nfldata
NFL Data (by Lee Sharpe) (by nflverse)
nflfastpy
Python package for loading nflfastR play by play data (by fantasydatapros)
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nfldata
Posts with mentions or reviews of nfldata.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-28.
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4th Down Study
There's an excellent introduction to how to use R to scrape NFL data here, and a slightly more involved tutorial here. I strongly suggest giving this a go, both for the NFL related data crunching you can do, and for the ideal opportunity to learn a programming language: figuring out how to do something you already want to do.
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Is there a database of NFL box score over the past ten years?
nflverse's games file here: https://github.com/nflverse/nfldata/blob/master/data/games.csv
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Is there anywhere I can find the standard deviation of points and yards for each team in each game?
It's been superseded by nflfastR at least for the play by play stuff. You can also download the data directly, rather than using the scraping functions. https://github.com/nflverse/nfldata
- Can I pull the entire seasons schedule down from somewhere in json, xml, or csv format?
nflfastpy
Posts with mentions or reviews of nflfastpy.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-28.
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Is there a database of NFL box score over the past ten years?
You can also use nflfastpy for an extensive library of PlayByPlay, Roster, and Gamelog data too!
- [Reiss] Four free-agent punters the Patriots are bringing in for a closer look: Jordan Berry, Jake Julien, Ty Long, Michael Palardy.
- Favored API for Team Stats
- NFL statistics services experiences? [Serious]
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Source for play by play player coverage data?
There is a python wrapper for nflfastr which can be found here: https://github.com/fantasydatapros/nflfastpy.
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Web-scraping program question(s)
That being said I’ve always heard it’s better to use an API if you can. nflfastpy may be worth checking out
What are some alternatives?
When comparing nfldata and nflfastpy you can also consider the following projects:
nflfastR - A Set of Functions to Efficiently Scrape NFL Play by Play Data
yfpy - Python API wrapper for the Yahoo Fantasy Sports public API (supports NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA).
nflverse-data - Automated nflverse data repository
sportsipy - A free sports API written for python
pydfs-lineup-optimizer - Daily Fantasy Sports lineup optimzer for all popular daily fantasy sports sites
nflgame - A working snapshot of nflgame (for historic purposes). This project is no longer active.
nflgame - An API to retrieve and read NFL Game Center JSON data. It can work with real-time data, which can be used for fantasy football.
nflscraPy - Datasets and Scraping Functions for NFL Data