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Using real-time NFL Next Gen stats to analyze performance play by play, mid-game.

January 13, 2026 / 01:12

This episode discusses NFL analytics, featuring Shawn Lee from Adrenaline, and the use of real-time data from NFL NextGen Stats.

The conversation highlights how Adrenaline predicts blitz probabilities, run-pass ratios, and target probabilities during games. Shawn Lee explains the dynamic updates that occur when players adjust their positions on the field.

One key example discussed is the recent San Francisco game, where the blitz probability shifted significantly from single digits in the first half to over 40% in the second half. This change illustrates a strategic shift in the team's approach as the game progressed.

The episode emphasizes the importance of data in understanding game trends and strategies, showcasing how analytics can enhance the viewing experience for fans.

TLDR

Shawn Lee discusses NFL analytics and real-time data trends during games.

Episode

1:12
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We're working with a company called Adrenaline, which Shawn Lee is a big player there. Shawn Lee, the Cowboys
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linebacker, if you remember, and they're an analytics company. They've got real
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time data coming in from NFL NextGen Stats. And what they use it for is to predict the probability of blitzes, run
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pass, and target probability, and it's dynamically updating. So, when a linebacker starts to creep forward,
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you'll see that blitz probability pop. I found that to be really cool, especially
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if you look just trends over game. We did the San Francisco game a few weeks ago, not this last week, but a few weeks
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ago, and in the first half, everything was singledigit blitz probability. They were just 8 9% blitzing. And I don't
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know if they blitzed at all in the first half. And then suddenly in the second half, it was 40% or 45% or 50% and they
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were blitzing more. And to me, that was cool as someone that it just I I just need the numbers sometimes to highlight
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this. And even though it was predictable, it was clearly showing a shift in mentality that they had from
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early in the game to later in the game.

Episode Highlights

  • Blitz Probability Dynamics
    Adrenaline uses real-time data to predict blitz probabilities in NFL games.
    “They've got real-time data coming in from NFL NextGen Stats.”
    @ 00m 07s
    January 13, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • It was clearly showing a shift in mentality.
    Using real-time NFL Next Gen stats to analyze performance play by play, mid-game.

Key Moments

  • Blitz Probability Shift01:01