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Ohio State21atNorthwestern7

2022 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.6-10.80+10.8+21.6Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: -4.9-4.9Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -18.8-18.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +18.8+18.8Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +4.9+4.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — 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.
Ohio StateNorthwesternBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio State 21Northwestern 7
Ohio StateNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ohio StateNorthwestern
Total yards283285
Rushing yards207206
Rushing attempts3559
Yds / rush5.93.5
Passing yards7679
Passing attempts2617
Yds / pass2.94.6
First downs1317
Turnovers00
Penalties34
Penalty yards2027
Sacks00
Time of possession23:3436:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%28%3.2
Q2(14)57% / 43%36%5.1
Q3(14)64% / 36%36%5.5
Q4(15)7% / 93%40%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 2nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.033%3.6
2nd(9)9.822%2.3
3rd(8)8.125%2.9
All (26)—27%2.9
Rushing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.436%4.1
2nd(10)7.350%9.6
3rd(7)3.929%7.0
4th(4)1.350%3.8
All (35)—40%6.2
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)28% / 72%61%6.3
Q2(18)6% / 94%11%1.6
Q3(16)6% / 94%38%4.1
Q4(23)43% / 57%26%3.4
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(3)10.0100%10.7
2nd(4)9.50%2.3
3rd(7)7.143%4.9
4th(3)8.30%1.3
All (17)—35%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)10.138%4.5
2nd(18)7.117%2.3
3rd(13)6.546%3.9
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (58)—33%3.6

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

2Drive 2: own 40 → Punt4Drive 4: own 20 → TD6Drive 6: own 29 → Punt8Drive 8: opp 40 → Downs10Drive 10: own 20 → Punt12Drive 12: own 20 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Downs17Drive 17: own 18 → Punt19Drive 19: own 2 → Downs21Drive 21: own 11 → Punt23Drive 23: own 42 → Downs25Drive 25: own 38 → 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 40Q1 13:2744Punt2.50-2.5
4own 20Q1 9:45980TD1.77+5.3
6own 29Q1 5:00516Punt2.10-2.1
8opp 40Q1 0:55819Downs3.30-3.3
10own 20Q2 11:45831Punt1.70-1.7
12own 20Q2 6:086-4Punt1.70-1.7
14own 25Q2 2:2110-4End of half1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 14:40720Downs1.90-1.9
17own 18Q3 8:14836Punt1.60-1.6
19own 2Q3 1:031862Downs1.00-1.0
21own 11Q4 7:4547Punt1.50-1.5
23own 42Q4 4:00514Downs2.50-2.5
25own 38Q4 0:0126End of half2.50-2.5
13 drives7628525.87-18.8

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