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2022 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12-60+6+12Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +7.3+7.3Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -10.4-10.4Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +9.8+9.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -7.3-7.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -9.8-9.8Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +10.4+10.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — 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.
Virginia TechPittsburghBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 29Pittsburgh 45
Virginia TechPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechPittsburgh
Total yards403496
Rushing yards126326
Rushing attempts3043
Yds / rush4.27.6
Passing yards277170
Passing attempts4728
Yds / pass5.96.1
First downs2124
Turnovers21
Penalties89
Penalty yards7476
Sacks13
Time of possession27:2932:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%44%4.3
Q2(24)63% / 38%42%4.3
Q3(14)64% / 36%29%6.6
Q4(20)75% / 25%40%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 115th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.644%3.8
2nd(18)9.533%6.8
3rd(11)7.59%0.5
All (47)—32%4.2
Rushing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.743%3.2
2nd(10)5.460%5.9
3rd(3)10.767%14.0
All (27)—52%5.4
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%29%5.1
Q2(16)44% / 56%31%5.9
Q3(23)39% / 61%52%7.3
Q4(14)21% / 79%43%10.5
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(7)12.143%8.3
2nd(10)9.230%7.6
3rd(10)7.630%2.4
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (28)—32%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.052%11.1
2nd(13)6.231%3.0
3rd(4)5.350%5.3
All (42)—45%8.0

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

2Drive 2: own 5 → Punt4Drive 4: own 5 → TD6Drive 6: own 30 → Punt8Drive 8: own 10 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 45 → FG14Drive 14: own 41 → Punt16Drive 16: own 19 → Punt18Drive 18: own 48 → TD20Drive 20: own 44 → TD22Drive 22: own 24 → Downs24Drive 24: own 25 → Def. TD25Drive 25: own 25 → Punt27Drive 27: opp 49 → TD29Drive 29: own 20 → TD31Drive 31: own 35 → Punt33Drive 33: own 44 → 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 5Q1 12:585-4Punt1.30-1.3
4own 5Q1 9:061391TD1.37+5.7
6own 30Q1 2:4440Punt2.10-2.1
8own 10Q2 11:542-1Turnover1.50-1.5
10own 25Q2 10:45865TD1.97+5.1
12own 45Q2 6:06527FG2.63+0.4
14own 41Q2 2:3043Punt2.50-2.5
16own 19Q3 14:53417Punt1.70-1.7
18own 48Q3 11:34652TD2.87+4.2
20own 44Q3 9:08756TD2.67+4.4
22own 24Q3 4:21741Downs1.80-1.8
24own 25Q3 0:005-10Def. TD(−6 opp)1.90-1.9
25own 25Q4 13:2540Punt1.90-1.9
27opp 49Q4 11:14239TD2.87+4.2
29own 20Q4 7:56180TD1.77+5.3
31own 35Q4 5:50729Punt2.30-2.3
33own 44Q4 0:00211End of half2.60-2.6
17 drives7449635.245+9.8

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