Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 12, #80

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Connections: Sports Edition is still in beta, meaning you can't play it in the New York Times Games app. The jury is still out as to whether it'll join the other games in the Times' stable. I'm enjoying it, but I wonder if some players just skip over it because they figure their sports knowledge is weak. Surprisingly, you can have a kind of shallow sports knowledge, as I do, and still solve the puzzle. Sometimes, just knowing the names of NFL teams is enough. And that's your first hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle. Read on for more hints and the answers.

Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here 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: Viking is another.

Green group hint: Like the Big Ten.

Blue group hint: Keeping up with these people.

Purple group hint: Similar to a mug.