The Athletic has released today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, which presents a challenging twist on NFL starting quarterbacks. The puzzle is not available in the NYT Games app but can be accessed through The Athletic's app or played online for free.
Today's puzzle includes hints for four distinct groupings. The yellow group focuses on components of an athletic event, while the green group hints at soccer passes. The blue group features Hall of Fame Orioles, and the purple group cleverly highlights NFL quarterbacks by altering their names.
The answers for today's puzzle are as follows: for the yellow group, the words are half, inning, period, and quarter; the green group includes backheel, chip, cross, and give-and-go; the blue answers are Murray, Palmer, Ripken, and Weaver; and the purple group reveals the altered names of quarterbacks such as Arnold (Sam Darnold) and off (Jared Goff).