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FALCONS AT PANTHERS : A COUPLE OF 2X SUPER BOWL LOSERS

JANET JACKSON

HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 1: Singer Janet Jackson performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Thursday Night Football has the Falcons at Panthers.  While not the sexiest matchup in NFL history these teams do have interesting histories.  So we will do Falcons at Panthers  Trivia on Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.

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In case you are not fortunate enough to be lucky caller number nine at 239-337-ESPN, then you are in luck!  Play at home and dazzle your family!  Stump your co-workers with useless knowledge!  Amaze your friends with your newfound intelligence!  Below are the actual questions AND ANSWERS heard during Wiki-Pete-ia on our show.

The Atlanta Falcons have had a long history of losing and frustration however they have been to two Super Bowls.  They lost them both, including one where they blew a record 28-3 lead to the Patriots.  They currently have a strong running game with Cordarrelle Patterson (although the most talked about running back in Georgia these days is Hershel Walker ).

The Panthers have also lost two Super Bowls.  Their first loss is more remembered because of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction.  Their second loss was in Super 50, which happened to be Peyton Manning's swan song.

But tonight it is Falcons at Panthers.  Let's play Wiki-Pete-ia!

Good Luck!

1. WHO IS MARCUS MARIOTA'S BACKUP FOR THE FALCONS?

A: DESMOND RIDDER

2. WHO IS THE HEAD COACH OF THE FALCONS?

A: ARTHUR SMITH

3. NAME THE FALCONS MASCOT?

A: FREDDIE FALCON

4. IN 2001 THE FALCONS HAD THE 5TH PICK IN THE DRAFT. WHO'D THEY TRADE UP WITH TO PICK MICHAEL VICK #1?

A: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

5. WHO WAS THE FALCONS STARTING QB FROM 1975 TO 1985?

A: STEVE BARTKOWSKI

6. NAME THE 4 QB'S ON THE PANTHERS ROSTER?

A: PJ WALKER, BAKER MAYFIELD, SAM DARNOLD, MATT CORRAL

7. WHO REPLACED MATT RHULE AS HEAD COACH?

A: STEVE WILKS

8. WHO WAS THE PANTHERS QB IN SUPER BOWL XXXVIII?

A: JAKE DELHOMME

9. NAME THE PANTHERS MASCOT?

A: SIR PURR

10. WHO WAS THE FIRST PANTHERS PLAYER TO HAVE HIS JERSEY RETIRED?

A: SAM MILLS

Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.