| ELIMANNING | Recently benched quarterback whose father, Archie, passed for almost 24,000 yards in the NFL |
| RUSHING | ____ yards, in the NFL |
| STADE | ___ was a sprint of approximately 200 yards in the Ancient Olympics. Fill in the blank with a word that shares its root with an English term that refers to a sports arena. |
| PEYTONMANNING | Retired quarterback whose brother Eli still plays quarterback for the Giants: 2 wds. |
| METRES | They're a few inches longer than yards, in the British spelling |
| FRANTARKENTON | NFL quarterback whose #10 was retired by the Minnesota Vikings: 2 wds. |
| TUA | Quarterback Tagovailoa who led the NFL in passing yards in 2023 |
| BREADBASKET | In which roll may be passed for the stomach (5-6) |
| ALEXSMITH | Chiefs quarterback whose charitable foundation sponsors adult transition programs for foster teens: |
| MIGHTY | Powerful fighter hits the yard in the beginning (6) |
| SURETE | Parisian equivalent of Scotland Yard in the Maigret stories (6) |
| DAYDREAM | Fantasise about following old man around yard in the morning |
| PIECEOFEIGHT | Portion of four by two once passed for cash in Spain (5,2,5) |
| GOODLOOKS | In favour, a little blonde passed for 50 giving pleasing appearance (4,5) |
| GENOSMITH | Veteran N.F.L. quarterback whose name anagrams to SOMETHING |
| NAMATH | Hall of Fame quarterback whose name is an anagram of "hat man" |
| MARINO | First NFL QB to pass for 5,000 yards in a season |
| BEARS | Team for Walter Payton, who rushed for over 1,000 yards in ten seasons |
| ADRIANPETERSON | Vikings running back who gained 296 total yards in a 2007 NFL game, the most ever: 2 wds. |
| ARBROATH | Sea port and resort on the east coast (pop about 24,000), created a royal burgh in 1599 (8) |
