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It’s Super Bowl Sunday! TODAY Connections: Sports Edition is all about the big game. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Notifications for current Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.
Notice the yellow group: Signal-caller numbers.
Green group hint: Prince shakes in the rain.
Blue group hint: Best player in the big game.
Purple group hint: Follows the name of this event.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Stats for a QB.
Green group: Super Bowl halftime show performers.
Blue group: Super Bowl MVPs.
Purple group: Super Bowl ____.
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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 8, 2026.
The yellow words in the current Connections
The theme is stats for the QB. The four answers are completions, interceptions, touchdowns and yards.
The green words in the current Connections
The theme is the Super Bowl halftime show performers. The four answers were Gaga, Lamar, Mars and Petty.
The blue words in the current Connections
The theme is Super Bowl MVPs. The four answers are Branch, Hurts, Montana and Rice.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Super Bowl ____. The four answers are LX, MVP, squares and Sunday.








