| NFL ref's aid | 17 |
| NFL ref, in slang | 17 |
| NFL replay aid | 14 |
| NFL replay feature | 18 |
| NFL replay technique | 20 |
| NFL review technique | 20 |
| NFL Rookie of the Year in '61 | 33 |
| NFL running back who forfeited his 2005 Heisman Trophy | 54 |
| NFL rushing nos. | 16 |
| NFL rushing units | 17 |
| NFL safety Ed | 13 |
| NFL score units, e.g. | 21 |
| NFL scores | 10 |
| NFL scoring plays | 17 |
| NFL scoring stat | 16 |
| NFL sets of four | 16 |
| NFL shutout, on the scoreboard | 30 |
| NFL signal-callers | 18 |
| NFL single season touchdown reception record holder | 51 |
| NFL six-pointers | 16 |
| NFL snap-takers | 15 |
| NFL snapper | 11 |
| NFL snappers | 12 |
| NFL snappers (Abbr.) | 20 |
| NFL specialist | 14 |
| NFL sportscaster Curt | 21 |
| NFL sportscaster Dierdorff | 26 |
| NFL squad | 9 |
| NFL Stadium | 11 |
| NFL standout | 12 |
| NFL star Manning | 16 |
| NFL star Michael who was the basis for the movie "The Blind Side" | 75 |
| NFL star Polamalu | 17 |
| NFL Starr | 9 |
| NFL stat | 8 |
| NFL stat units | 14 |
| NFL statistic | 13 |
| NFL stats | 9 |
| NFL stats. | 10 |
| NFL stats: Abbr. | 16 |
| NFL successes | 13 |
| NFL sudden-death situation | 26 |
| NFL Superdome team | 18 |
| NFL tallies | 11 |
| NFL team | 8 |
| NFL team aka "Gang Green" | 35 |
| NFL team coached by June Jones, 1994-96 | 39 |
| NFL team named for a Poe poem | 29 |
| NFL team or musical group | 25 |
| NFL team since 2002 | 19 |
| NFL team that relocated in 1995 | 31 |
| NFL team whose fans wave Terrible Towels | 40 |
| NFL team whose helmet logo is a curved horn | 43 |
| NFL team whose mascot is Swoop | 30 |
| NFL team whose mascot is Toro | 29 |
| NFL team, for short | 19 |
| NFL three-pointers | 18 |
| NFL three-pointers: Abbr. | 25 |
| NFL tiebreaker periods | 22 |
| NFL tiebreakers | 15 |
| NFL tiebreakers hidden in this puzzle's nine longest answers | 64 |
| NFL tiebreaking periods | 23 |
| NFL Titan, formerly | 19 |
| NFL Titan, once | 15 |
| NFL totals | 10 |
| NFL turnover cause | 18 |
| NFL uniform supplier | 20 |
| NFL units | 9 |
| NFL VIPs | 8 |
| NFL whistle blower | 18 |
| NFL wide receiver who once changed his name to match his uniform number | 71 |
| NFL word | 8 |
| NFL's Browns, scoreboard-style | 34 |
| NFL's Cardinals, on scoreboards | 35 |
| NFL's extra periods | 23 |
| NFL's extra quarters | 24 |
| NFL's Iron Mike | 19 |
| NFL's Jaguars, for short | 28 |
| NFL's Jim Brown et al. | 26 |
| NFL's Mannings, e.g. | 24 |
| NFL's winningest coach | 26 |
| NFL's winningest coach Don | 30 |
| Nfld. and ___ | 13 |
| Nfld. or Icel. | 14 |
| NFLer Brady | 11 |
| NFLer Harris, known for his 1972 game-winning "Immaculate Reception" | 78 |
| NFLer in a 1960s "Fearsome Foursome" | 46 |
| NFLer in Tennessee | 18 |
| NFLer Leon | 10 |
| NFLer Manning | 13 |
| NFLer now a Titan | 17 |
| NFLer or NBAer | 14 |
| NFLer since 1996 | 16 |
| NFLer until 1994 | 16 |
| NFLer Warren who competed on "Dancing With the Stars" | 63 |
| NFLer who once played at the Coliseum | 37 |
| NFLer who used to play in Yankee Stadium | 40 |
| NFLer whose mascot is "Captain Fear" | 46 |
| NFLer's dream? | 18 |
| NFLer, e.g. | 11 |