American Football Match Events V2 (old)

1 Feed Match Event
2 Feed Match Action
3 Actions
- 3.1 Fumble
- 3.2 PassAttempt (called Pass in v1)
- 3.3 IncompletePass
- 3.4 CompletePass
- 3.5 Interception
- 3.6 FieldGoal
- 3.7 FieldGoalAttempt
- 3.8 FieldGoalBlocked
- 3.9 TimeoutsRemaining
- 3.10 Timeout
- 3.11 Snap
- 3.12 Touchdown
- 3.13 Single
- 3.14 Run
- 3.15 RunAfterCatch
- 3.16 Kneel
- 3.17 Tackle
- 3.18 Comment
- 3.19 NextPlay
- 3.20 Safety
- 3.21 OnePointSafety
- 3.22 ClockSet
- 3.23 ClockStarted
- 3.24 ClockStopped
- 3.25 CoinToss
- 3.26 ConversionAttempt
- 3.27 OnePointConversion
- 3.28 TwoPointsConversion
- 3.29 OutOfBounds
- 3.30 Touchback
- 3.31 Penalty
- 3.32 Return
- 3.33 Down
- 3.34 Sack
- 3.35 KickOff
- 3.36 Possession
- 3.37 YardsToEndzone
- 3.38 MatchStatusChanged
- 3.39 PeriodChanged
- 3.40 Punt
- 3.41 Risks
- 3.42 FairCatch
- 3.43 Challenge
- 3.44 Lateral
4 Other Match Events
- 4.1 Reliability
- 4.2 CurrentLineup
- 4.3 Muff
- 4.4 Recovery
5 Players

Feed Match Event

Example Ably LiveAccess URL: https://platform.matchstate.api.geniussports.com/api/v1/sources/GeniusPremium/sports/17/fixtures/10173048/liveaccess/matchevents?sportApiVersion=v2

{
    "SportId": 17,
    "FixtureId": "91143158",
    "Source": "GeniusPremiumReplay",
    "SequenceId": 1606,
    "ActionId": 839,
    "InsertedBeforeActionId": null,
    "IsCancelled": false,
    "IsConfirmed": false,
    "IsModified": true,
    "Action": {},
    "MessageTimestampUtc": "2022-05-19T10:31:24.0121616Z"
}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`SportId`	Integer	Sport Identifier (17 for American Football)
`FixtureId`	String	Unique fixture identifier
`Source`	String	Feed Provider information
`SequenceId`	Integer	Sequence Id of feed match events
`ActionId`	Integer	Unique match action identifier
`InsertedBeforeActionId`	Integer	Identifier used to specify before which action Id this specific action was inserted (in case this insertion is done before previously published match events)
`IsCancelled`	boolean	Indicates whether the action is cancelled
`IsConfirmed`	boolean	Indicates whether the action is confirmed
`IsModified`	boolean	Indicates whether the action is modified
`Action`	Match action array	Consists of Match Action data properties
`MessageTimestampUtc`	String($date-time)	Timestamp of the message

Feed Match Action

NOTE: All Feed Match Actions includes the following additional fields (hence it’s not copy-pasted to every action described below).

"Team": "Away",
"GameTime": "00:00:00",
"Period": {
    "Number": 1,
    "ProgressStatus": "NotStarted",
    "Type": "Regular"
},
"UtcTimestamp": "2022-05-19T09:24:26.7008204Z"

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Team`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ None, Home, Away ]	Team data
`GameTime`	string($date-span)	Game time data
`Period`	Period array	Period in the game data
`Number`	integer($int32)	Period number
`ProgressStatus`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ NotStarted, InProgress, Complete ]	Period progress status
`Type`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ Regular, Overtime ]	Period type data
`UtcTimestamp`	string($date-time)	Timestamp of the message

Actions

NOTE: All Feed Match Actions consist of Feed Match Event + Feed Match Action + Action data properties

Fumble

	  "subtype": null,
            "yards": 33,
            "yardLine": {
                "yards": 33,
                "sideOfPitch": "Home"
            },
            "teamInPossession": "None",
            "isNullified": false,
            "players": [
                {
                    "id": "1014921",
                    "type": "Fumbled"
                }
            ],
            "team": "Home",
            "gameTime": "00:00:00",
            "period": null,
            "utcTimestamp": "2023-10-23T00:45:16.9535449Z"

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Player array	Player data
`subtype`	string($x-extensible-enum) [FumbledSnap, FumbledHandOff],	Indicates second level of action description
`yardline`		Indicates where fumble action on the field happened
`Id`	integer($int32)	Unique player Id
`Type`	string	Type of action performed by the player
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Yards where the ball was recovered/fumbled
`TeamInPossession`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ None, Home, Away ]	Team in possession

PassAttempt (called Pass in v1)

	    {
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Passer"
                }
            ]
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data

IncompletePass

        {
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Passer"
                }
            ]
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data

CompletePass

		{
			"Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Passer"
                }
            ],
            "Yards": 11
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates Air Yards + Yards after catch

Interception

		{
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Passer"
                }
            ]
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data

FieldGoal

		{
            "IsMade": true,
            "IsNullified": false,
            "Yards": 23,
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Kicker"
                }
            ]
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsMade`	boolean	Indicates whether FG was made
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates yards from there the FG was taken
`Players`	Players array	Player data

FieldGoalAttempt

		{
		   "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Kicker"
                }
            ],
            "IsNullified": false
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified

FieldGoalBlocked

		{
		   "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Kicker"
                }
            ],
            "IsNullified": false
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data
`IsNullified`

TimeoutsRemaining

		{
            "Away": 2,
            "Home": 3
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Away`	integer($int32)	Number of timeouts remaining for away team
`Home`	integer($int32)	Number of timeouts remaining for home team

Timeout

{
}

No player or yards data. Just an event to record a timeout fact.

Snap

		{
			"IsConfirmed": false
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsConfirmed`	boolean	Indicates if it is confirmed or not

Touchdown

		{
            "IsNullified": false,
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Scorer"
                }
            ]
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Single

		{
            "IsNullified": false,
            "Players": [
                {
                    "Id": "493258",
                    "Name": "Kicker"
                }
            ]
        }

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Players`	Player data array	Kicker player data
`Id`	integer($int32)	Unique kicker Id
`Name`	string	two possible values: “Kicker” or null

Run

		{
            "Yards": 2,
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Runner"
				}
			]
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates how many yards a player rushed
`Players`	Players array	Player data

RunAfterCatch

		{
            "Yards": 2,
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Runner"
				}
			]
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates how many yards a player rushed
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Kneel

		{
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Runner"
				}
			],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Tackle

		{
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Tackler"
				}
			],
            "Yards": null
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates where the tackle happened

Comment

		{
			"Text": "2-Minute Warning"
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Text`	string	Comments provided by Feed Prodiver

NextPlay

{
    "Type": "Snap",
    "LineOfScrimmage": {
        "ScrimmageYard": 40,
        "SideOfPitch": "Away"
    },
    "DownNumber": 1,
    "YardsToGo": 10,
    "IsConfirmed": true
    "Team": "Home"
}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Type`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ Snap, Kickoff, Pat ]	Next Play Type
`LineOfScrimmage`	LOS data array	LOS data
`ScrimmageYard`	integer($int32)	Scrimmage Yard Line
`SideOfPitch`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ None, Home, Away ]	Indicates the side of the pitch if it’s home or away
`DownNumber`	integer($int32)	Number of the next Down
`YardsToGo`	integer($int32)	Yards to go for successful
`IsConfirmed`	boolean	Indicates if it is confirmed or not
`Team`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ None, Home, Away ]	Team data

Safety

		{
			IsNullified: false,
			"Players": [],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Players`	Players array	Player data

OnePointSafety

		{
			IsNullified: false,
			"Players": [],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Players`	Players array	Player data

ClockSet

{
}

No player or yards data. Just an event to record a clock set fact.

ClockStarted

{
}

No player or yards data. Just an event to record a clock start fact.

ClockStopped

{
}

No player or yards data. Just an event to record a clock stop fact.

CoinToss

		{
			"WinnerTeam": null,
            "WasDeferred": false,
            "AwayChoice": "Receive",
            "HomeChoice": "EastEndZone",
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`WinnerTeam`	integer($int32)	team Id
`WasDeferred`	boolean	Indicates whether choice deferred or not
`AwayChoice`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ Kick, Receive, EndZone, NorthEndZone, EastEndZone, SouthEndZone, WestEndZone ]	Indicates the away team choice from the available options.
`HomeChoice`	string($x-extensible-enum) [ Kick, Receive, EndZone, NorthEndZone, EastEndZone, SouthEndZone, WestEndZone ]	Indicates the home team choice from the available options.

ConversionAttempt

		{
			"Type": "TwoPoints",
            "IsNullified": false
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element

Type

Description

Type

string($x-extensible-enum)

[ Unknown, OnePoint, TwoPoints ]

Indicated the type of conversion attempt play

IsNullified

boolean

Indicates whether this action was nullified

OnePointConversion

		{
			"IsMade": true,
            "IsNullified": false,
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Tackler"
				}
			]
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsMade`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was made or not
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified
`Players`	Players array	Player data

TwoPointsConversion

		{
			"IsMade": false,
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Tackler"
				}
			],
            "IsNullified": false
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`IsMade`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was made or not
`Players`	Players array	Player data
`IsNullified`	boolean	Indicates whether this action was nullified

OutOfBounds

		{
			"Yards": null,
            "Players": [],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates the yard line where out of bounds happened
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Touchback

		{
			"Players": [],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Penalty

		{
	 "type": "DefensiveOffside",
            "yards": 5,
            "outcome": "Accepted",
            "yardLines": [
                {
                    "type": "Placement",
                    "yards": 39,
                    "sideOfPitch": "Home"
                }
            ],
            "enforcementSpot": "PreviousSpot",
            "nextDown": "Repeats",
            "players": [
                {
                    "id": "1006731",
                    "type": "Unknown"
                }
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Type`	string($x-extensible-enum) Unknown, BlockBelowWaist, BlockingOutOfBounds, ChopBlock, Clipping, ContactingTheKicker, CutBlocking, Defensive12OnField, DefensiveDelayOfGame, DefensiveHolding, DefensiveOffside, DefensivePassInterference, DefensiveTooManyMenOnField, DelayOfGame, DelayOfKickoff, DisconcertingSignals, Disqualification, Encroachment, EquipmentViolation, FaceMask, FairCatchInterference, FalseStart, Fighting, Holding, HoldingReturn, HorseCollarTackle, Hurdling, IllegalBat, IllegalBlindsideBlock, IllegalBlock, IllegalBlockAboveTheWaist, IllegalBlockAboveWaist, IllegalBlockAfterFcSignal, IllegalBlockInBack, IllegalBlockOnReturn, IllegalContact, IllegalContactWithSnapper, IllegalCrackback, IllegalCut, IllegalDoubleTeamBlock, IllegalDownfieldOnKick, IllegalFormation, IllegalForwardPass, IllegalInterferenceCover, IllegalInterferenceOnLooseBall, IllegalKickoff, IllegallyKickingBall, IllegalMotion, IllegalParticipation, IllegalPeelback, IllegalPunt, IllegalShift, IllegalSnap, IllegalSubstitution, IllegalTouchKick, IllegalTouchOfKick, IllegalTouchPass, IllegalUseOfHands, IllegalWedge, IneligibleDownfieldKick, IneligibleDownfieldOnPass, IneligibleDownfieldPass, IneligibleReceiver, IntentionalGrounding, InterferenceWithOpportunityToCatch, InvalidFairCatchSignal, KickCatchInterference, KickoffOutOfBounds, Leaping, Leverage, LowBlock, LoweringHeadToInitiateContact, NeutralZoneInfraction, NoYards15, NoYards5, ObjectionableConduct, Offensive12OnField, OffensiveHolding, OffensiveOffside, OffensivePassInterference, OffensiveTooManyMenOnField, Offside, OffsideOnFreeKick, PassInterference, PersonalFoul, PhysicalAbuseOnOfficial, PilingOn, PlayerOutOfBoundsOnKick, PlayerOutOfBoundsOnPunt, ProcedureGeneral, ProcedureIllegalFormation, ProcedureNoEnd, PushBlocking, Pyramiding, ReturnFromOutOfBounds, RoughingHolder, RoughingTheKicker, RoughingThePasser, RoughPlay, RunningIntoHolder, RunningIntoTheKicker, ShortFreeKick, SidelineInterference, Spearing, Targeting, Taunting, TimeCountAfter3MinuteWarningIntentional, TimeCountAfter3MinuteWarningLoss10Yards, TimeCountAfter3MinuteWarningLossDown, TimeCountAfter3MinuteWarningUnintentional, TimeCountBefore3MinuteWarning, TooManyPlayers, Tripping, UnnecessaryRoughness, UnnecessaryRoughnessMajorGrade2, UnsportsmanlikeConduct	Penalty type
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates the amount of yards team was penalized based on the penalty type
`Outcome`	string($x-extensible-enum) Unknown, Accepted, Declined, Offsetting, Superseded	Outcome of the penalty
`YardLines`	Yardlines array	Indicates enforcement and placement yardlines of the penalty if both available.
`EnforcementSpot`	string($x-extensible-enum) Unknown, Accepted, Declined, Offsetting, Superseded	Indicates where the penalty is enforced from. Available options: [Unknown, DeadBall, OtherSpot, PreviousSpot, SuccedingSpot]
`NextDown`	string($x-extensible-enum) Unknown, Accepted, Declined, Offsetting, Superseded	Indicates if penalty results in firstDown, LossOfDown or down Repeats. Available options: [Unknown, First, Repeats, LossOfDown]
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Return

		{
			"Yards": 28,
            "Players": [
				{
					"Id": "835822",
					"Type": "Returner"
				}
			],
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Yards`	integer($int32)	Indicates the yards gained
`Players`	Players array	Player data

Down

		{
			"Number": 2,
            "YardsToGo": 8,
            "ScrimmageYard": 22,
            "EndedAtGameTime": null,
            "EndedAtUtc": null,
            "Description": "(14:23) (No Huddle) D.Dallas right guard to SEA 25 for 3 yards (Jon.Allen)."		
		}

Element	Type	Description

Element	Type	Description
`Number`	integer($int32)	Number of the Down in a Play
`YardsToGo`	integer($int32)	Indicates yards to go for a successful down