- Name a player who fits both labels of a square: the one beside it and the one above it.
- You have 9 guesses. Every guess counts, right or wrong.
- Each player can be used once, so he fills one square at most.
- Rarer picks score more: 1 to 3 points a square, 27 max.
- A new grid every day at midnight UK time.
How the NFL Grid works
Each square sits beside one label and under another: a team, a stat, a big game, a position, an era or a teammate. Tap a square, search a player who fits both, and pick him. A wrong guess still uses one of your 9.
Squares
- Team and team: played at least one game for both teams, playoffs included.
- Team labels: a team is the franchise under its current name, so the Raiders include their Oakland years and the Rams their St. Louis years.
- Team and a stat, big game, position, era or teammate: played for the team, and fits the other label at any point in his career, not necessarily with that team.
Labels
- 3+ touchdowns in a game: 3 or more rushing, receiving, return or defensive touchdowns in one game, playoffs included. Passing touchdowns don't count.
- 10+ touchdowns in a season: 10 or more rushing, receiving, return or defensive touchdowns in one regular season. Passing touchdowns don't count.
- Played in a Super Bowl: played in at least one Super Bowl.
- Played in the playoffs: played in at least one playoff game, from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.
- Played in the 2010s or 2020s: played at least one game in a season that started in that decade (the 2019 season counts as the 2010s).
- Teammate of a star: played in the same match for the same team as him. The star himself doesn't count.
Scoring
- A right answer scores 1 to 3 points. A wrong one scores nothing and still uses a guess.
- Until 20 people have filled a square, points go by fame: its right answers are ranked by games played, and the best-known third score 1, the middle third 2 and the rest 3.
- From 20, the crowd decides: a player named by under 5% of people scores 3, under 25% scores 2, and anyone else 1.
- Your points are fixed when you guess. Nine 3s is 27.
Data
- NFL games from the 2013 season to now, playoffs included. Data: nflverse.
FAQ
How is rarity worked out?
From how often a player has appeared in our data at first, then, once 20 people have filled a square, from how many of them named the same player: under 5% scores 3, under 25% scores 2.
Does a team mean the whole franchise?
Yes. A team label covers the franchise under its current name, so the Raiders include their Oakland years.
Is it the same for everyone?
Yes. Everyone gets the same grid, with a new one at midnight UK time. Play another gives you a fresh practice grid that doesn't count.
Does it go on the leaderboards?
Signed in, today's grid does, and it counts in your leagues. Sign in the same day and a grid you played signed out moves to your account.