NFL Statistics v1 Definitions

 

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Statistics

1. Drive

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firstDowns

Team

Total amount of first downs for the attacking team

Tampa Bay had a total of 26 first downs

Attacking

 

plays

Team

Total amount of plays for the attacking team

Tampa Bay had a total of 63 plays

Attacking

 

offenseYards

Team

Total amount of yards gained by the attacking team

Tampa Bay gained 340 yards

Attacking

 

2. Efficiency

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thirdDownAttempts

Team

Total amount of times that the attacking team starts play in their 3rd down

Tampa Bay started a play in their 3rd down a total of 12 times

Attacking

 

thirdDownConversions

Team

Total amount of times that the attacking team reached the 1st down line when or a Touchdown starting from their 3rd down

Tampa Bay converted from the 3rd down a total of 3 times

Attacking

 

fourthDownAttempts

Team

Total amount of times that the attacking team starts play in their 4th down

Tampa Bay started a play in their 4th down a total of 2 times

Attacking

 

fourthDownConversions

Team

Total amount of times that the attacking team reached the 1st down line or a Touchdown when starting from their 4th down

Tampa Bay converted from the 4th down a total of 1 time

Attacking

 

3. Passing

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passesSucceeded

Team / Player

Successful forward passes by attacking team/player

T. Brady successfully completed 3 passes

Attacking

Received passes

passesAttempted

Team / Player

Forward passes attempted by attacking team/player

T. Brady attempted 10 passes

Attacking

 

passesSucceededPercentage

Team / Player

Percentage of passes completed against passes attempted

T. Brady completion pass percentage is 30%

Attacking

passesCompleted, passesAttempted

passesSucceededYards

Team / Player

Total amount of yards gained on play in successful passes

T. Brady total completed pass yards is 240

Attacking

 

passesSucceededYardsAverage

Team / Player

Average yards in successful passes

T. Brady completed pass yard average is 24 yards

Attacking

passesCompleted, passesCompletedYards

passesRating

Player

Total Quarterback Rating, calculated via different statistics

T. Brady QBR is 31.2

Attacking

 

passesIntercepted

Team / Player

Forward passes intercepted by the defending team

T. Brady got 3 passes intercepted

Attacking (Negative)

Interceptions

passesSacked

Team / Player

Times a quarterback was tackled or knocked out of bounds at or behind the line of scrimmage before taking an action

T. Brady got sacked 2 times

Attacking (Negative)

Sacks

passesSackedYardsLost

Team / Player

Total number of yards lost due to quarterback being sacked. It affects team's total passing yards, but not the individual player's total passing yards

T. Brady lost 8 yards due to sacks

Attacking (Negative)

 

touchdownsPassing

Team / Player

Touchdowns achieved after a successful forward pass

3 TDs were scored after succesful passes from T. Brady

Attacking

TD Reception

4. Receiving

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receptions

Team* / Player

Successful forward passes are received by an eligible attacking player

M. Evans successfully received 2 passes

Attacking

passesCompleted for Team

receptionsYards

Team* / Player

Total amount of yards in receptions

M. Evans received 72 yards in passes

Attacking

passesCompletedYards for Team

receptionsYardsAverage

Team* / Player

Average yards in receptions

M. Evans average yards in receptions is 36

Attacking

passesCompletedAverageYards for Team

receptionsLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest received pass by a player

M. Evans longest received pass was 36 yards

Attacking

 

passesTargetedAt

Player

Total amount of times that a player was the target of a pass

M. Evans was the target of 6 passes

Attacking

 

touchdownsReceptions

Team* / Player

Touchdowns scored after a reception

M. Evans scored 2 TDs after pass receptions

Attacking

TD Pass

5. Rushing

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rushes

Team / Player

Total rush attempts by an attacking player/team

L. Fournette attempted 5 rushes

Attacking

 

rushesYards

Team / Player

Total net amount of yards in rushes

L. Fournette covered 50 yards via rushes

Attacking

 

rushesYardsAverage

Team / Player

Average yards covered via rushes

L. Fournette average yards via rushes is 10

Attacking

rushes, rushesYards

rushesLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest rush by an attacking player

L. Fournette's longest rush is 15 yards

Attacking

 

rushesAttemptedInRedZone

Team

Touchdown attempts via rushing by the attacking team in the red zone (last 20 yards)

Tampa Bay attempted 3 rushes in the red zone

Attacking

 

rushesCompletedInRedZone

Team

Touchdowns scored via rushing by the attacking team in the red zone (last 20 yards)

Tampa Bay scored 3 TDs via rushes in the red zone

Attacking

 

touchdownsRushing

Team / Player

Touchdowns scored after a rush

L. Fournette scored 2 TDs after rushing

Attacking

 

6. Touchdowns

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touchdowns

Team

Total TDs scored by the team

Tampa Bay scored 4 TDs

Attacking

All TDs

7. Extra Points

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kicksAttempted

Team / Player

Extra point kicking attempts by the attacking team/player

R. Succop attempted 4 extra point kicks

Attacking

 

kicksBlocked

Team / Player

Extra point kicking attempts that were blocked by the defending team

R. Succop got 2 extra point kicking attempts blocked

Attacking (Negative)

 

kicksMade

Team / Player

Extra point successful conversions

R. Succop successfully converted 2 extra point kicks

Attacking

 

8. Field Goals

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fieldGoalsAttempts

Team / Player

Total field goal attempts by the attacking team/player

R. Succop attempted 3 field goals

Attacking

 

fieldGoalsSucceeded

Team / Player

Successful field goals by the attacking team/player

R. Succop successfully scored 2 field goals

Attacking

 

fieldGoalsTotalyards

Player

Total amount of yards in field goals by the attacking player

R. Succop has attempted field goals from a total of 40 yards

Attacking

 

fieldGoalsMadeLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest successful field goal 

R. Succop successful field goal attempt was from 27 yards

Attacking

 

9. Kickoffs

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kickoffs

Team / Player

Total kickoffs by the attacking team

R. Succop has kicked off 5 times

Attacking

 

kickoffKickerReturnYards

Player

Following a kick, the amount of yards the opposite team progressed forward

Following R. Succop's kick, the opposite team progressed 30 yd

Attacking (Negative)

 

kickoffsTotalYards

Player

Total distance covered by a player's kicks

Ru. Succop has kicked the ball 100 yards in total

Attacking

 

10. Kick Returns

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kickoffsReturned

Team / Player

Total amount of times kick offs were returned by the team receiving the kick off

B. Pringle returned 3 kicks offs

Defending

 

kickoffReturnsYards

Team / Player

Following catching a kick, the amount of yards the team/player progressed forward

B. Pringle progressed 75 yards after catching kick offs

Defending

kickoffKickerReturnYards

kickoffReturnsYardsAverage

Player

Average yards progressed per kick off returned

B. Pringle's kick off return average is 25 yards

Defending

 

kickoffReturnsLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest kick off return

B. Pringle's longest kick off return is 30 yards

Defending

 

touchdownsKickoffsReturns

Team / Player

Touchdowns scored after returning a kick off

Kansas City scored 2 TDs after returning kick offs

Defending

 

11. Punts

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punts

Team / Player

Total punts by the attacking team

B. Pinion has punted 5 times

Attacking

 

puntsLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest punt by the kicking player

B. Pinion longest punt was 40 yards

Attacking

 

puntsYards

Team / Player

Total distance covered by the kicking team/player punts

B. Pinion has punted the ball 150 yards in total

Attacking

 

puntReturnsYardsTotal

Team / Player

Following a punt, the amount of yards the opposite team progressed forward

Following B. Pinion's kick, the opposite team progressed 50 yd

Attacking (Negative)

 

puntsYardsAverage

Team / Player

The net average (distance minus return or touchback) of a team/player punts

B. Pinion's net yards average is 38.5

Attacking

puntsYards, puntReturnsYards, punts

puntTouchbacks

Team / Player

The amount of times the punt landed past the opposite team's goal line

2 of B. Pinion's punts were a touchback

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12. Punt Returns

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puntReturns

Team / Player

Total amount of times punts were returned by the team receiving the punt

T. Hill returned 4 punts

Defending

 

puntReturnsYards

Team / Player

Following catching a punt, the amount of yards the team/player progressed forward

T. Hill progressed 40 yards after catching punts

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puntReturnsYardsTotal

puntReturnsLongestDistanceYards

Player

Longest punt return

T. Hill longest pun return is 20 yards

Defending

 

touchdownsPuntReturn

Team / Player

Touchdowns scored after returning a punt

T. Hill scored 1 TD after returning a punt

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13. Interceptions

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interceptions

Team / Player

Total amount of times that the defending team/player intercepted a pass

D. White intercepted 3 passes

Defending

passesIntercepted

14. Interception Returns

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interceptionReturns

Team / Player

Total amount of returns following a pass interception

D. White returned 2 interceptions, managing to progress with the ball after intercepting a pass

Defending

 

interceptionReturnsYards

Team / Player

Total yards advanced following a pass interception

D. White advanced 30 yards following passes he intercepted

Defending

 

touchdownsInterceptionReturn

Team / Player

Touchdowns scored following a pass interception

D. White scored 1 TD following a pass interception

Defending

 

15. Fumbles

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fumbles

Team / Player

Times the attacking team/player fumbled, losing the possession of the ball

T. Brady fumbled 3 times, losing the possession of the ball

Attacking (Negative)

 

fumblesLost

Team / Player

Times the attacking team/player fumbled and the opposite team recovered the ball

The opposite team recovered the ball after 2 T. Brady's fumbles

Attacking (Negative)

 

fumblesForced

Player

number of fumbles caused by a player

D. Lawrence forced 3 fumbles with his defensive actions

Defending

 

fumbleRecoveriesFromOpponents

Player

number of fumbles recovered by a defensive  player

3 of T. Brady's 

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16. Defense

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safeties

Team / Player

A scoring play awarded to the defending team, following different circumstances

Tampa Bay scored a safety by tacking the attacking quarterback behind the attacking team’s own endzone

Defending

 

tackles

Player

The total amount of tackles by a defending player

D. White tackled a total of 12 times (8 solo, 4 assisted)

Defending

tacklesSolo

tacklesSolo

Player

The total amount of solo tackles by a defending player

D. White did 8 solo tackles

Defending

tackles

tacklesForLoss

Team* / Player

Tackles that caused a loss in yards for the attacking team

Kansas City was tackled for loss 2 times // D. White did 2 tackles for loss

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tacklesForLossYards

Team* / Player

Amount of yards lost by tackles from the defensing team

Kansas City lost 8 yards when tackled for loss // D. White tackles for loss yards is 8

Attacking (Team) / Defending (Player)

 

sacks

Team* / Player

The total amount of sacks by a defending player

D. White sacked 4 times a quarterback because he could start the play

Defending

passesSacked

sacksForLossYards

Team* / Player

Yards caused to be lost by the actions of the defending player

D. White sacks for loss yards is 16

Defending

passesSackedYardsLost

quarterbackHits

Player

The total amount of times a defending player tackled a QB after he was no longer in possession of the ball, and also includes plays where QB is sacked to the ground

D. White did 1 QB Hit

Defending

 

passesDefended

Player

Times a player caused a pass to be incomplete or intercepted by his actions

D. White defended 3 passes, causing 3 passes to be incompleted or intercepted

Defending

 

fumbleRecoveries

Player

number of own recoveries from fumbles

D. White recovered 3 fumbles after the player in possession of the ball fumble dit

Attacking/Defending