The raw data behind the story "The Complete History of the NFL" https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/complete-history-of-the-nfl/ And our "2017 NFL Predictions" https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2017-nfl-predictions/
nfl_elo
Because of R package size restrictions, only a preview of the first 10 rows of this dataset is included; to obtain the entire dataset (1920 to present games) see Examples below. The preview is a data frame with 10 rows representing games and 14 variables:
Date
Season year, 1920-2018
TRUE if the game was played on neutral territory, FALSE if not
No description provided
The name of one participating team
The name of the other participating team
Team 1's Elo rating before the game
Team 2's Elo rating before the game
Team 1's probability of winning based on Elo rating
Team 2's probability of winning based on Elo rating
Team 1's Elo rating after the game
Team 2's Elo rating after the game
Points scored by Team 1
Points scored by Team 2