Alright, guys, let’s talk about this “nfl script” thing I messed around with today. I’ve been seeing this meme everywhere, so I figured, why not try to make something with it? I’m no coding wizard, but I like to tinker.
Getting Started
First, I had to figure out what I even wanted to do. The whole “nfl script” joke is about predictable outcomes, right? So I thought, maybe I could make a super simple program that just “predicts” a game result. Nothing fancy, just a bit of fun.
I decided to use Python because, well, it’s the only language I’m even remotely comfortable with. I’m still very much a beginner, so I needed something I could at least stumble my way through.
The “Coding”
I started by setting up a few basic things. I needed a way to pick two teams. So, I just made a couple of variables:
team1 = "Chiefs"
team2 = "Eagles"
Super basic, I know. I wasn’t about to create a whole database of teams or anything. Then, I wanted to “predict” a score. The easiest way I could think of was just using the `random` function in Python. I’m pretty sure I got this part right:
import random
score1 = *(0, 50)
score2 = *(0, 50)
This basically just picks a random number between 0 and 50 for each team’s score. Again, nothing groundbreaking, just simple stuff.
The “Reveal”
The last part was just displaying the “prediction”. I wanted it to be a little dramatic, you know, play into the whole “script” idea. So I added some print statements:
print("The NFL script has been leaked...")
print("Tonight's game:")
print(team1 + " vs. " + team2)
print("And the final score is...")
print(team1 + ": " + str(score1))
print(team2 + ": " + str(score2))
See? I even remembered I had to use `str()` to convert the number scores into text so it would print correctly. Go me!
Running It and Laughing
So, I ran the thing, and… it worked! It spit out a completely random “prediction.” Of course, it’s all just a silly joke, but it was fun to make. It felt good to take something I saw online and actually build something, even if it’s super simple and kind of dumb.
I might try to add more to it later. Maybe let the user input the team names, or even make it a little “smarter” about how it picks the scores (like, give certain teams a higher chance of winning, for the memes). But for now, I’m happy with my little “nfl script” generator. It was a fun little afternoon project, and I learned a tiny bit more about Python, which is always a win.
