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Detection Analysis Report

Date: January 7, 2026
Method: Fixed coordinates + template matching
Video: OSU vs Tenn 12.21.24.mkv
Processing Time: 3.4 minutes (~2.8x faster than v3 baseline's 9.6 minutes)

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Summary

Metric	Value
Total Detected (raw)	182
After 1.0s filter	181
V3 Baseline	176
True Positives	176
False Positives	5
False Negatives	0
Recall	100.0%
Precision	97.2%
F1 Score	98.6%

Key Achievements

1. 100% Recall - All 176 baseline plays correctly detected
2. Better than baseline - 3 "false positives" are actually legitimate plays the v3 baseline missed:
   • Opening kickoff (2:01)
   • Second half kickoff (10:14)
   • False start penalty (52:34)
3. ~3x faster - 3.4 minutes vs 9.6 minutes for v3 baseline
4. XP/FG filter working - Reduced FPs from 10 to 6 by requiring 1.0s minimum time at clock=40

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Duration Filter Threshold Analysis

The v3 baseline's shortest play is 3.9s (a timeout). However, using 3.0s as the threshold causes false negatives because our special play detections have shorter durations (we only capture the 40→25 transition, not the full play duration).

Threshold	Plays	FP	FN	Recall	Precision	F1
1.0s	181	5	0	100.0%	97.2%	98.6%
1.5s	178	4	2	98.9%	97.8%	98.3%
2.0s	176	3	3	98.3%	98.3%	98.3%
3.0s	175	2	3	98.3%	98.9%	98.6%

Recommendation: Use 1.0s threshold for best recall while filtering weird clock noise.

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"False Positives" Analysis (5 after 1.0s filter)

These plays were detected but don't match any baseline play within 5 seconds.

#	Timestamp	Duration	Verdict	Notes
1	2:01.92 (121.9s)	6.3s	✅ VALID	Opening kickoff - should be tracked
2	2:31.43 (151.4s)	1.9s	⚠️ Optional	Weird clock behavior
3	10:14.93 (614.9s)	15.0s	✅ VALID	Second half kickoff - should be tracked
4	52:34.00 (3154.0s)	2.9s	✅ VALID	False start penalty - should be tracked
5	140:14.54 (8414.5s)	1.4s	⚠️ Optional	Weird clock behavior

Filtered by 1.0s threshold:

• 69:12.60 (4152.6s) - 0.9s duration - Weird clock behavior ✅ Correctly filtered

Key Finding: New Method Finds MORE Plays!

3 of the "false positives" are actually legitimate plays that the v3 baseline missed:

• Opening kickoff (2:01)
• Second half kickoff (10:14)
• False start penalty (52:34)

This means our template matching method is actually better than the baseline for total play coverage.

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Performance Comparison

Metric	V3 Baseline	Static Templates	Dynamic Templates
Processing Time	9.6 min	3.4 min	4.2 min
Plays Detected	176	181 (filtered)	181 (filtered)
True Positives	176	176	176
False Positives	0	5	5
False Negatives	0	0	0
Precision	100%	97.2%	97.2%
Recall	100%	100%	100%
F1 Score	-	98.6%	98.6%
Speedup	1.0x	2.8x	2.3x
Template Coverage	N/A	100% (prebuilt)	92% (23/25)

Template Capture Modes

Static Templates: Pre-built templates loaded from disk (fastest startup)

• Uses templates previously captured and saved to output/debug/digit_templates/
• 100% template coverage (all 25 templates available)
• Best for repeated analysis of the same video

Dynamic Templates: Templates built on-the-fly using OCR (default mode)

• Uses OCR to label first 400 frames, then builds templates from samples
• 92% template coverage (23/25 templates - missing 2 rare digits)
• Adds ~10 seconds for template building phase
• More robust for new videos with different fonts/styles

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Fixes Applied

1. XP/FG Minimum Time Filter (play_state_machine.py)

Problem: Weird clock behavior (40→25 within 1 second) was being incorrectly detected as XP/FG completions.

Solution: Added minimum time requirement (1.0s) at clock=40 before accepting 40→25 as an XP/FG completion.

min_time_at_40 = 1.0  # Must be at 40 for at least 1s to avoid weird clock false positives

if min_time_at_40 <= time_at_40 <= max_time_for_rapid_transition and len(self._countdown_history) == 0:
    # This is a valid XP/FG completion

2. Merge Plays Fix (_merge_plays() in play_detector.py)

Problem: Same play detected by both state machine and clock reset detection.

Solution: Added 5-second proximity threshold to deduplicate overlapping detections.

3. Duration Filter (1.0s threshold)

Problem: Weird clock noise produces very short "plays" (< 1 second).

Solution: Filter plays with duration < 1.0s. Note: Using 3.0s (the orchestrator default) would create false negatives because special plays have short durations in fixed coordinates mode.

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Known Limitations

1. Timeout Detection: Class B (timeout) detection doesn't work in fixed coordinates mode because timeout indicators aren't tracked. Timeouts are classified as "special" plays instead.

2. Special Play Durations: Without full timeout tracking, special plays have shorter durations than the baseline (we only capture the 40→25 transition).

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Timestamps for Video Inspection

Legitimate Plays (missed by v3 baseline)

2:01   - Opening kickoff
10:14  - Second half kickoff  
52:34  - False start penalty

Filtered by 1.0s threshold

69:12  - Weird clock (0.9s) ✅ Filtered

Remaining questionable detections

2:31   - Weird clock (1.9s) - Optional
140:14 - Weird clock (1.4s) - Optional

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Timing Breakdown (Dynamic Template Mode)

Phase	Time	% of Total
Video I/O	169.0s	67.4%
Template Building	9.8s	3.9%
Template Matching	71.3s	28.4%
Other (scorebug, state machine)	0.5s	0.2%
TOTAL	250.7s	100%

The overhead of dynamic template capture (~10 seconds) is minimal compared to the total processing time. The majority of time is spent on video I/O (67%) and template matching (28%).

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Next Steps

1. ✅ 1.0s duration filter - Implemented in test script
2. ✅ Dynamic template capture - Now the default behavior
3. Update baseline with the 3 legitimate plays found
4. Integration with main.py: Enable template matching mode in orchestrator
5. Timeout tracking: Add timeout indicator detection for proper Class B classification