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Ray Carpenter
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Data Engineer working on my visualization skills. Appreciate any and all feedback!

My Substack where I write about the Eagles and the NFL:
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The only pie charts I’m making this week
May 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Porchetta, sharp prov, broccoli rabe, skin on the side. Today was a good day. I love the Italian festival
May 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
New on the spade dot Substack dot com this week: penalties!

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Visualizations of Penalty Data from the 2024 NFL Season
Covering the facet of the game everyone tunes in for.
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May 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Last night began weekend 6 of Dead & Co.'s 2025 Sphere residency in Las Vegas. This visualization shows the top 20 most played songs of this residency, with a poster by Diego Andrade in the center.
May 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Which way penalties went for each NFL team in the 2024 regular season
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I’ve let this account really lag behind my Twitter account but I’m back. I promise
May 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Panthers are making great moves this offseason
March 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Did these draft prospects shapeshift between the senior bowl and combine?

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Did These Draft Prospects Shapeshift In Between the Senior Bowl and Combine?
The art of measurements, plus an overall spiel about data integrity
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March 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Twitter down on day 1 of NFL free agency. Bluesky, today’s your day
March 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Super Bowl 59 Recap and New Eagles Offensive Coordinator Options

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Super Bowl 59 Summary & New Offensive Coordinator Options
The Eagles got their LIX back.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Jalen Hurts, your Super Bowl LIX MVP.

Hurts was phenomenal last night, doing everything the Philadelphia #Eagles needed him to do to thrash the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans.

I hope I ran into some of you on Broad St last night.
February 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Kansas City #Chiefs have been denied their three-peat by the Philadelphia Eagles. They lost 40-22 last night in New Orleans. Patrick Mahomes played uncharacteristically poorly. Eagles defense was too much for him to handle. They didn't blitz all night and still sacked Mahomes 6 times.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The city of Philadelphia tonight
February 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Trying to make time fly until game time. No idea what to do with my hands besides keep cooking stuff
February 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
My Super Bowl Preview is Here!

The Kansas City Chiefs Are Unstoppable. Here's How The Eagles Can Beat Them.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are Unstoppable. Here's How the Eagles Can Beat Them.
Anyone else been freaking out for the past 2 weeks?
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February 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In the 10 Kansas City Chiefs losses since 2022, the winning team won the turnover battle 9/10 times. Only exception was 2023 W1 vs. Detroit when both teams had 1 turnover each.
February 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs have lost 10 real games since 2022 (excl. week 18). Patrick Mahomes threw an interception in 9 out of those 10 games, only exception was 2022 Week 13 @ CIN. Every loss featured a Chiefs turnover though
February 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
There are only two Kansas City Chiefs losses since 2022 where KC had more time of possession, total yards, and total first downs than their opponents:

- 2023 W16 vs. Raiders
- 2023 W11 vs. Eagles
February 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My Super Bowl Preview drops tomorrow morning! Don’t forget to subscribe to my Substack here:

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The Spade | Ray Carpenter | Substack
Data Visualizations and write-ups about the NFL, Philadelphia Sports, and so much more. Click to read The Spade, by Ray Carpenter, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In 9 of their 10 losses in real games since 2022, the Kansas City Chiefs were trailing after the first quarter. In that 10th loss, they were tied after the first quarter (2022 W6 vs. BUF).

No one’s beaten the Chiefs while trailing after the 1st quarter since 2022.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Penalties called on the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in games officiated by Ron Torbert since 2021:

Torbert has officiated Eagles games 7 times in that span, most recently W18 vs. NYG and W1 vs. GB in Brazil. He's officiated Chiefs games only twice in that time.
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Another turnover-less, basically mistake proof game from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City #Chiefs who are 4/4 against the Buffalo Bills in the playoff with Mahomes at QB.

Up next after this 32-29 win is the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans with a 3 peat on the line.
January 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Josh Allen and the Buffalo #Bills simply can't beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. Another loss for them, this time 32-29 at Arrowhead.

If I'm Sean McDermott, I'm going to throw the next Bills-Chiefs regular season game to try something different next time around.
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Another turnover-less game for Jalen Hurts in the Philadelphia #Eagles 55-23 thumping of the Washington Commanders at home in the NFC Championship.

Philly plays the Chiefs in 2 weeks for all the marbles in New Orleans.
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jayden Daniels did the best he could against the Philadelphia Eagles defense yesterday, but the Washington #Commanders still lost 55-23. A bummer ending to a great rookie season.
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM