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Welcome to the nfldb wiki! The following is a list of topics that extend nfldb's API documentation with examples and explanation. I recommend reading the following links in the order in which they are listed. (The links in the reference section can be skimmed and accessed later when you need to look up something specific.)

If you need any help or have found a bug, please open a new issue on nfldb's issue tracker or join us at our IRC channel #nflgame on FreeNode.

• Installation and maintenance
  • Installation
    • Windows installation
      • Python environment (pre-nfldb installation) help
      • Detailed PostgreSQL installation
  • Updating nfldb with real time data
• Searching the database
  • The data model
  • An introduction to the query interface
  • Sorting results
  • Disjunctive criteria
  • Fuzzy player name matching
  • Exploring secondary types: FieldPosition, PossessionTime and Clock
  • Aggregate searching
  • Breaking the shackles of the query interface with nfldb's types
  • More examples
• Watching video
  • Watching videos of plays with nflvid
• Reference
  • Statistical categories
• How people use nfldb
  • Tableau Data Visualization: Touches per game, by player, by team for 2014. Updated daily - iliketowel. Please respond with any feedback on this reddit page
  • [Interactive Data Visualization for Fantasy Football] (http://www.sportfanalytics.com/fantasy)
    • Compare player performance to opposing DEF
    • Find players with the most targets in the Red Zone