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This project introduces a new metric for evaluating player contribution during a punt return called Regularized Adjusted Field Position Contribution. We follow a similar methodology as in the creation of Basketball's metric Adjusted Plus-Minus. This notebook was submitted to the 2022 NFL Big Data Bowl.

Localized air pollution and a global pandemic are two of the most tragically salient realities of the day. The latter challenges the well-being, livelihood, and accepted societal norms of the current generation while the former threatens the very existence of future generations. Unfortunately for some, these trends coincide in what must be the nexus of non-ideal respiratory conditions. Yet, is it possible that out of this bleak forecast, one can glean a positive outcome?