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    Announcing new NFL API

    I'm the creator of balldontlie.io. The site has historically been one of the leading APIs of NBA data, and we're happy to announce support for NFL data. There are multiple tiers (including a free one). Please take a look and let us know if you have any questions.

    Find the documentation here: https://nfl.balldontlie.io/#nfl-api

    Join us on discord: https://discord.gg/cQJhfTPn8j

    5 Comments
    2024/10/30
    14:12 UTC

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    Any idea where I can see a QB faces man vs zone coverage?

    Can’t find this online anywhere

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    2024/10/29
    22:00 UTC

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    Which Team Runs the Most HB Draws out of Shotgun?

    Frustrated Raiders fan here. I feel like 80% of our play calls are HB draws out of the gun. I was curious to know if there was any site to see how frequently we run them and where we rank compared to the rest of the league.

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    2024/10/28
    23:09 UTC

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    Any public APIs that will give me the latest injury report for the week?

    Preferably the one that would give me the earliest reports.

    3 Comments
    2024/10/28
    22:11 UTC

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    Punt return and kick return fumble recoveries

    Does anybody have any stats on punt return and kick return fumble recovery percentages? From my years of watching games I think the team that fumbled is much less likely to recover on a punt or kick return than on a non-special teams play. On a non-special teams play I think the fumble recovery percentage is around 53%.

    7 Comments
    2024/10/25
    21:20 UTC

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    SportRadar Nfl-API

    Anyone here have experience with sportradar nfl api for pulling data. I want to build it into my website and know a little about costs and if it includes next gen stats. Also if i could pull weird stats like “first player with atleast x,y,z since player in year woth x,y,z stats etc.

    1 Comment
    2024/10/25
    06:15 UTC

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    NFL Prediction Model 2024 🔮

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    2024/10/24
    13:33 UTC

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    Monday Evening NHL/NFL Picks and Analysis (2 Games)

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    2024/10/21
    11:07 UTC

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    Sunday Afternoon NFL Picks (5 Games)

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    2024/10/20
    12:22 UTC

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    Is there a website (similar to Red Zone Stats) where you can see game-by-game first quarter player stats?

    I'm looking for a website similar to this Red Zone Stats one, but for first quarter player stats. Ideally would be game-by-game/week-by-week like the Red Zone website

    Anyone know of any site like this?

    1 Comment
    2024/10/18
    19:10 UTC

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    Help finding dataset

    Is there a dataset that has all team data; passing yards, points, turnovers for 2024. All the dataset I've looked at are play by play and I dont want to have sort all that data.

    3 Comments
    2024/10/16
    22:38 UTC

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    Number of concussions per player

    Is there anywhere that has a list of players and how many confirmed concussions they have had?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/15
    22:47 UTC

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    Just a Jag hoping to get Doug Pederson fired

    If this isn't the place for this, please direct me the right way.

    I'm hoping for someone to identify how many times (or what instances) the following occured

    Jags unsuccessfully tried to convert a 4th down

    AND

    They were within a 55 yard field goal range

    AND

    The opposing team got points off of the successful turnover on downs.

    Come on, I'm a Jags fan..I have so little in life.

    7 Comments
    2024/10/15
    02:17 UTC

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    Run/run/pass vs pass/run/run

    It seems like a fairly traditional offense is to run, run, pass, then either punt or repeat if first down is achieved. This version feels sort of intuitively correct.

    Would there be any statistical difference if a team instead tried pass, run, run?

    12 Comments
    2024/10/14
    19:50 UTC

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    How would you compare early 2000s Offensive Lines?

    I was having a conversation about Manning and Brady, and I was going to say although Manning had better receivers early in his career, Brady had a better line. I realized though I have no way of proving that. Post 2006 I can use PFF to compare pressures, P2S% and all that other stuff but I cant do that for 2001-2005. Sacks and sack% are more reflective of the QB, so that wouldn’t work. Is there any statistical way of researching that or do I just need to go back and watch film?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/14
    05:09 UTC

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    Anyway of finding the last NFL game where both QBs led their team in rushing yards? Gotta be rare, Cin/Nyg are on the verge right now.

    10 Comments
    2024/10/14
    03:07 UTC

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    Personnel on the field

    I am trying to find a site that lists who was the field on a particular play.

    I am trying to look at every snap that George Pickens played against the Cowboys but since he only played 59% of the snaps, I do not want to look at every all-22 play.

    1 Comment
    2024/10/09
    14:28 UTC

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    Monday Night Football Pick and Analysis (Saints/Chiefs)

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    2024/10/07
    23:41 UTC

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    Where can I find weekly OL/DL Win-Rate stats by player?

    Tried posting this in r/nfl but it was removed by mods. Like the title asks, I'm wondering where I can find the "win rate" stats for all NFL linemen (pass-block & run-block for offensive linemen, pass-rush & run-stop for defensive linemen) on a week-to-week basis. Ex: What was Jets OT Olu Fashanu's pass-block win rate in Week 4 against the Broncos?

    ESPN keeps updated lists of the top 20 players in each win-rate category, but only includes their season total win-rate, not their week-to-week win-rates for each game; additionally, there's no way to search for other players who are not in the current top 20. They also include overall team win-rate rankings. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41040723/2024-nfl-win-rates-top-teams-players-rankings

    I feel like I've checked everywhere for this, to no avail. Couldn't find anything on Reddit, ESPN, NFL.com, NextGenStats, Pro Football Reference, PlayerProfiler, or the free version of Pro Football Focus (PFF). Do I need to pay for PFF+ to access win-rate stats for any player? Or does ESPN gate-keep these advanced statistics since they're the ones who invented them?

    Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

    1 Comment
    2024/10/07
    21:27 UTC

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    Monday Night Football Player Prop and Analysis (Saints/Chiefs)

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    2024/10/07
    21:05 UTC

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    Sunday Late Afternoon NFL Pick and Analysis (Packers/Rams)

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    2024/10/06
    18:29 UTC

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    Most Commonly Attempted Field Goal Distance

    What field goal distance has been kicked the most in the history of the NFL. Not the average but the actual amount kicked.

    4 Comments
    2024/10/06
    17:41 UTC

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    Sunday Afternoon NFL Pick and Analysis (Browns/Commanders)

    0 Comments
    2024/10/06
    03:03 UTC

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    Thursday Night Football Pick and Analysis (Buccaneers/Falcons)

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    2024/10/03
    20:14 UTC

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    Box Score CSVs

    I am pretty new to the scene and was wondering if there is a downloadable file with all the box scores that gets updated weekly for this year? I am trying to do some basic stat-tracking.

    I looked through some previously suggested files/sites and they were not quite what I was looking for.

    6 Comments
    2024/10/02
    23:58 UTC

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    College football data?

    Hey everyone,

    I was curious if there was a free college stats API? I know sleeper has one for NFL but didn't know if they (or someone else) provides CFB stats.

    4 Comments
    2024/09/30
    00:17 UTC

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    Where to get Nfl challenge/replay info

    I am working on a project that needs a list of every time the officials go to the booth for a replay/challenge. Does anybody know a place to get this info?

    1 Comment
    2024/09/28
    16:20 UTC

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    Fourth-Down Aggressiveness ratings

    Thought this subreddit would be a good place to share this...

    https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-fourth-down-aggressiveness-week-3

    0 Comments
    2024/09/26
    06:18 UTC

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