Data & Analytics @NFL, with stops at Skidmore (Asst Prof), Brown (PhD), UMass (MS), and Bates (Math, 🏈)
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Michael Lopez retweeted
2026 NFL Luck dashboard -- weeks 1-3
Most impactful plays W1-W3:
- W2: TB drops pass in endzone with 0:38 in Q4 (+51.7% for CLE)
- W3: IND makes 53 yd lead changing FG with 0:21 in Q4 (-33.3% for HOU)
- W3: BAL makes 56 yd game winning FG (-31.1% for DAL)
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REGISTER NOW before we are sold-out! Sam's talk "Soft Skills are the New Hard Skills: Hiring for #SportsAnalytics in the #AI Age" is going to be awesome and relevant for everyone in the field stat.cmu.edu/cmsac/conferenc…
Time to announce our keynote speakers for CMSAConference 2026. First up, we are pleased to have the Vice President of Hockey Strategy and Research for the Buffalo Sabres, Sam Ventura!See the full information about Sam's talk on our website!
cmsaconference.com/
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Michael Lopez retweeted
The Golden State Valkyries have named Tegan Ashby SVP, Basketball Strategy and Innovation.
Welcome, Tegan!
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What an incredible day! Thanks to those who made it possible.
-- The keepers of the Aquinnah lighthouse (best views)
-- The Wampanoag powwow committee (best vibes)
-- The good people of Morning Glory Farm (best corn), Soigne (best brownies), and Back Door Donuts (donuts, obv, but check out the cake they made!)
-- The YMCA/ice arena for hosting a great visit
-- Offshore Ale for providing great food, drink, atmosphere, and kind hosts
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So @DataWithBliss @recspecs730 and I have been in the lab
NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula ift.tt/sDBla3o #ctbsoc
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We wrote a non-technical explainer of our power rankings #ctgsoc #ctbsoc
nbviewer.org/github/statsbyl…
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NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula ift.tt/sDBla3o #ctgsoc
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The Big Data Bowl mentorship program is built to increase diversity within sports analytics by connecting experienced NFL analytics experts with individuals who are quantitatively prepared but new to the field.
Applications are now live:
nfl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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Applications are open for the 2026-27 Big Data Bowl Mentorship Program nfl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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Michael Lopez retweeted
Announcing the Journal of Statistics and Data Science in Sports (JSDSS): a new, diamond open access, reproducible, peer-reviewed sports analytics journal. With @SchuckersM, @rtelmore, @statsinthewild0, and Ben Baumer. Submissions start Sep 1. More Details: lnkd.in/p/gu2U-M6C
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Michael Lopez retweeted
CASSIS is less than 3 weeks away!
Both of our last two events ('22 and '24) sold out, and we’re expecting another great crowd this year.
If you’re planning to join us, now’s a good time to register.
👉 cascadiasports.com
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1 month to go until CASSIS -- can't wait! Full program and registration details on the website: cascadiasports.com/
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Michael Lopez retweeted
One other interesting thing about the trend toward multi-TE personnel that I ran across in my research this spring: while 12 pers. isn't at a high point, the number of TE per offensive snap is at a 20 year high.
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Michael Lopez retweeted
Been over half a decade since i did a big analytical deep dive on this site, which is absolutely the wrong place to do a big analytical deep dive. Nevertheless...
I have incentive to get this K-ball question right for my simulator, so I've been tracking it. I want to believe.
The NFL’s long-FG environment has completely changed.
Made 55+ yard FGs by NFL season
Regular season + playoffs
2000: 1
2001: 3
2002: 2
2003: 4
2004: 3
2005: 5
2006: 3
2007: 4
2008: 8
2009: 6
2010: 11
2011: 13
2012: 17
2013: 12
2014: 15
2015: 14
2016: 15
2017: 26
2018: 27
2019: 16
2020: 26
2021: 28
2022: 49
2023: 46
2024: 55
— K-ball process changed —
2025: 74
TrackMan research suggests the new K-ball process is increasing max kick distance by roughly 4–6 yards.
That changes what “field goal range” means.
It also dramatically changes end-of-half and end-of-game strategy.
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Michael Lopez retweeted
Patrick Ward (Chief Nerd for the Seahawks) was featured in "The Equation", s3e2 of Before the Noise
Patrick talks about:
👉who does what on his 7-person analytics team
👉research strategy for the draft
👉data pipelines & application infrastructure
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Michael Lopez retweeted
We're hiring a Research Engineer at @Arsenal ⚽🔴⚪ to work directly with our Men's First Team!
We're building state-of-the-art AI models for the football domain. This role will focus on building the application layer for our research to advance coaching and analysis workflows.
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