T Puzzle: Whoa--I Know Football!

by Jenn Cunningham

This puzzle is the second half of Super Bowl XXXVI. The letters represent each time the Patriots have the ball (including punt returns and kickoffs) . Each letter is advanced or rolled back by the net gain or loss of the play.

The play-by-play, taken from http://scores.nfl.com/scores/2001/week21/playbyplay/NFL_20020203_STL@NE.htm, gives the net gain or loss on each play.

Letter GivenYards gained/lostAnswer
K35T
Y9H
S12E
P0P
Y-4U
R8Z
Y27Z
H4L
N17E
E22A
I5N
R1S
W0W
U36E
N30R
R11C
E-4A
E0E
L7S
P37A
A69R
P29S
F2H
C6I
F0F
S53T
H-2F
K4O
R3U
N30R
L15A
I5N
V8D
R0R
T11E
V0V
H23E
L6R
S0S
I22E

The answer is CAESAR SHIFT FOUR AND REVERSE.