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2022 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.7-4.40+4.4+8.7West Virginia — Off. field pos.: +7.6+7.6Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +7.2+7.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -7.2-7.2Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -7.6-7.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Pittsburgh — 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.
West VirginiaPittsburghBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalWest Virginia 31Pittsburgh 38
West VirginiaPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

West VirginiaPittsburgh
Total yards404384
Rushing yards19076
Rushing attempts3439
Yds / rush5.61.9
Passing yards214308
Passing attempts4024
Yds / pass5.312.8
First downs2220
Turnovers21
Penalties118
Penalty yards7276
Sacks53
Time of possession27:2932:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)67% / 33%22%4.7
Q2(23)61% / 39%43%6.4
Q3(18)44% / 56%33%4.4
Q4(21)67% / 33%52%7.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.833%3.4
2nd(9)11.133%6.0
3rd(11)8.545%6.5
4th(1)16.00%0.0
All (42)—36%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 27th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.654%8.6
2nd(12)8.333%3.7
3rd(4)1.875%17.8
All (29)—48%7.8
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%31%5.5
Q2(13)31% / 69%54%6.4
Q3(16)50% / 50%31%9.3
Q4(19)58% / 42%47%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.458%7.8
2nd(9)9.856%18.2
3rd(8)10.025%3.3
All (29)—48%9.8
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.328%4.3
2nd(10)7.030%1.6
3rd(4)4.575%5.3
All (32)—34%3.6

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → Punt4Drive 4: own 2 → FG6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 46 → —10Drive 10: opp 35 → TD12Drive 12: own 24 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Def. TD16Drive 16: own 35 → TD18Drive 18: own 38 → TD20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → Punt24Drive 24: own 8 → TD27Drive 27: own 28 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Pittsburgh 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 11:504-3Punt1.50-1.5
4own 2Q1 7:001274FG1.03+2.0
6own 25Q2 12:30821Punt1.90-1.9
8own 46Q2 8:00327—2.70-2.7
10opp 35Q2 6:00735TD3.67+3.4
12own 24Q3 14:424-5Punt1.80-1.8
13own 25Q3 13:00726Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
16own 35Q3 7:15565TD2.37+4.7
18own 38Q3 4:45362TD2.57+4.5
20own 25Q4 14:45712Punt1.90-1.9
22own 25Q4 10:305-5Punt1.90-1.9
24own 8Q4 5:45792TD1.47+5.6
27own 28Q4 0:205-2End of half2.00-2.0
13 drives6638426.338+11.7

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