PLAYS: Contains data on plays: Extra Point, Field Goal, Kickoff or...
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PLAYS

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Contains data on plays: Extra Point, Field Goal, Kickoff or Punt

Description

A dataset containing the play details such as yards to go, down, penalty yards, kick length etc.

Usage

PLAYS

Format

A data frame with 19979 rows and 25 variables:

gameId: Game identifier, unique
playId: Play identifier, not unique across games
playDescription: Description of play
quarter: Game quarter
down: down
yardsToGo: Distance needed for a first down
possessionTeam: Team punting, placekicking or kicking off the ball
specialTeamsPlayType: Formation of play: Extra Point, Field Goal, Kickoff or Punt
specialTeamsResult: Special Teams outcome of play dependent on play type: Blocked Kick Attempt, Blocked Punt, Downed, Fair Catch, Kick Attempt Good, Kick Attempt No Good, Kickoff Team Recovery, Muffed, Non-Special Teams Result, Out of Bounds, Return or Touchback
kickerId: nflId of placekicker, punter or kickoff specialist on play
returnerId: nflId(s) of returner(s) on play if there was a special teams return. Multiple returners on a play are separated by a
kickBlockerId: nflId of blocker of kick on play if there was a blocked field goal or blocked punt
yardlineSide: 3-letter team code corresponding to line-of-scrimmage
yardlineNumber: Yard line at line-of-scrimmage
gameClock: Time on clock of play
penaltyCodes: NFL categorization of the penalties that occurred on the play. A standard penalty code followed by a d means the penalty was on the defense. Multiple penalties on a play are separated by a
penaltyJerseyNumbers: Jersey number and team code of the player committing each penalty. Multiple penalties on a play are separated by a
penaltyYards: yards gained by possessionTeam by penalty
preSnapHomeScore: Home score prior to the play
preSnapVisitorScore: Visiting team score prior to the play
passResult: Scrimmage outcome of the play if specialTeamsPlayResult is "Non-Special Teams Result" (C: Complete pass, I: Incomplete pass, S: Quarterback sack, IN: Intercepted pass, R: Scramble, ' ': Designed Rush, text)
kickLength: Kick length in air of kickoff, field goal or punt
kickReturnYardage: Yards gained by return team if there was a return on a kickoff or punt
playResult: Net yards gained by the kicking team, including penalty yardage
absoluteYardlineNumber: Location of ball downfield in tracking data coordinates