News, Notes and other Hot Topics
Monday May 4, 2009
New for 2009! 5-digit Player IDs.
We were running out of 4-digit player IDs, so
this year we will be expanding the field to 5 digits. The current
master player lists, zero stats files and the 2009 NFL Draft file already reflect this
change. Also, we have updated the Descriptor files which explain
the file layouts in detail. You can find them by
clicking here. Please note that
the actual sample files are not yet updated. Within a few days, we will post updated sample files.
Here's a brief summary what has changed to the
file layouts.
- Player ID expanded from 4 to 5 digits
- All fields in the file layouts AFTER Player ID will move 1 space to the
right to accommodate the change.
- Existing player and team IDs remain unchanged. Only new
players will have 5-digit IDs.
- All 2009 drafted rookies have IDs ranging
from 11001-11256.
- stats files, draft files, injury reports and master player lists
will all be changed to incorporate 5-digit IDs.
Still have questions?
E-mail us and we'll be happy to assist you.
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week in which you will be able to download the stats without a username
& password. As always, we appreciate your business and welcome
your input on how we can better serve you.
New for 2008 - CSV files.
This season we will be offering comma
separated values (CSV) files. They are easily imported into
spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and other applications. Only
weekly stats will be offered in CSV format. Year-to-date stats
will not be available in CSV format.
A word or two about player names
When looking up a player in
the master lists or in the zero stats files, please note that we use the
player's proper name, not his nickname. TE Boo Williams' first
name is Eddie, Atlanta WR Roddy White's first name is Sharod, Carolina
WR Steve Smith's first name is Stevonne, and so on.
Undrafted rookie free
agents - Every year, hundreds of undrafted players are invited to
NFL training camps. Most of them never see the light of an NFL
regular season roster. For that reason, we normally don't add
undrafted rookies to the master lists until they actually make a regular
season roster. Otherwise, we'd run out of ID numbers pretty
quickly - with many of them going to players who'll never play in the
NFL. Each season, the Sunday prior to the season's first week is the normal cutdown day for NFL teams to get their rosters down to the 53-man limit.
As a result, we'll have updated master
player lists and zero stats files on Monday, and we will
have added all the undrafted rookies at that time.
Weird Scoring Plays
How does Quick Stats handle unusual scoring plays in the NFL?
The following links will help you sort out most of them.
Unusual Scoring Plays
■ How the NFL & Elias rule on weird scoring plays
■
Trick plays on special teams
■
Fumble recovery TDs by offensive players
These links are also permanently
available in the left-hand column of this page.
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