This NFL puzzle ran on Oct 15, 2026. The task was to connect Marvin Mims Jr. to Devon Witherspoon with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include a player with 40+ career interceptions.” Par was 5 links. A search of the full player pool found a shortest chain of 3 links.
Marvin Mims Jr. (WR) played in the NFL from 2023 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Denver Broncos (2023 to 2026). College: Oklahoma. 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.
Devon Witherspoon (DB) played in the NFL from 2023 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Seattle Seahawks (2023 to 2026). College: Illinois. 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.
Marvin Mims Jr. and Devon Witherspoon 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 stat milestone objective. At least one player in the chain has to have cleared the career or season mark named in the objective. Of the 17,971 players in the pool, 29 satisfy it. The best known are Charles Woodson (DB, 1998 to 2015), Champ Bailey (DB, 1999 to 2013), Ed Reed (FS, 2002 to 2013), Rod Woodson (DB, 1990 to 2003), Deion Sanders (DB, 1990 to 2005), and Ty Law (DB, 1995 to 2009).
4 of those players share a team or college with Marvin Mims Jr., and 1 share one with Devon Witherspoon. The Finish is the tighter side, so it often pays to work backward from Devon Witherspoon.
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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