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 - internal function `get_pbp_nfl()` now uses `ifelse()` instead of `dplyr::if_else()` to handle some null-checking, fixes bug found in 2022_21_CIN_KC match. (v4.5.1.9001)
 - The function `calculate_player_stats()` now summarises target share and air yards share correctly when called with argument `weekly = FALSE` (#413)
+- The function `calculate_player_stats_def()` no longer errors when small subsets of pbp data are missing stats. (#415)
 
 # nflfastR 4.5.1