| 100% | THERAVEN | 8 | Poem that inspired an N.F.L. team name |
| 59% | THERAVEN | 8 | Poetic basis for an N.F.L. team name |
| 55% | RAVENS | 6 | N.F.L. team named after a poem |
| 50% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | Writer buried in 15-Across who wrote a poem that inspired 47-Across' team name: 3 wds. |
| 49% | LIONS | 5 | Team that last won an N.F.L. championship in 1957 |
| 46% | BYEWEEK | 7 | Time off for an N.F.L. team |
| 46% | BYEWEEK | 7 | Idle stretch for an N.F.L. team |
| 46% | TAXISQUAD | 9 | Practice roster for an N.F.L. team |
| 45% | KNICKERS | 8 | Loose fitting pants that inspired a NYC team name |
| 45% | LARAMS | 6 | N.F.L. team that featured the Fearsome Foursome |
| 45% | BILLS | 5 | N.F.L. team that plays in royal blue |
| 45% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L. team that plays at Ford Field |
| 44% | RAVENS | 6 | N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference |
| 44% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L. team that went 0-16 in 2008 |
| 44% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L. team that hosts a game every Thanksgiving |
| 44% | RAMS | 4 | N.F.L. team that plays in a college stadium |
| 44% | NYGIANTS | 8 | N.F.L. team that plays in Jersey, strangely enough |
| 44% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L team that plays in honolulu blue |
| 44% | BEARS | 5 | N.F.L team that plays in navy blue |
| 44% | SANDIEGOCHARGER | 15 | Member of an N.F.L. team transplanted to Los Angeles in 2017 |
| 43% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L. team that last won a championship in 1957 |
| 42% | BUFFALOBILL | 11 | Wild West showman who lent his name to an N.F.L. team |
| 42% | BRONCOS | 7 | N.F.L. team that has sold out every home game since 1970 |
| 42% | LIONS | 5 | First N.F.L. team to have an 0-16 season (2008) |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | Member of the N.F.L. team whose mascot is named Swoop |
| 41% | GIANTS | 6 | Name shared by an M.L.B. team and an N.F.L. team |
| 41% | BUFFALOBILLS | 12 | Only N.F.L. team that plays its home games in New York |
| 41% | COLT | 4 | Horse that an N.F.L. bettor might back? |
| 40% | CLEVELANDBROWNS | 15 | Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets |
| 40% | BIRDS | 5 | What Seattle, Arizona, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Baltimore's N.F.L. teams are named for |