This NFL puzzle ran on Oct 14, 2026. The task was to connect Jordan Love to Tom Brady with a chain of real players. The objective: “Every player in the chain must be a quarterback.” Par was 3 links.
Jordan Love (QB) played in the NFL from 2020 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Green Bay Packers (2020 to 2026). College: Utah State. As the Start of the chain, a household name like this gives you a lot of teammates to branch from, which makes it a friendly place to begin.
Tom Brady (QB) played in the NFL from 2000 to 2022. Career stops: the New England Patriots (2000 to 2019) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020 to 2022). College: Michigan. Honors in the dataset: MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. As the Finish of the chain, a household name like this gives you a lot of teammates to branch from, which makes it a friendly place to begin.
Jordan Love and Tom Brady do not share a team or a college, so there is no direct link. You need at least one connector in between, and the objective decides which ones are allowed to count.
This was a position objective. Every player in the chain, not just one, has to fit the position listed.
One shortest chain found by searching the full player pool, preferring the best known names at every step:
Many other chains work. Scoring rewards lower-profile connectors, so the best-known route is rarely the highest scoring one.
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