HOW TO PLAY DAILY HAIL MARY
Every day you get seven football categories, one per drive. Type any player who fits. Pick from the suggestions to avoid typos.
TIPS FOR DEEP CUTS
- Skip the obvious star; everyone names him.
- Think backup quarterbacks, special-teamers and one-year veterans.
- Older eras count. A 1960s Oilers linebacker is a legit answer for the Titans.
- Use your misses: a wrong guess is just an incomplete pass, not the end of the drive.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Daily Hail Mary?
Daily Hail Mary is a free daily football trivia game. Each day has seven categories, like “Packers QB” or “Pro Bowl receiver.” Name any player who fits; the fewer other players who name the same guy, the longer your play goes.
How is the score calculated?
Every correct answer is a play, scored in yards. The obvious answers everyone names are short gains, rarer ones are first downs and big plays, and true deep cuts are touchdowns of 40 to 99 yards. Rarity comes from what everyone else answered that day, plus how well-known each player is in that category.
How many guesses do I get?
Three misses per category and 35 seconds on the clock. A wrong guess is an incomplete pass; three misses or running out of time ends the drive with no gain.
When does a new game come out?
A new game unlocks every day at midnight in your own time zone.
Where does the player data come from?
Rosters from nflverse, covering every NFL season since 1920 and updated daily during the season, plus Pro Bowl, Hall of Fame and award data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Is Daily Hail Mary free?
Yes. It's free to play in any web browser, with no account or app needed.