NFL squares for Sunday, the playoffs or the office

An NFL squares pool is a 10×10 grid tied to one NFL game. Players claim squares before kickoff. After the board is full, the digits 0–9 are drawn once for the columns and once for the rows. At the end of each quarter, the last digit of each team's score selects a column and a row, and the square where they meet wins that period. The league name describes the games, not a product feature: the board, the draw and the payout math are the same as any football squares pool.

Add a pool title, then enter the two teams. The away team usually goes across the top and the home team down the side, though the generator does not care which is which as long as you write it down. Choose 10×10 for 100 squares or 5×5 for 25. Set the cost per square and the payout split, then pick blank numbers for a hand draw or randomized numbers for an automatic shuffle. The preview updates as you type, and the print view fits one landscape page.

Most NFL squares pools run on one game, usually the Sunday night matchup or a playoff game that the whole group will watch. A weekly office pool can use a fresh board each week: keep the same buy-in and payout split, change the teams and print a new sheet. If you want one board to cover an entire Sunday, pick the game with the most interest rather than trying to score several games on one grid. One game per board keeps the rules and the payout lookup simple.

The standard structure pays four times: end of Q1, halftime, end of Q3 and the final. Use 25/25/25/25 for equal prizes or 20/20/20/40 when the final should be worth more. On a sold-out $10 board the pot is $1,000, which pays $250 per period on the even split or $200, $200, $200 and $400 on the weighted one. Decide before kickoff whether the final includes overtime, and write the answer on the board so nobody has to argue at the two-minute warning.

A printed board works for a room full of people: tape it up, pass a pen and let players write their initials. An online pool works when the group is spread across several houses or time zones. Create the pool, share the public link, and players claim squares from their phones without an account. The host locks the board to draw the numbers and enters the score at each period; the winning square is highlighted for everyone. The free plan covers one pool at a time, which is enough for a single Sunday.

Check your state and local laws before running a pool for money; many offices play for fun or donate the pot. Write the buy-in and the split on the board, record who paid, and do not let anyone claim a square after the numbers are visible. If your workplace bans betting, run the same board for bragging rights or a small donated prize. The game and the grid do not change; only the stake does.