Bandit Football uses NFL data accessed through the nflverse ecosystem of open-source packages.

Play-by-play data and EPA: Carl S, Baldwin B (2026). nflfastR: Functions to Efficiently Access NFL Play by Play Data. R package version 5.2.0.9014, https://nflfastr.com/.

Data access (rosters, Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference stats, participation): Ho T, Carl S (2026). nflreadr: Download 'nflverse' Data. R package version 1.5.1.9000, https://nflreadr.nflverse.com.

Next Gen Stats: player tracking data provided by NFL Next Gen Stats, accessed via nflverse.

Advanced stats and snap counts: provided by Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com), accessed via nflverse.

Participation data: participation data from 2023 onward is provided by FTN Data, accessed via nflverse, released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license — attribution to FTN Data via nflverse. Participation data prior to 2023 is provided by NFL Next Gen Stats, accessed via nflverse.

Game and schedule context (weather, surface, betting lines): schedule data maintained by Lee Sharpe, accessed via nflverse.

Roster and player information: nflverse roster data.