February 4, 2012

how to find a football team’s best mix of pass and run plays using game theory

By Laura Albert

This is my third and final post in my series of football analytics slidecasts. After this one, just enjoy the Superbowl. My first two posts are here and here.

This slidecast illustrates how to find

  • the offensive team’s best mix of run and pass plays, and
  • the defensive team’s best mix of run and pass defenses.
The best mix is, of course, a mixed strategy. We use a game theory to identify the best mix (a Nash equilibrium) for a simultaneous, perfect information, zero-sum game.

What is a football team’s best mix of running and passing plays?

View another webinar from Laura McLay
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