This NFL puzzle ran on Oct 18, 2026. The task was to connect Von Miller to Luke Musgrave with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include a Georgia Tech alum.” Par was 3 links.
Von Miller (OLB) played in the NFL from 2011 to 2026. Career stops: the Denver Broncos (2011 to 2021), the Los Angeles Rams (2021), the Buffalo Bills (2022 to 2024), the Washington Commanders (2025), and the Dallas Cowboys (2026). College: Texas A&M. Honors in the dataset: Defensive Rookie of the Year. 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.
Luke Musgrave (TE) played in the NFL from 2023 to 2025. A one-team career, spent with the Green Bay Packers (2023 to 2025). College: Oregon State. 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.
Von Miller and Luke Musgrave 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 college objective. The chain has to pass through a player from the named school at some point, not necessarily as a link to the Start or Finish. Of the 17,971 players in the pool, 147 satisfy it. The best known are Calvin Johnson (WR, 2007 to 2015), Demaryius Thomas (WR, 2010 to 2019), Keith Brooking (LB, 1998 to 2012), Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, 2023 to 2026), Pat Swilling (LB, 1990 to 1998), and Daryl Smith (OLB, 2004 to 2016).
42 of those players share a team or college with Von Miller, and 8 share one with Luke Musgrave. The Finish is the tighter side, so it often pays to work backward from Luke Musgrave.
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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