get_4th_plays: Get 4th down plays from a game

In nflverse/nfl4th: Functions to Calculate Optimal Fourth Down Decisions in the National Football League

Get 4th down plays from a game

Description

Get 4th down plays from a game.

Usage

get_4th_plays(gid)

Arguments

gid	A game to get 4th down decisions of.

Details

Obtains a data frame that can be used with add_4th_probs(). The following columns must be present:

• game_id : game ID in nflfastR format (eg '2020_20_TB_GB')

Value

Original data frame Data frame plus the following columns added:

desc

Play description from ESPN.

type_text

Play type text from ESPN.

index

Index number of play from a given game. Useful for tracking plays (e.g. for 4th down bot).

The rest

All the columns needed for ⁠add_4th_probs().⁠

Examples

plays <- nfl4th::get_4th_plays('2020_20_TB_GB')

dplyr::glimpse(plays)

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