down_distance_updater: Update the down and distance of a drive

In NFLSimulatoR: Simulating Plays and Drives in the NFL

Update the down and distance of a drive

Description

The down and distance updater will run a play and update various game-based statistics accordingly.

Usage

down_distance_updater(
  what_down,
  yards_to_go,
  yards_from_own_goal,
  play_by_play_data,
  ...
)

Arguments

what_down	The current down (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th down)
yards_to_go	Number of yards to go until a first down or TD
yards_from_own_goal	The number of yards from the possession team's own goal
play_by_play_data	A data file from nflscrapR prepped using the prep_pbp_data.R function
...	Additional arguments for different strategies

Value

A data.frame object

Examples

## Not run: 
down_distance_updater(what_down = 1,
                      yards_to_go = 10,
                      yards_from_own_goal = 25,
                      play_by_play_data = pbp_data,
                      strategy = "normal")

## End(Not run) 

NFLSimulatoR documentation built on Aug. 19, 2022, 5:06 p.m.