It’s time for fantasy football puzzles: week 5 edition! If you like fantasy football, and you also like puzzles, you’ll love these. If not, you’re mean!
Puzzle 1: Commonalities
A. While nearly every quarterback in the league has reached great heights, Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray share a trait that no other starting quarterback (this entire season) has. What is it?
B. While nearly every quarterback in the league has been the pick of the litter, before, the trio of Nick Mullens, Brian Hoyer, and Brett Rypien have something in common that no other starting quarterback (this entire season) has. What is it?
Get your answers here. Or don’t.
Puzzle 2: Mashagrams
I put together the names of three starting NFL quarterbacks. I then handed them to Bill O’Brien, who decided he didn’t like the way the letters were ordered and mixed them all up. Can you figure out the three quarterback names in each of these sets of letters?
A. Z L A T I G R I R R F Y A L H N E C A O K O S J R N T A E O A R P D S N
B. R P A R I R T T O A K D M O M E T E W H S P E B S E S R E C C A D K
Get the SNAWERS, here
Puzzle 3: Cryptolists
Each of these lists contains items that use the same cryptogram letter substitution.
Category: Top Ten Fantasy Kickers (through Week 4)
S F A U X D J W W G L O
S G U S H B G D W F A O K A C Q H V
T F C G A L S G C D X
U F A H K W L F S W C G A
Z J C R H A R J L O K S
C R K V Q K A B G C R O G P C O H
Z F C G A C F A U K S C
Z G K X C W X K
Q F S S H C G A D J R O K S
P H W W J R N
Category: Current NFL Division-Leading Teams
N Z G G E U J N R U U I
I M E P P U M I M E X E O B I
A X R U E S M U A X R E M E T U M I B E L I E I
W R P H W X R M G I
T D M M L N E H A E W B M D I
P E Q A E N E H N Z W W E L M M D I
A R P P I N Z D T X I P M M U M D I
P M L L M I I M M P R P E L I
Category: Fantasy-Relevant Players with Double Letters in Their First and Last Names
E G S S J Y H R S G C C K D B
S P D Y Y X J T M M
I K K W Y D X V W W
X Y Y Q G Q G M M Y Q
H T M M C V M M Y D
B G D D Y Q H G M M Y D
U T E E P N G D K W W K M K
Answers, here
(These were made with help from wordles)
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