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2022 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.6-10.80+10.8+21.6Illinois — Off. field pos.: +17.9+17.9Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +3.0+3.0Northwestern — 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.Illinois — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -17.9-17.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +18.8+18.8Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -3.0-3.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Possessions: -4.0-4.0Northwestern — Possessions: +4.0+4.0PossessionsValue 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.
IllinoisNorthwesternBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalIllinois 41Northwestern 3
IllinoisNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

IllinoisNorthwestern
Total yards292321
Rushing yards156154
Rushing attempts3649
Yds / rush4.33.1
Passing yards136167
Passing attempts1831
Yds / pass7.65.4
First downs1622
Turnovers16
Penalties55
Penalty yards4244
Sacks23
Time of possession26:3933:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)41% / 59%41%4.9
Q2(11)45% / 55%64%6.5
Q3(8)50% / 50%25%4.4
Q4(12)17% / 83%50%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.050%4.8
2nd(4)8.350%7.0
3rd(8)5.938%6.5
All (20)—45%5.9
Rushing by down(offense 28th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)8.138%2.5
2nd(15)6.647%6.9
3rd(1)1.0100%1.0
4th(1)12.0100%23.0
All (33)—45%5.1
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%22%2.6
Q2(28)46% / 54%46%4.3
Q3(22)32% / 68%32%6.2
Q4(17)47% / 53%24%3.6
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(9)10.044%3.8
2nd(8)10.425%4.4
3rd(12)8.842%6.4
4th(3)9.733%6.0
All (32)—38%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.823%2.9
2nd(18)8.339%5.6
3rd(4)5.050%3.5
All (44)—32%4.0

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 25 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 16 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 25 → Downs15Drive 15: own 25 → Def. TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Def. TD17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 30 → FG21Drive 21: own 25 → Turnoverown 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 11Q1 12:16817Punt1.50-1.5
4own 25Q1 5:2246Punt1.90-1.9
6own 20Q2 14:521259Turnover1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 7:57927Turnover1.90-1.9
10own 16Q2 3:4266Punt1.60-1.6
12own 25Q2 1:25829Turnover1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 15:00722Downs1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 8:51438Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 7:23761Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
17own 25Q3 4:0641Punt1.90-1.9
19own 30Q3 1:031053FG2.13+0.9
21own 25Q4 5:251355Turnover1.90-1.9
12 drives8332121.83-18.8

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