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The Big Data Bowl competition: Q&A with the NFL

The National Football League (NFL) continues to evolve on and off the field. One of the biggest shifts in recent years is the league’s commitment to using data and technology to improve the sport. Amazon Web Services (AWS) supports this commitment as the NFL’s partnership with AWS continues to deepen. The Big Data Bowl exemplifies […]

AWS and NFL’s new special teams Next Gen Stat is ready for kickoff

The newest advanced metric tackles the hidden dynamics of punt and kickoff returns. The NFL Next Gen Stats team is here to give us the inside scoop. We have all witnessed a returner getting tackled a nanosecond after receiving a punt or kickoff. Holding onto the ball, let alone gaining a chunk of yardage, is a […]

NFL Next Gen Stats Expected Punt and Kickoff Return Yards: Q&A with the Amazon Machine Learning Solutions Lab

In this post, get a behind-the-scenes look from the Amazon Machine Learning (ML) Solutions Lab team on how the new Expected Return Yards stat from NFL Next Gen Stats was developed. Give us the main idea behind Expected Return Yards and how it came together. In collaboration with AWS over the last five years, the […]

AWS Sports kicks off at re:Invent 2022

Last week, AWS re:Invent returned for its 11th year, highlighting the latest in cloud innovation and customer transformation journeys across 5 keynotes, 22 leadership sessions, and over 2,000 breakout and interactive sessions. In keeping with the growing demand and accelerating innovation in the sports industry, for the first time ever we had a dedicated AWS […]

In the news: How the NFL is using data to change the game

The National Football League (NFL) is pursuing innovative, data-driven programs to improve player safety, help players achieve their full potential, and make the game even more exciting for fans. Since 2019, the NFL has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement a cloud-based data strategy that uses analytics, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence […]

Know before you go: Sports attendee guide for AWS re:Invent 2022

We have an exciting AWS re:Invent 2022 planned for customers in the sports industry. The world’s leading sports organizations are building, migrating, and deploying innovative data-driven solutions that elevate the fan experience and performance analytics, turn data into actionable insights, accelerate innovation, lower costs, and increase return on investment. Keeping with growing demand in the […]