This NFL puzzle ran on Oct 26, 2026. The task was to connect Dak Prescott to Dallas Goedert with a chain of real players. The objective: “Links must alternate between a shared team and a shared college, starting with a shared team.” Par was 3 links.
Dak Prescott (QB) played in the NFL from 2016 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Dallas Cowboys (2016 to 2026). College: Mississippi State. Honors in the dataset: Offensive 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.
Dallas Goedert (TE) played in the NFL from 2018 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Philadelphia Eagles (2018 to 2026). College: South Dakota 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.
Dak Prescott and Dallas Goedert 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 an alternating-link objective. Links have to take turns between a shared team and a shared college, in the order the objective states.
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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