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2022 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.4-2.70+2.7+5.4Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: +4.7+4.7SMU — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: -3.8-3.8SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +2.7+2.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8SMU — Def. field pos.: -4.7-4.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -2.7-2.7SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +3.8+3.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Possessions: +2.0+2.0SMU — 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.
CincinnatiSMUBreaks 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

01632Q1Q2Q3FinalCincinnati 29SMU 27
CincinnatiSMUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CincinnatiSMU
Total yards379259
Rushing yards17980
Rushing attempts4231
Yds / rush4.32.6
Passing yards200179
Passing attempts3540
Yds / pass5.74.5
First downs1621
Turnovers01
Penalties143
Penalty yards12830
Sacks62
Time of possession36:4623:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)50% / 50%30%3.0
Q2(19)63% / 37%26%7.4
Q3(17)29% / 71%53%5.9
Q4(20)45% / 55%25%2.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.018%1.6
2nd(10)9.230%5.9
3rd(14)6.143%5.0
4th(1)4.0100%6.0
All (36)—33%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 116th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.235%7.4
2nd(15)8.227%3.3
3rd(7)4.343%3.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (40)—33%5.0
SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)63% / 38%31%3.3
Q2(22)68% / 32%41%5.0
Q3(11)64% / 36%18%1.6
Q4(17)65% / 35%35%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.537%5.0
2nd(11)10.527%1.5
3rd(10)10.40%-1.5
4th(3)7.367%8.3
All (43)—28%2.8
Rushing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.840%5.8
2nd(8)7.038%5.1
3rd(3)1.733%3.0
4th(2)1.0100%6.5
All (23)—43%5.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 10 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 23 → Punt13Drive 13: opp 46 → TD15Drive 15: own 23 → TD18Drive 18: own 16 → Punt20Drive 20: own 15 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → End of half24Drive 24: own 38 → TD26Drive 26: own 18 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
SMU drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 25Q1 15:00724Punt1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 13:033-2Turnover1.70-1.7
5own 25Q1 10:5546Punt1.90-1.9
7own 10Q1 7:50614Punt1.50-1.5
9own 25Q1 0:0060Punt1.90-1.9
11own 23Q2 13:286-4Punt1.80-1.8
13opp 46Q2 8:37246TD2.97+4.1
15own 23Q2 3:591577TD1.87+5.2
18own 16Q3 10:2050Punt1.60-1.6
20own 15Q3 6:265-4Punt1.60-1.6
22own 25Q3 1:58822End of half1.90-1.9
24own 38Q4 8:201143TD2.57+4.5
26own 18Q4 3:381120TD1.66+4.4
13 drives7325924.327+2.7

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