| 100% | SACK | 4 | Successful tackle of a quarterback before a pass |
| 48% | SACK | 4 | Tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage |
| 42% | SACKS | 5 | Tackles of the quarterback |
| 41% | TOSS | 4 | Spin of a coin before a game |
| 41% | DEAL | 4 | Successful conclusion of a negotiation |
| 40% | MATE | 4 | Successful ending of a chess game |
| 40% | SACK | 4 | Successful result of a football blitz |
| 40% | SACK | 4 | Tackle, as a quarterback |
| 40% | SACKED | 6 | Tackled, like a quarterback |
| 39% | ASSIST | 6 | Pass before a shot |
| 39% | BYE | 3 | Pass, of a sort |
| 38% | SACK | 4 | Tackle for a loss, as a quarterback |
| 38% | DIAL | 4 | Feature of a phone before push-buttons |
| 38% | PEP | 3 | Kind of encouraging talk before a game |
| 38% | AHEM | 4 | Sound of throat clearing before a speech |
| 38% | NICKS | 5 | Stevie ___, singer who was a member of Fleetwood Mac before having a successful solo career with hits like "Talk to Me" |
| 38% | GEORGE | 6 | ___ Michael, English singer who was a member of Wham! before having a successful solo career with hits like "Faith" |
| 38% | ARC | 3 | Path of a hammer throw or basketball pass |
| 38% | LEFTTACKLE | 10 | Protector of a quarterback's blind side, often |
| 38% | HUPTWO | 6 | Second part of a quarterback's hike count |
| 38% | DRYRUN | 6 | Rehearsal of a performance before the real one |
| 38% | SCORING | 7 | Slashing the top of a loaf before baking |
| 38% | REHEARSAL | 9 | Practice of a performance before the real thing |
| 38% | SEMI | 4 | One leg of a competition before the final |
| 38% | PREGAP | 6 | Part of a CD before the first track |
| 38% | SEEDS | 5 | Bits scooped out of a pumpkin before carving |
| 38% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke before the punch line |
| 38% | SACK | 4 | Tackle the quarterback for a loss |
| 38% | HUT | 3 | Quarterback's yell before a snap |
| 37% | END | 3 | Neighbor of a tackle |