| IRISH | Knute Rockne's team (with "The") |
| GIPPER | "Win one for the ___"; Knute Rockne's line |
| NORWAY | Knute Rockne's birthplace |
| NEWENGLAND | ___ Patriots the team with the most appearances in the Superbowl the annual NFL championship game: 2 wds. |
| YANKEES | New York ___ MLB team and member of the AL East division that is the team with the most World Series titles |
| LOSE | Be the team with the '2' in a game with a final score of '4 to 2' |
| MICHAELCOOPER | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| CARDINALS | St. Louis ___ MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| PIRATES | Pittsburgh ___ MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| REDSOX | Boston ___ MLB team and member of the AL East division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles: 2 wds. |
| ATHLETICS | Oakland ___ MLB team and member of the AL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| GIANTS | San Francisco ___ MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| DODGERS | Los Angeles ___ MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| OBRIEN | Pat, actor who played the title role in the 1940 film Knute Rockne - All American (6) |
| ANDTACKLE | Rockne's strategy was: "Hoist" (5,3,6) |
| BLOCK | Rockne's strategy was: "Hoist" (5,3,6) |
| GIPP | Rockne's short-lived running back |
| METS | Major-league team with the most season losses, 120, in the 20th century |
| ROULETTES | The Royal Australian Air Force's formation aerobatic display team, with "The" |
| LOSSES | What an NFL team with the No. 1 draft pick piled up during the previous season |
