Sync Standings¶

Fetches NFL league standings for a given season. Powers the Standings page showing NFC North division rankings.

API Endpoint¶

GET https://api.lionschedule.me/api/v1/football/standings/?season=2025

What It Does¶

1. Fetches standings for all 32 teams
2. Resolves team, conference, and division ForeignKeys
3. Creates or updates Standing records (unique on team + season)

Data Stored¶

Standing: team (FK), season, conference (FK), division (FK), wins, losses, ties, win_percentage, division_rank, playoff_seed, clinch_indicator, points_for, points_against, point_differential, record_splits (JSON: home, away, division, conference), streak

Response Structure¶

{
  "standings": [
    {
      "team": 8,
      "team_name": "Detroit Lions",
      "season": 2025,
      "wins": 9,
      "losses": 8,
      "points_for": 481,
      "points_against": 413,
      "division_rank": 3,
      "record_splits": {"home": "5-3", "away": "4-5", "division": "2-4"},
      "streak": "W1"
    }
  ]
}

Schedule¶

Every 6 hours during the season. Standings update after each game.

Management Command¶

python manage.py sync_standings --season 2025 --triggered-by manual

Dependencies¶

Requires sync_core to have run first (needs Team, Conference, Division records).