Paydirt is a two-player board game simulating American football.
), rolling dice, and consulting the Team Charts to determine the result of the play.
The game was originally published by Time Warner under the name "Sports Illustrated Pro Football".
Avalon Hill later bought the game and renamed it Paydirt, marketing it with a college football version of the game called Bowl Bound.
Avalon Hill hired Dr. Thomas R. Nicely, a statistician, to redevelop the mathematics of the gameplay.