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2022 · Week 11

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10-50+5+10Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -7.6-7.6Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -8.7-8.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +8.7+8.7Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +7.6+7.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — 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.
Northern IllinoisWestern 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 24Western Michigan 21
Northern IllinoisWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisWestern Michigan
Total yards353316
Rushing yards220131
Rushing attempts4539
Yds / rush4.93.4
Passing yards133185
Passing attempts1830
Yds / pass7.46.2
First downs1521
Turnovers32
Penalties76
Penalty yards8465
Sacks60
Time of possession27:3032:30

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)48% / 52%30%4.7
Q2(12)25% / 75%58%6.6
Q3(12)17% / 83%50%6.0
Q4(14)7% / 93%50%7.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)10.067%10.3
2nd(5)10.220%7.6
3rd(9)5.844%7.1
All (17)—41%7.8
Rushing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)9.944%6.5
2nd(16)5.256%3.7
3rd(3)5.70%3.0
All (44)—45%5.2
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%50%7.8
Q2(20)50% / 50%30%4.9
Q3(17)47% / 53%29%7.6
Q4(18)61% / 39%33%1.9
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(14)11.136%5.0
2nd(12)9.642%3.8
3rd(8)9.525%6.0
4th(2)15.00%-5.0
All (36)—33%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.250%8.0
2nd(8)8.80%3.0
3rd(6)8.233%6.0
4th(1)4.0100%13.0
All (31)—35%6.5

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 29 → TD6Drive 6: opp 41 → Downs8Drive 8: own 10 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 10 → Punt12Drive 12: own 37 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → —16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 40 → TD20Drive 20: own 35 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 41 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 26 → Punt26Drive 26: own 40 → Downsown 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 12:37413Punt1.90-1.9
4own 29Q1 6:22571TD2.17+4.9
6opp 41Q1 2:5449Downs3.30-3.3
8own 10Q2 14:521164Missed FG1.50-1.5
10own 10Q2 6:4640Punt1.50-1.5
12own 37Q2 3:341134TD2.47+4.6
14own 25Q3 15:00350—1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 11:3879Punt1.90-1.9
18opp 40Q3 6:40850TD3.37+3.7
20own 35Q3 2:04720Punt2.30-2.3
22opp 41Q4 12:24614Turnover3.30-3.3
24own 26Q4 8:02922Punt1.90-1.9
26own 40Q4 0:568-1Downs2.50-2.5
13 drives6931629.721-8.7

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