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Pittsburgh34atWestern Michigan13

2022 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.1-5.50+5.5+11.1Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +9.6+9.6Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +4.3+4.3Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -9.5-9.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -9.6-9.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +9.5+9.5Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -4.3-4.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Western Michigan — 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.
PittsburghWestern MichiganBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 34Western Michigan 13
PittsburghWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghWestern Michigan
Total yards417180
Rushing yards23850
Rushing attempts5229
Yds / rush4.61.7
Passing yards179130
Passing attempts1219
Yds / pass14.96.8
First downs2310
Turnovers13
Penalties42
Penalty yards3011
Sacks21
Time of possession38:3621:24

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)18% / 82%35%7.2
Q2(17)35% / 65%59%7.9
Q3(12)33% / 67%58%6.5
Q4(21)10% / 90%71%6.4
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(9)9.6100%17.8
2nd(2)9.050%17.5
3rd(4)8.825%2.5
All (15)—73%13.7
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.946%4.3
2nd(20)6.555%6.1
3rd(6)4.267%4.8
All (52)—52%5.1
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)73% / 27%18%2.3
Q2(10)20% / 80%30%4.6
Q3(22)45% / 55%36%5.7
Q4(6)50% / 50%0%-0.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 125th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.043%10.8
2nd(8)10.813%4.0
3rd(8)9.825%2.4
All (23)—26%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.225%2.0
2nd(9)8.133%4.7
3rd(4)9.50%2.3
4th(1)2.0100%2.0
All (26)—27%3.0

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 24 → Def. TD5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: opp 36 → FG8Drive 8: own 25 → Safety10Drive 10: own 15 → Punt12Drive 12: own 12 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 48 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western Michigan 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 7:2661Punt1.90-1.9
4own 24Q1 2:39122Def. TD(−7 opp)1.80-1.8
5own 25Q1 2:3940Punt1.90-1.9
6opp 36Q1 1:50522FG3.63-0.6
8own 25Q2 11:311046Safety(−3 opp)1.93+1.1
10own 15Q2 2:1960Punt1.60-1.6
12own 12Q3 15:00611Turnover1.50-1.5
14own 48Q3 11:191339Turnover2.80-2.8
16own 25Q3 1:30375TD1.97+5.1
18own 25Q4 8:164-8Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 3:0357Punt1.90-1.9
11 drives4918022.513-9.5

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