You may remember the MLB ScoreBot I created in July to report MLB scores to its followers. Since it was so much fun (and I liked the positive feedback), I’ve decided to build an NFL ScoreBot.

The underlying premises of the bots are the same - go out to the official site and scrape scores. Since the NFL only plays on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, I limited to cron job to run when games are actually going on so I’m not hitting the servers unnecessarily.

Here’s what you can expect to see when a game finishes:

FINAL: Jaguars (16-0-0) 56, Colts (2-14-0) 3

Update: NFL.com doesn’t update the team’s record right away, so I’m going to omit the team’s record against my own will. The new format will be:

Final: Giants 16, Redskins 7

You can follow the NFL ScoreBot on Twitter (@nflscorebot) and FriendFeed (nflscorebot).

NFL ScoreBot was conceived and written by Mark Bockenstedt and is not affiliated with the National Football League.