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Mississippi State6atAlabama30

2022 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.1-9.50+9.5+19.1Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Alabama — Off. field pos.: +3.8+3.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: -16.6-16.6Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +2.1+2.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Alabama — Def. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: -2.1-2.1Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +16.6+16.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Possessions: 0.00.0Alabama — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
Mississippi StateAlabamaBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

01733Q1Q2Q3FinalMississippi State 6Alabama 30
Mississippi StateAlabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Mississippi StateAlabama
Total yards293290
Rushing yards6229
Rushing attempts2627
Yds / rush2.41.1
Passing yards231261
Passing attempts6137
Yds / pass3.87.1
First downs2021
Turnovers10
Penalties103
Penalty yards10020
Sacks24
Time of possession30:2929:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)46% / 54%33%4.3
Q2(24)83% / 17%25%1.5
Q3(17)100% / 0%35%3.2
Q4(22)77% / 23%45%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 12th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)10.342%3.7
2nd(18)8.317%2.4
3rd(17)7.729%3.1
4th(4)5.025%2.5
All (65)—31%3.1
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)10.020%3.0
2nd(10)7.550%4.4
3rd(5)4.640%5.6
4th(2)1.5100%2.5
All (22)—45%4.2
Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)78% / 22%33%10.0
Q2(19)68% / 32%37%5.8
Q3(19)63% / 37%32%2.9
Q4(15)40% / 60%33%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.533%3.5
2nd(11)9.445%8.7
3rd(15)9.147%8.6
All (38)—42%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.021%3.1
2nd(8)8.013%0.9
3rd(2)2.050%2.0
All (24)—21%2.3

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 22 → Punt4Drive 4: own 15 → TD6Drive 6: own 26 → TD8Drive 8: opp 29 → TD10Drive 10: own 12 → FG12Drive 12: opp 45 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 31 → Punt18Drive 18: own 43 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 17 → FG21Drive 21: own 28 → FG23Drive 23: own 22 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Alabama drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 22Q1 13:0055Punt1.70-1.7
4own 15Q1 6:00685TD1.67+5.4
6own 26Q2 13:10639TD1.97+5.1
8opp 29Q2 9:55429TD3.77+3.3
10own 12Q2 6:521141FG1.53+1.5
12opp 45Q2 1:4051Punt3.00-3.0
14own 25Q3 14:50722Punt1.90-1.9
16own 31Q3 7:59929Punt2.10-2.1
18own 43Q3 3:0842Punt2.50-2.5
19opp 17Q3 2:0593FG4.33-1.3
21own 28Q4 13:05952FG2.03+1.0
23own 22Q4 7:15714Punt1.70-1.7
12 drives6829027.930+2.1

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.