This NFL puzzle ran on Nov 2, 2026. The task was to connect Kyler Gordon to Terrion Arnold with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include a player with 10,000+ career rushing yards.” Par was 4 links. A search of the full player pool found a shortest chain of 3 links.
Kyler Gordon (DB) played in the NFL from 2022 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Chicago Bears (2022 to 2026). College: Washington. 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.
Terrion Arnold (DB) played in the NFL from 2024 to 2025. A one-team career, spent with the Detroit Lions (2024 to 2025). College: Alabama. 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.
Kyler Gordon and Terrion Arnold 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 17,975 players in the pool, 26 satisfy it. The best known are LaDainian Tomlinson (RB, 2001 to 2011), Edgerrin James (RB, 1999 to 2009), Marshall Faulk (RB, 1994 to 2005), Jerome Bettis (RB, 1993 to 2005), Emmitt Smith (RB, 1990 to 2004), and Curtis Martin (RB, 1995 to 2005).
2 of those players share a team or college with Kyler Gordon, and 3 share one with Terrion Arnold. The Start is the tighter side, so working forward from Kyler Gordon narrows the options fastest.
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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