Wednesday Quickie Quiz & Vintage Digits - Carson Wentz, Keith Byars, Fletcher Cox, Nelson Agholor, Lito Sheppard, Keith Jackson

QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Twice the top three picks in the NFL Draft were all quarterbacks (1971 and 1999). Name the six QBs selected at 1-2-3 those years.

(Answer Below)

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VINTAGE DIGITS

>>> EAGLES

It is expected the Eagles will be going in the wide receiver direction when their first-round pick rolls around Thursday night.

Here is the last player at each position drafted by the Eagles in the first round:

2019 . . . OT − Andre Dillard

2017 . . . DE − Derek Barnett

2016 . . . QB − Carson Wentz

2015 . . . WR − Nelson Agholor

2014 . . . LB − Marcus Smith

2012 . . . DT − Fletcher Cox

2011 . . . OG − Danny Watkins

2002 . . . DB − Lito Sheppard

1988 . . . TE − Keith Jackson

1986 . . . RB − Keith Byars

Never . . . Center

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>>> MLB

In the 28 seasons from 1961 to 1988, the American League had 28 different Most Valuable Players.

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>>> FLYERS

Total goals in each of the Flyers’ first eight games of the 1979-80 season:

> 7

> 11

> 7

> 8

> 10

> 12

> 7

> 9

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>>> BIG 5

Villlanova’s Record from Dec. 22, 2015 to Nov. 13, 2018:

53-10 . . . vs. Big East Opponents

34-1 . . . . vs. Everybody Else

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>>> NFL

The San Francisco 49ers went four consecutive NFC Championship games (following the 1984, 1988-90 seasons) without allowing a touchdown.

They allowed one to the Redskins on Jan. 8, 1984 and not another in an NFC title game until the Cowboys scored on Jan. 23, 1994.

Elapsed playing time: 262 minutes, 21 seconds.

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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> Twice the top three picks in the NFL Draft were all quarterbacks (1971 and 1999). Name the six QBs selected at 1-2-3 those years.

Answer:

> 1971 − Jim Plunkett, Archie Manning, Dan Pastorini

> 1999 − Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith