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Nebraska28atNorthwestern31

2022 · Week 0 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.9-1.90+1.9+3.9Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -3.0-3.0Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +2.8+2.8Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +3.4+3.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +3.0+3.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -3.4-3.4Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -2.8-2.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Northwestern — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue 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.
NebraskaNorthwesternBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalNebraska 28Northwestern 31
NebraskaNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NebraskaNorthwestern
Total yards465528
Rushing yards110214
Rushing attempts3147
Yds / rush3.54.6
Passing yards355314
Passing attempts4238
Yds / pass8.58.3
First downs2325
Turnovers31
Penalties18
Penalty yards565
Sacks17
Time of possession25:4634:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)56% / 44%50%6.8
Q2(21)62% / 38%57%6.9
Q3(16)50% / 50%31%8.1
Q4(17)71% / 29%41%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.050%7.1
2nd(15)7.540%4.5
3rd(12)6.367%12.3
All (43)—51%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.527%5.1
2nd(9)7.944%8.4
3rd(5)2.660%1.6
All (29)—38%5.5
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%33%4.5
Q2(24)67% / 33%50%8.5
Q3(23)52% / 48%43%6.0
Q4(22)14% / 86%41%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.331%7.3
2nd(13)8.554%8.6
3rd(9)7.856%9.3
All (38)—45%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.448%4.6
2nd(16)7.438%4.2
3rd(8)6.025%3.4
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (46)—41%4.2

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 48 → FG6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 11 → Punt10Drive 10: own 18 → TD12Drive 12: own 23 → Punt16Drive 16: opp 44 → TD18Drive 18: own 24 → Punt20Drive 20: own 11 → Missed FG22Drive 22: opp 42 → TD24Drive 24: own 15 → Punt26Drive 26: own 6 → Punt28Drive 28: opp 27 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 25Q1 12:34932Punt1.90-1.9
4own 48Q1 6:11935FG2.83+0.2
6own 25Q2 11:51475TD1.97+5.1
8own 11Q2 9:40842Punt1.50-1.5
10own 18Q2 3:101787TD1.67+5.4
12own 23Q3 14:55811Punt1.80-1.8
16opp 44Q3 8:50644TD3.17+3.9
18own 24Q3 6:3259Punt1.80-1.8
20own 11Q3 2:341376Missed FG1.50-1.5
22opp 42Q4 12:20642TD3.27+3.8
24own 15Q4 9:3048Punt1.60-1.6
26own 6Q4 6:101353Punt1.40-1.4
28opp 27Q4 1:004-8End of half3.70-3.7
13 drives9252827.631+3.4

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