Looking for the most recentregular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today, Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, is a big day forConnections: Sports Edition. The puzzle iscoming out of betatoday. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will be continuing to publish it. It won't show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. And to no one's surprise, all of today's categories are about pro football.Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried ItHints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.Yellow group hint:Way to scoreGreen group hint: Pass the seven-layer dipBlue group hint: Run and catchPurple group hint:Not front, but...Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Scoring playsGreen group: Big Game snacksBlue group: Receiver routesPurple group:____ backRead more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 9, 2024, #139. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is scoring plays. The four answers are extra point, field goal, safety and touchdown.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is big game snacks. The four answers are chips, nachos, pizza and wings.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is receiver routes. The four answers are curl, fly, hook and slant.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is ____ back. The four answers are corner, full, quarter and tail.