orleans team that Steve Gleason played for |
| 50% | REDS | 4 | Only M.L.B. team that Johnny Bench played for (1967-83) |
| 50% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | MLB team that Steve Pearce played for in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 49% | METS | 4 | New York baseball team that Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza played for |
| 49% | PACKERS | 7 | Wisconsin NFL team that Greg Jennings played for, 2006-2012 |