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2022 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.1-13.10+13.1+26.1Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Penn State — Off. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -22.7-22.7Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: -16.0-16.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -2.9-2.9Penn State — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +16.0+16.0Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +22.7+22.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Penn State — 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.
NorthwesternPenn StateBreaks 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 7Penn State 17
NorthwesternPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternPenn State
Total yards241360
Rushing yards31220
Rushing attempts2858
Yds / rush1.13.8
Passing yards210140
Passing attempts3720
Yds / pass5.77.0
First downs1221
Turnovers35
Penalties27
Penalty yards1055
Sacks01
Time of possession22:3237:28

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)29% / 71%14%1.0
Q2(16)50% / 50%31%4.4
Q3(12)58% / 42%42%7.5
Q4(21)90% / 10%24%4.6
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(15)9.940%5.4
2nd(10)8.220%5.7
3rd(11)9.236%8.2
4th(2)3.50%0.0
All (38)—32%5.9
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.013%1.4
2nd(10)7.520%3.8
3rd(5)2.420%-0.2
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (25)—20%2.0
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)33% / 67%56%6.6
Q2(17)24% / 76%47%5.1
Q3(18)22% / 78%39%6.1
Q4(21)29% / 71%29%2.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)9.267%8.6
2nd(7)7.757%11.3
3rd(7)8.429%2.6
All (20)—50%7.4
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(28)9.743%4.1
2nd(16)6.925%3.9
3rd(7)4.629%3.3
4th(3)1.0100%4.0
All (54)—39%4.0

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → Punt4Drive 4: own 46 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 17 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 40 → TD10Drive 10: own 41 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 45 → TD14Drive 14: own 8 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 35 → End of half17Drive 17: own 25 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 37 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → FG23Drive 23: own 1 → Punt25Drive 25: opp 35 → Punt27Drive 27: own 42 → Turnover29Drive 29: own 42 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Penn State 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 11Q1 13:03934Punt1.50-1.5
4own 46Q1 6:5237Turnover2.70-2.7
6own 17Q1 4:10311Turnover1.60-1.6
8own 40Q1 1:44660TD2.57+4.5
10own 41Q2 14:40822Punt2.50-2.5
12opp 45Q2 8:27840TD3.07+4.0
14own 8Q2 2:56324Turnover1.40-1.4
16own 35Q2 0:4831End of half2.30-2.3
17own 25Q3 14:541347Turnover1.90-1.9
19own 37Q3 6:3546Punt2.40-2.4
21own 25Q3 1:59954FG1.93+1.1
23own 1Q4 11:28621Punt0.70-0.7
25opp 35Q4 9:344-1Punt3.60-3.6
27own 42Q4 7:1225Turnover2.50-2.5
29own 42Q4 4:371223End of half2.50-2.5
15 drives7936033.017-16.0

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