NFL Big Data Bowl 2026 Coverage - Episode 2

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Welcome to Episode 2 of our NFL Big Data Bowl 2026 Coverage! This years theme is the passing game! We're going over 7 more exciting analyses this week, including one I've identified as a favorite to win the grand prize. Subjects covered include ballhawks, pass completion rates, contested space, and play calling. Subjects not covered include the Cleveland Browns (just as well.)

The pills picture is from OpenClipArt, released to the public domain. In interest of Full Disclosure, I also entered the NFL Big Data Bowl, and my submission can be found as the final link below.

Links:

Nancy Hersh, "Will He Make the Catch?", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Macauley Deverin, "Ball Hawk Index: Measuring What We've Always Talked About But Never Measured", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Chirag Mc, "The Ball-Hawk Index: Quantifying Defensive Reaction Efficiency", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Ameya Velankar, "Visualizing Contested Space to Optimize Defensive Outcomes After the Pass", alternative title: "Contested Space Diagrams", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Matt Easton, "Measuring Defensive Back Transition Agility When the Ball Is in the Air", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Ashutosh Shirshat, "A Route-Stratified, Triple-Threat to Diagnose Pass Outcome", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Rishi Sangare, "When Should You Throw? Route-Specific Timing Windows in Pass Coverage.", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

Alexander Fretheim, "The Art of the Interception", https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/n...

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