Obscure sports trivia

Interesting guess, but not those two.

 

None of them.

 

Tommie Leach via Honus Wagner.

 

Name the four NFL teams to have more touchdowns than punts in a season? Hint, all occurred 1990 and afterward.

 

2007 Pats?

 

The Rams from ‘99-2001?

Colts in 2006?

 

didn’t the Packers do it this year?

 

Packers is a yes. That’s where this question came from.

 

Pats is one.

 

2000 Rams is the third

 

Since it's post-1990, one of the Steve Young 49ers teams of the mid-'90s?

 

OK, so I guessed the mid-'90s 49ers because you said all four teams were 1990 or later, but if you hadn't, my first guess would have been the 1950 Rams, who I believe still hold the NFL record for most average points per game in a season with 38.8 (466 points in 12 games).

Just for kicks, I got onto Pro Football Reference and looked up the '50 Rams, and it looks like they, too, had more touchdowns than punts.

According to PFR, the Rams scored 28 rushing TDs, 31 passing TDs, three kickoff returns TDs (by Vitamin T Smith) and one TD each via fumble return and interception return. That's 64 touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Bob Waterfield punted 52 times and Norm Van Brocklin punted 11 times. That's 63 punts.

So it looks like you missed one.