Most impactful plays: - GB made FG at end of Q4 to tie (-22% for DAL) - SEA made FG at end of Q4 to win (-18% for ARI) - ARI dropped pass to interception in Q2 (+17% for SEA)
Thanks to NextGenStats and @awscloud.bsky.social for the partnership, @kaggle.com for hosting, and to all of our loyal participants for ensuring that our competition is changing the game
The analytics competition will allow folks to creatively identify characteristics or visualizations of player movement, either on the offensive or defensive sides of the ball
This year, we’re excited to launch two competitions in collaboration with NFL. Participants will use NFL player tracking (Next Gen Stats) to generate insights that enhance the game.
Most impactful plays: - W1: PIT 60-yd FG in Q4 (-57% for NYJ) - W2: DAL 64-yd FG in Q4 (-43% for NYG) - W1: CLE dropped pass to int in Q4 (+43% for CIN) - W1: DAL dropped pass in Q4 (+40% for PHI) - W2: KC dropped pass to int in Q4 (+34% for PHI)
When trailing by one score on the last play of a game, offenses face a choice: attempt a Hail Mary (deep pass to the end zone) or a Hook & Ladder (lateralling between teammates moving towards end zone).
Here's how often teams chose each strategy since 2018, by field position:
With the college football returning, here is how Power 4 conferences would look if they were created purely to minimize the average distance between teams (17 teams per conf).
Avg distance between teams in same conference: - Current: 787 miles - Optimal: 479 miles
Note: Distances calculated using haversine formula (great circle distance). Lines on the map represent the shortest path between points on Earth's surface, even if the alternative route around Earth is shorter.
#USOpen 🎾 weekend! Here's a comparison of observed vs optimal WTA player travel between WTA 1000s & Grand Slams: - Tournament Schedule route: 4,503 km/2,798 mi average b/w tournaments - Optimal route: 2,621 km/1,629 mi average b/w tournaments
With the NFL season starting in two weeks, here is how NFL conferences would look if they were created purely to minimize the average distance between teams.
Avg distance between teams in same conference: - Current: 1103 miles - Optimal: 785 miles
NOTE -- instead of using the full optimization, a simpler problem (assuming teams like SF/Boston cant be in same division) was used instead -- this almost definitely gives same results as full optimization though.
