Statline

One real season, laid out as the numbers it was. Six names underneath, and one of them had that season.

The players get less famous the longer you last. Three wrong picks end the run.

What is Statline?

Statline shows you one real NFL season as the numbers it actually was -- the games, the yards, the touchdowns -- with the year beside it, and six names underneath. One of those men had that season. You get three lives, and the players get less famous the longer you last.

How to play Statline

Tips and scoring

The year on screen is the strongest filter you have, and it is there because without it most stat lines describe a dozen players rather than one.

It will not separate the six names, though. The wrong answers are chosen to play the same position in the same era, and anyone who had a season close enough to be a fair second answer is left off deliberately. What separates them is the shape of the line: the games played, the split between yards and touchdowns, the seasons that look like a workhorse against the ones that look like a specialist.

Three lives means a miss is survivable. A wrong answer with a life to spare shows you the answer and deals the next line with your streak intact, so a name you are half sure of is usually worth saying.

Statline questions

Why is the year shown?
Because without it the puzzle is unfair. Most stat lines describe a dozen different players until you know when the season happened; with the year attached, a line usually points at one man.
How are the wrong names chosen?
They play the same position in the same era as the answer, and they are matched for fame. Anyone who had a season close enough to be a fair second answer is deliberately left off, so the line itself is what separates them.
How many can I get wrong?
Three. A miss with a life to spare shows you the answer and deals the next line with your streak intact, which means a name you are only half sure of is usually worth saying.