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Tom Bliss

@DataWithBliss

Sr. Manager, Football Ops Data Scientist at @NFL. Alum of @Columbia (Data Science) and @UWMadison (Physics/Astronomy). Born / raised in Oakland, CA 🇬🇾🇺🇸.

 New York, NY
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Joined September 2018
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Luck dashboard thru w9. Most impactful plays: - Colts make 59-yd FG with 6:01 left in Q4 (-21.6% for DAL) - DAL misses 50 yard FG with 3:34 left in Q4 (+15.9% for IND) - Jets dropped pass with 7:43 left in Q1 (+14.2% for KC)
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Check out this new story! The NFL has given Carnegie Mellon University researchers access to official film and on-field data to develop new technologies that can enhance the way coaches, players and fans annotate, analyze and understand games. cmu.edu/news/stories/archive…
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Luck dashboard thru week 8. Most impactful plays: - ARI missed XP at end of Q4 (+29.3% for DAL) - GB dropped TD pass with 1:56 left in Q2 (+20.3% for CAR) - PHI missed FG with 9:01 left in Q4 (+18.3% for WAS)
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If any folks see any pancakes (blocker blocks a player to his back) during today’s games, send me a DM with game, player, quarter and time! You would be contributing the the nfl league office’s statistical modeling efforts!
Michael Lopez (@StatsbyLopez) profile pictureMichael Lopez@StatsbyLopezOct 29
The pancake block - when an offensive player flattens his opponent - has long lived as an unofficial football stat With more granular data, our NFL group has begun measuring pancakes. This weekend, we'd like your help Introducing: Pancake Week 1/4
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The pancake block - when an offensive player flattens his opponent - has long lived as an unofficial football stat With more granular data, our NFL group has begun measuring pancakes. This weekend, we'd like your help Introducing: Pancake Week 1/4
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Luck dashboard thru w7. Most impactful plays: - GB dropped lead-changing TD pass with 3:30 left in Q4 (+36.3% for DET) - ARI dropped lead-changing TD pass with 14:24 left in Q2 (+25.7% for DEN) - IND missed game-tying 48 yd FG with 4:27 left in Q4 (+20.5% for MIN)
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How do teams position themselves in a huddle? Using player tracking data, here’s a look at the median position for each player in a huddle for each team’s most common offensive lineup.
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Luck Dashboard thru week 6. Most impactful plays: - PIT game tying 58 yd FG with 2 mins left in Q4 (-34% for TB) - JAX game tying 60 yd FG with 2 mins left in Q4 (-31% for HOU) - SEA dropped pass that was intercepted with 7:17 left in OT (+24.9% for DEN)
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Thanks so much to Ben for sharing this data publicly for the 2027 #BigDataBowl! Grinding the Mocks aggregates mock draft data to create consensus-based projections of where prospects are likely to be selected in the NFL Draft. Depending on focus, may be a very helpful resource.
Benjamin Robinson (@benj_robinson) profile pictureBenjamin Robinson@benj_robinsonOct 16
Announcing a public @GrindingMocks dataset for use in the 2027 #BigDataBowl! Include mock draft/big board sentiment in your models and...prosper??? grindingthemocks.substack.co…
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2026 NFL Luck dashboard weeks 1-5 Most impactful plays W1-W4 - JAX made game winning 57 yd FG in Q4 in wk 5 (-67.4% for PHI) - SEA dropped pass with 1:00 left in Q4 in wk 5 (+34.2% for SF) - CLE made 56 yd FG with 0:15 left in Q4 (-29.4% for PIT)
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*Plays are from W4-W5
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The 2027 Big Data Bowl is live #BigDataBowl
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2026 NFL Luck dashboard -- weeks 1-3 Most impactful plays W1-W3: - W2: TB drops pass in endzone with 0:38 in Q4 (+51.7% for CLE) - W3: IND makes 53 yd lead changing FG with 0:21 in Q4 (-33.3% for HOU) - W3: BAL makes 56 yd game winning FG (-31.1% for DAL)
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Data engineering role with the Titans remains open jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/t…
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So @DataWithBliss @recspecs730 and I have been in the lab
GametimeCT (@GametimeCT) profile pictureGametimeCT@GametimeCTSep 11
NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula ift.tt/sDBla3o #ctbsoc
NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula

NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula

NFL data analyst, whose daughter plays high school soccer, helped the CIAC develop a new tournament formula.

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Applications are open for the 2026-27 Big Data Bowl Mentorship Program nfl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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The Big Data Bowl mentorship program is built to increase diversity within sports analytics by connecting experienced NFL analytics experts with individuals who are quantitatively prepared but new to the field. Applications are now live: nfl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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With the #USOpen a week away, here's a comparison of the men's tournament schedule route vs a route optimized for min travel distance. A player competing in every tournament would travel 2,929 mi / 4,713 km under the current schedule, compared to 1,653 mi / 2,660 km if optimized
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I had the absolute pleasure of speaking about football analytics alongside an incredible group of panelists at the 2026 @BlackSportsBiz at Howard University in Washington, DC. Thanks so much to @johnpark_52 for inviting me to be a part of yesterday's panel.
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John Park@johnpark_52Jun 11
Looking forward to today’s conversation at @HowardU with a group of colleagues and friends whom I greatly respect. Grateful to Gregory Gibson Jr. and the @BlackSportsBiz for creating opportunities that bring people together and move our industry forward.
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