Question

Two of the six quarterbacks who have thrown for more than 520 yards in a game have the same first name. Who are these players? The two teams these quarterbacks (both retired) played for, as luck would have it, are playing this week.

Answer

Norm Van Brocklin, who threw for 554 yards for the Rams back in 1951, and Boomer Esiason, who passed for 522 yards for Arizona in 1996. Boomer’s legal first name is Norman.