# NFL 2 Minute Drill

> Free independent browser football strategy game at https://nfl2minutedrill.org/. Historical 2024 openings, simulated subsequent plays. Not affiliated with the NFL or ESPN.

Published by the 2 Minute Drill project. Contact: lanmeiop@163.com. Content published 2026-10-16; updated 2026-10-16.

The game offers Daily, Survivor and Practice modes; 27 calls; 210 historical openings; and 34,367 eligible nflverse outcome samples under CC BY 4.0. It is not a live NFL feed, a player-tracking replay, betting advice or the ESPN trivia show.

## Play and rules
- [Play the game](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/): JavaScript game on the first screen.
- [Game overview](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/index.md): Plain-text overview and FAQ.
- [Rules](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/how-it-works.md): Downs, clock, scoring, modes and simplified overtime.
- [Data and methodology](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/data.md): Sources, transformations, license and uncertainty.

## Playbook
- [Two-Minute Drill Strategy: Read the Situation](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/guides/two-minute-strategy.md): How should you approach a two-minute drill?
- [Two-Minute Drill Clock Management Guide](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/guides/clock-management.md): How do you manage the final minutes?
- [When to Take a Deep Shot in the Two-Minute Drill](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/guides/deep-shot.md): When should you take the deep shot?

## Project and policies
- [About NFL 2 Minute Drill](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/about.md): Who publishes 2 Minute Drill?
- [Contact 2 Minute Drill](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/contact.md): How can you contact the site operator?
- [Privacy Policy — 2 Minute Drill](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/privacy.md): What data does this game use?
- [Terms of Use — 2 Minute Drill](https://nfl2minutedrill.org/terms.md): What should you know before playing?

## Source references
- [nflverse 2024 play-by-play release](https://github.com/nflverse/nflverse-data/releases/tag/pbp): Historical opening situations and play outcomes.
- [nflverse data dictionary](https://nflreadr.nflverse.com/articles/dictionary_pbp.html): Definitions of down, distance, yardline, clock and outcome fields.
- [nflverse CC BY 4.0 license](https://github.com/nflverse/nflverse-data/blob/main/LICENSE.md): Attribution and reuse terms for the source data.
- [NFL Football Operations rulebook](https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook/): Official rules reference; this game deliberately uses simplified mechanics.