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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Here is the full Fourth & Know board from Thursday, September 17, 2026: every category, every clue, and the answer to each. Answers stay hidden until you tap "Show answer," so you can read the recap and still play the board clean.

Round 1

PASSERS WHO CAUGHT, CATCHERS WHO THREW

  1. 5

    In 2025 this journeyman became just the third player ever with 300 passing yards, 2 passing TDs and a receiving TD in the same game.

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    Jameis Winston

  2. 10

    In 2023 this running back threw the only Kansas City touchdown pass not delivered by Patrick Mahomes.

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    Jerick McKinnon

  3. 15

    This Falcons MVP threw for 300 and hauled in a touchdown catch of his own in a 2018 game.

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    Matt Ryan

  4. 20

    His touchdown reception on a fourth-down trick play capped the 2017 season's biggest game — and he threw for 300-plus in it too.

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    Nick Foles

NEW TEAM, NEW RING

  1. 5

    He left the only franchise he'd ever known in 2020 and won a title in Tampa Bay in Year 1.

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    Tom Brady

  2. 10

    Traded out of Detroit in a swap for Jared Goff, he won a Super Bowl in his debut season with the Rams.

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    Matthew Stafford

  3. 15

    The former Buccaneer game-managed a historic Baltimore defense to a title in his lone season there.

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    Trent Dilfer

  4. 20

    Traded from Buffalo to Oakland, 'The Mad Bomber' powered his new Raiders to Super Bowl II the very year he arrived.

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    Daryle Lamonica

Tight End Explosion: 10-150-3

  1. 5

    In 2025 this Falcons tight end became the first ever with 10 catches, 165 yards and 3 scores in a game.

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    Kyle Pitts

  2. 10

    This future Hall of Fame Broncos talker turned in a 10-150-3 line in 1996.

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    Shannon Sharpe

  3. 15

    The Chargers' Air Coryell matchup nightmare hit the 10-150-3 mark in 1983.

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    Kellen Winslow

  4. 20

    A former fullback turned Raiders receiving machine also did it in 1983.

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    Todd Christensen

First Time in Forever

  1. 5

    This franchise had gone 0-10-1 in season openers from 2014-24 before finally winning one in 2025.

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    Indianapolis Colts

  2. 10

    In 2025 this team notched its first-ever Thanksgiving Day victory.

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    Cincinnati Bengals

  3. 15

    This team won a 2025 game despite four-plus turnovers, something it hadn't done since 2015.

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    Denver Broncos

  4. 20

    A week after being blanked, this club pitched a shutout of its own — its first such back-to-back since 1992.

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    Minnesota Vikings

Round 2

COACHES OUT OF THE BLOCKS

  1. 5

    This Cleveland founder-coach won a record 68 games in his first six pro seasons.

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    Paul Brown

  2. 10

    Before the broadcast booth and the video game, he won 94 games in his first nine seasons, all in Oakland.

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    John Madden

  3. 15

    This Buffalo head coach reached 97 wins in his first nine seasons.

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    Sean McDermott

  4. 20

    This Philadelphia coach won 58 regular-season games in his first five seasons on the job.

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    Nick Sirianni

FIRST YEAR IN TOWN, DEEP JANUARY

  1. 5

    Green Bay's 2019 hire won 13 games and reached the conference championship in his first season with the Packers.

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    Matt LaFleur

  2. 10

    He jumped straight from Stanford to the 49ers in 2011 and reached the NFC title game in his first season there.

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    Jim Harbaugh

  3. 15

    Handed the Colts in 2009 after Tony Dungy stepped away, he reached the Super Bowl in his first year running Indianapolis.

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    Jim Caldwell

  4. 20

    In 1989, his first season running the 49ers, he won 17 games and closed the year with a Lombardi Trophy.

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    George Seifert

WINS WITH SIX DIFFERENT FRANCHISES

  1. 5

    The undrafted Houston Cougar behind the 2017 'Minneapolis Miracle' also won games for five other teams.

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    Case Keenum

  2. 10

    Through Week 13 of the 2025 season, Buffalo's 2015-17 starter had kept collecting wins in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Houston, New York and New Jersey — six franchises in all to that point.

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    Tyrod Taylor

  3. 15

    He went 10-5 replacing an injured Tom Brady in 2008, then cashed in and won games for five more franchises.

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    Matt Cassel

  4. 20

    This career backup — later an NFL assistant coach — piled up wins with six teams since 2000, including the Bears and Jets.

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    Josh McCown

Worst to First

  1. 5

    In 2008, this team set the NFL record with a plus-10 regular-season win improvement, going from one victory to a division title.

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    2008 Miami Dolphins

  2. 10

    In 1999, a plus-12 win jump including the playoffs turned this doormat into 'The Greatest Show on Turf' champion.

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    1999 St. Louis Rams

  3. 15

    This club improved by 11 wins including the postseason and went all the way to Super Bowl LIV.

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    2019 San Francisco 49ers

  4. 20

    With a rookie quarterback, this team won 12-plus games one year after losing at least 13.

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    2024 Washington Commanders

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