Michael Lopez
@statsbylopez.bsky.social
Open role with our Football/Media Data & Analytics teams at the NFL - please reach out if this seems like a good fit
October 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Open role with our Football/Media Data & Analytics teams at the NFL - please reach out if this seems like a good fit
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The 2026 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl is live!
Participants can sign up for two competitions:
- leaderboard
- traditional analytics competition
This year's task: predict/understand player movement when the ball is in the air
Participants can sign up for two competitions:
- leaderboard
- traditional analytics competition
This year's task: predict/understand player movement when the ball is in the air
September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The 2026 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl is live!
Participants can sign up for two competitions:
- leaderboard
- traditional analytics competition
This year's task: predict/understand player movement when the ball is in the air
Participants can sign up for two competitions:
- leaderboard
- traditional analytics competition
This year's task: predict/understand player movement when the ball is in the air
Reposted by Michael Lopez
Big data bowl is up!! Two types of competitions this year:
The prediction track is more of your classic Kaggle prediction competition. Similar to the March madness Kaggle comp, NFL will use the actual game data from this season and the best prediction wins
www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-da...
The prediction track is more of your classic Kaggle prediction competition. Similar to the March madness Kaggle comp, NFL will use the actual game data from this season and the best prediction wins
www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-da...
NFL Big Data Bowl 2026 - Prediction
Predict player movement while the ball is in the air
www.kaggle.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Big data bowl is up!! Two types of competitions this year:
The prediction track is more of your classic Kaggle prediction competition. Similar to the March madness Kaggle comp, NFL will use the actual game data from this season and the best prediction wins
www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-da...
The prediction track is more of your classic Kaggle prediction competition. Similar to the March madness Kaggle comp, NFL will use the actual game data from this season and the best prediction wins
www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-da...
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Need to get @statsbylopez.bsky.social to restart the “nerds with trophies” thread
May 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Need to get @statsbylopez.bsky.social to restart the “nerds with trophies” thread
Details on the 2025 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl
February 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Details on the 2025 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl
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Cooper DeJean with some outstanding awareness to fall back into the throw and get the interception.
DeJean also hit a max speed of 21.31 MPH on this play. The fastest by a defensive player as a ball carrier this season (including playoffs), per NextGenStats.
DeJean also hit a max speed of 21.31 MPH on this play. The fastest by a defensive player as a ball carrier this season (including playoffs), per NextGenStats.
February 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Cooper DeJean with some outstanding awareness to fall back into the throw and get the interception.
DeJean also hit a max speed of 21.31 MPH on this play. The fastest by a defensive player as a ball carrier this season (including playoffs), per NextGenStats.
DeJean also hit a max speed of 21.31 MPH on this play. The fastest by a defensive player as a ball carrier this season (including playoffs), per NextGenStats.
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Regardless of the announcement - congrats to everyone that made a submission! Just getting something out there is an achievement and something to point to in your #sportsanalytics #datascience portfolio #BigDataBowl
2025 Big Data Bowl finalists will be announced tomorrow, Weds 1/29, at 12 noon EST #BigDataBowl
January 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Regardless of the announcement - congrats to everyone that made a submission! Just getting something out there is an achievement and something to point to in your #sportsanalytics #datascience portfolio #BigDataBowl
Congratulations to the Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and Honorable Mention finishers in the 2025 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl
January 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congratulations to the Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and Honorable Mention finishers in the 2025 Big Data Bowl #BigDataBowl
2025 Big Data Bowl finalists will be announced tomorrow, Weds 1/29, at 12 noon EST #BigDataBowl
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
2025 Big Data Bowl finalists will be announced tomorrow, Weds 1/29, at 12 noon EST #BigDataBowl
A look at each NFL team's kickoff style t.co/u2YoauQwfk
https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/how-did-nfl-kickoff-units-approach-the-2024-dynamic-kickoff/
t.co
January 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A look at each NFL team's kickoff style t.co/u2YoauQwfk
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Enjoyable time with Connor and Grant working through this #BigDataBowl. We attempted to bite off quite a bit -- is it possible to create an overall metric for predictability of play outcome given pre-snap information?
Quick hit: more first downs = more unpredictable
Quick hit: more first downs = more unpredictable
January 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Enjoyable time with Connor and Grant working through this #BigDataBowl. We attempted to bite off quite a bit -- is it possible to create an overall metric for predictability of play outcome given pre-snap information?
Quick hit: more first downs = more unpredictable
Quick hit: more first downs = more unpredictable
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Ah, messed up the hashtag #bigdatabowl
my 2025 NFL Big Data Bowl entry is now live, this year it's pre-snap data so I modelled a QB's intended pass target as a Hidden Markov model to try to understand what's going on in their head. #nflbigdatabowl
January 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ah, messed up the hashtag #bigdatabowl
Big Data Bowl submissions are due tomorrow
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The deadline is 11:59 PM UTC, which is 6:59 PM EST
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#BigDataBowl
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The deadline is 11:59 PM UTC, which is 6:59 PM EST
🚨🚨
#BigDataBowl
January 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Big Data Bowl submissions are due tomorrow
🚨🚨
The deadline is 11:59 PM UTC, which is 6:59 PM EST
🚨🚨
#BigDataBowl
🚨🚨
The deadline is 11:59 PM UTC, which is 6:59 PM EST
🚨🚨
#BigDataBowl
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A list of literally any other conf or community that would be a better use of your time than ssac:
December 27, 2024 at 11:32 PM
A list of literally any other conf or community that would be a better use of your time than ssac:
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There are 70 throws of 50+ air yards in the NGS database.
This throw was in the air for 2.47 seconds. That is the fastest 50+ yard throw we've seen.
This throw was in the air for 2.47 seconds. That is the fastest 50+ yard throw we've seen.
December 15, 2024 at 10:39 PM
There are 70 throws of 50+ air yards in the NGS database.
This throw was in the air for 2.47 seconds. That is the fastest 50+ yard throw we've seen.
This throw was in the air for 2.47 seconds. That is the fastest 50+ yard throw we've seen.
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Excited to share my #BigDataBowl submission this year, joint work with the great Ron Yurko: Down, set, hut! Explaining variability in snap timing on plays with motion www.kaggle.com/code/tindata...
December 13, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Excited to share my #BigDataBowl submission this year, joint work with the great Ron Yurko: Down, set, hut! Explaining variability in snap timing on plays with motion www.kaggle.com/code/tindata...
