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On Thursday, October 29, 2 players took on NFL Deep Cut #36: “Name a player who played for the New Orleans Saints in the 1980s.” The prompt had 252 valid answers, and players found 4 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.

Answers and recap (spoilers)

The most popular answer was Archie Manning, named by 50% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Vaughan Johnson (1 player, 39 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Malcolm Scott.

Named by players

  1. Archie Manning (Archie Manning (QB · NO, TEN, MIN · 1971–1984)): 1 player, 50%, 32 points
  2. Pat Swilling (Pat Swilling (DE · NO, DET, LV · 1986–1998)): 1 player, 50%, 32 points
  3. Sam Mills (Sam Mills (ILB · NO, CAR · 1986–1997)): 1 player, 50%, 32 points
  4. Vaughan Johnson (Vaughan Johnson (LB · NO, PHI · 1986–1994)): 1 player, 50%, 39 points

Nobody named

Morten Andersen, Stan Brock, Rickey Jackson, Dave Waymer, Hoby Brenner, Jim Wilks, Frank Warren, Jumpy Geathers, Derland Moore, John Hill, Brian Hansen, Brett Maxie, John Tice, Ken Stabler, Bobby Hebert, Jim Pietrzak, Joel Hilgenberg, Wayne Wilson, Brad Edelman, Dave Wilson, Eric Martin, Dave Lafary, Guido Merkens, Jim Dombrowski, Whitney Paul, Frank Wattelet, Steve Korte, Bruce Clark, Mel Gray, Tommy Barnhardt, Dennis Winston, Larry Hardy, Bobby Scott, Toi Cook, Tony Elliott, Johnnie Poe, Jim Kovach, Russell Gary, Elois Grooms, Terry Hoage, Bob Young, Dalton Hilliard, Jeff Groth, Gene Atkins, Jack Del Rio, Richard Todd, Leon Gray, Craig Heyward, Wes Chandler, Barry Bennett, Adam Schreiber, James Haynes, Brett Perriman, Tom Myers, George Rogers, Buford Jordan, Kelvin Clark, Milton Mack, Rich Caster, Tommy Hart, David Carter, Van Jakes, Rob Nairne, Rich Mauti, Rueben Mayes, Mike Jones, Tony Galbreath, Russell Erxleben, Chris Martin, Earl Campbell, Willie Tullis, Tim Wilson, Wayne Martin, Glen Redd, Joe Kohlbrand, Jimmy Rogers, Scott Pelluer, Dave Washington, Toni Fritsch, Bennie Thompson, Ken Bordelon, Bill Contz, Steve Trapilo, Dwaine Board, Joe Federspiel, Sam Adams, Antonio Gibson, Ray Brown, Ike Harris, James Campen, Benny Ricardo, Fred Sturt, Aundra Thompson, Robert Massey, Greg Stemrick, Jerry Boyarsky, Robert Woods, Chuck Muncie, Henry Childs, Floyd Turner, Jack Holmes, Barry Word, Brooks Williams, Mike Spivey, Hokie Gajan, Elex Price, Kenny Duckett, Lindsay Scott, Jim Rourke, Casey Merrill, Chris Ward, Eugene Goodlow, Emanuel Zanders, Daren Gilbert, Paul Ryczek, Alvin Toles, Gordon Banks, Brian Forde, Robert Clark, Clarence Chapman, Don Reese, Mike Cofer, Ed Simonini, Babe Laufenberg, Lonzell Hill, John Fourcade, Bobby Johnson, Louis Oubre, Dana McLemore, Carl Roaches, Michael Strachan, Petey Perot, Guy Benjamin, Cliff Benson, J.T. Taylor, Ralph Williams, Greg Scales, Reggie Lewis, Rodney Lewis, Chuck Commiskey, Mike Fultz, Artie Owens, Malcolm Barnwell, Junior Miller, Cliff Austin, Don Bass, Derrick Shepard, Vernon Perry, Joe Campbell, Michael Adams, Patrick Swoopes, Jon Dumbauld, Mark Pattison, Jeff Walker, Ricky Ray, Dwight Walker, Kevin Haverdink, Bobby Morse, Donald Schwartz, Milford Hodge, Florian Kempf, Tinker Owens, Shawn Knight, John Williams, Michael Mayes, Walter Johnson, Don Thorp, Rich Martini, Ed Burns, Kelvin Edwards, Rod Harris, Ken Kaplan, Tyrone Young, Reggie Sutton, Sheldon Andrus, Herbert Harris, Toussaint Tyler, Bill Hurley, Chuck Evans, Nat Hudson, Edward Anthony, Earl Johnson, Glenn Derby, Scott Woerner, Malcolm Scott, Calvin Nicholson, Mike Miller, Bill Roe, Larry Collins, Monte Bennett, Kim Phillips, Reggie Mathis, Jitter Fields, Pat Saindon, Greg Harding, Michael Simmons, Undra Johnson, Doug Marrone, Chuck Pitcock, George Winslow, Mike Waters, Larry McCoy, Ken O'Neal, Joe DeForest, Kevin Young, Ron Weissenhofer, Joe Thomas, Tom Donovan, James Marshall, Ted Gregory, Chuck Slaughter, David Rackley, Vic Harrison, Henry Thomas, Ken Marchiol, Ted Elliott, Junior Thurman, Nate Johnson, Phillip James, Gary Lewis, Stacey Dawsey, John Krimm, Darrel Toussaint, Vincent Alexander, Bobby Fowler, Scott Leach, Jeff Rodenberger, Darren Gottschalk, Paul Frazier, Dwight Beverly, Stan Holloway, Derrick Taylor, Kevin Ingram, Bill Leach, Tim Riordan, Jon Sutton, Greg Knafelc, Robert Brannon, Kevin Gray, Steve Parker, Larry Coombs, Marvin Lewis, Scott Stauch, Greg Loberg, Garland Jean-Batiste, Curtland Thomas, Walt Housman, Keith Fourcade.

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