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pff_facet_coverage_scheme

LEGACY (premium.pff.com cookie auth; prefer the pff_api_* Developer API wrappers). Facet report /defense/coverage_scheme (By Position leaderboard; add franchiseId for By Team, gameId for By Game)

Endpoint URL: GET https://premium.pff.com/api/v1/facet/defense/coverage_scheme

Valid URL: https://premium.pff.com/api/v1/facet/defense/coverage_scheme

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
league	league			Y	League slug (nfl/ncaa/aaf/ufl); pre-bound by the per-league shim modules.
season	season			Y	Season (starting year).
week	week			Y	Week or week-group key (e.g. 'REG', a week number, or a range).
franchiseId	franchise_id			Y	PFF franchise (team) id; filters a report 'By Team'.
gameId	game_id			Y	PFF game id; filters a report 'By Game'.
division	division			Y	Division filter (NCAA).

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
man_touchdowns	numeric	Touchdowns allowed into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
man_interceptions	numeric	Interceptions made in coverage when in man coverage.
zone_snap_counts_coverage_percent	numeric	Share of the player's coverage snaps played when in zone coverage.
man_avg_depth_of_target	numeric	Average depth of targets into the player's coverage, in yards downfield when in man coverage.
man_dropped_ints	numeric	Interception chances PFF charted as dropped when in man coverage.
draft_season	numeric	Season of the player's NFL draft class, per PFF.
zone_coverage_snaps_per_target	numeric	Coverage snaps played per target into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.
man_yards_per_reception	numeric	Average yards allowed per reception when in man coverage.
team_name	character	Team abbreviation the player is credited to for the range.
jersey_number	character	Jersey number (string; zero-padded, e.g. "09").
man_snap_counts_coverage	numeric	Coverage snaps played when in man coverage.
man_tackles	numeric	Tackles made when in man coverage.
zone_stops	numeric	Stops, PFF's tackles that constitute a failed play for the offense when in zone coverage.
zone_snap_counts_coverage	numeric	Coverage snaps played when in zone coverage.
zone_yards	numeric	Receiving yards allowed when in zone coverage.
man_coverage_snaps_per_target	numeric	Coverage snaps played per target into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
zone_coverage_percent	numeric	Share of pass-play snaps spent in coverage when in zone coverage.
player_game_count	numeric	Number of games the player appeared in over the covered span.
eligible_season	numeric	Season of the player's NFL draft eligibility, per PFF.
zone_receptions	numeric	Receptions allowed into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.
zone_forced_incompletion_rate	numeric	Share of targets into the player's coverage with a PFF-charted forced incompletion when in zone coverage.
man_snap_counts_pass_play	numeric	Pass-play snaps when in man coverage.
zone_yards_per_reception	numeric	Average yards allowed per reception when in zone coverage.
man_longest	numeric	Longest completion allowed, in yards when in man coverage.
man_assists	numeric	Assisted tackles when in man coverage.
zone_yards_after_catch	numeric	Yards after the catch allowed when in zone coverage.
man_stops	numeric	Stops, PFF's tackles that constitute a failed play for the offense when in man coverage.
man_receptions	numeric	Receptions allowed into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
zone_tackles	numeric	Tackles made when in zone coverage.
man_coverage_percent	numeric	Share of pass-play snaps spent in coverage when in man coverage.
penalties	numeric	Penalties charged to the player over the covered span.
zone_yards_per_coverage_snap	numeric	Receiving yards allowed per coverage snap when in zone coverage.
team	character	Team abbreviation the player is credited to for the range.
man_catch_rate	numeric	Completion percentage allowed on targets into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
man_grades_coverage_defense	numeric	PFF coverage grade when in man coverage, 0-100.
declined_penalties	numeric	Penalties committed by the player that were declined.
man_yards_after_catch	numeric	Yards after the catch allowed when in man coverage.
man_pass_break_ups	numeric	Passes broken up when in man coverage.
man_yards	numeric	Receiving yards allowed when in man coverage.
position	character	PFF position code the player is listed at (e.g. QB, HB, FB, WR, TE, T, G, C, ED, DI, LB, CB, S, K, P).
man_targets	numeric	Targets into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
man_missed_tackle_rate	numeric	Share of tackle attempts the player missed when in man coverage.
zone_assists	numeric	Assisted tackles when in zone coverage.
zone_snap_counts_pass_play	numeric	Pass-play snaps when in zone coverage.
zone_missed_tackle_rate	numeric	Share of tackle attempts the player missed when in zone coverage.
zone_touchdowns	numeric	Touchdowns allowed into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.
zone_coverage_snaps_per_reception	numeric	Coverage snaps played per reception allowed when in zone coverage.
man_coverage_snaps_per_reception	numeric	Coverage snaps played per reception allowed when in man coverage.
zone_avg_depth_of_target	numeric	Average depth of targets into the player's coverage, in yards downfield when in zone coverage.
man_snap_counts_coverage_percent	numeric	Share of the player's coverage snaps played when in man coverage.
player	character	Player's display name as PFF lists it.
franchise_id	numeric	PFF franchise (team) id (integer join key).
zone_forced_incompletes	numeric	Incompletions forced by the player's coverage, per PFF charting when in zone coverage.
man_forced_incompletion_rate	numeric	Share of targets into the player's coverage with a PFF-charted forced incompletion when in man coverage.
zone_targets	numeric	Targets into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.
zone_longest	numeric	Longest completion allowed, in yards when in zone coverage.
zone_dropped_ints	numeric	Interception chances PFF charted as dropped when in zone coverage.
zone_interceptions	numeric	Interceptions made in coverage when in zone coverage.
man_forced_incompletes	numeric	Incompletions forced by the player's coverage, per PFF charting when in man coverage.
player_id	numeric	PFF player id (integer; matches the /players id and every player_id join key).
zone_missed_tackles	numeric	Missed tackles when in zone coverage.
base_snap_counts_coverage	numeric	Coverage snaps from the facet's unsplit base row, covering all coverage schemes.
man_missed_tackles	numeric	Missed tackles when in man coverage.
zone_grades_coverage_defense	numeric	PFF coverage grade when in zone coverage, 0-100.
man_qb_rating_against	numeric	NFL passer rating allowed on targets into the player's coverage when in man coverage.
zone_pass_break_ups	numeric	Passes broken up when in zone coverage.
zone_qb_rating_against	numeric	NFL passer rating allowed on targets into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.
man_yards_per_coverage_snap	numeric	Receiving yards allowed per coverage snap when in man coverage.
zone_catch_rate	numeric	Completion percentage allowed on targets into the player's coverage when in zone coverage.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

pff_facet_coverage_scheme()

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