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2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-29.3-14.70+14.7+29.3Middle Tennessee — Off. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Alabama — Off. field pos.: +3.6+3.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: -15.6-15.6Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +25.5+25.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. field pos.: -3.6-3.6Alabama — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: -25.5-25.5Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +15.6+15.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Alabama — Possessions: +2.1+2.1PossessionsValue 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.
Middle TennesseeAlabamaBreaks 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

03162Q1Q2Q3FinalMiddle Tennessee 7Alabama 56
Middle TennesseeAlabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Middle TennesseeAlabama
Total yards211431
Rushing yards78205
Rushing attempts2640
Yds / rush3.05.1
Passing yards133226
Passing attempts3524
Yds / pass3.89.4
First downs1323
Turnovers20
Penalties92
Penalty yards8419
Sacks23
Time of possession30:5729:03

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Middle Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)77% / 23%38%3.1
Q2(21)67% / 33%38%3.7
Q3(17)59% / 41%41%4.9
Q4(8)25% / 75%25%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.818%3.3
2nd(15)8.440%4.5
3rd(10)9.430%1.3
All (36)—31%3.2
Rushing by down(offense 77th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.846%4.2
2nd(5)7.240%2.4
3rd(5)6.060%8.6
All (23)—48%4.7
Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)33% / 67%83%6.9
Q2(17)53% / 47%41%5.5
Q3(12)50% / 50%33%9.7
Q4(17)29% / 71%59%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 44th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.650%6.5
2nd(10)7.960%8.3
3rd(6)7.550%10.3
All (26)—54%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.953%6.3
2nd(12)5.242%5.0
3rd(7)2.9100%7.4
All (38)—58%6.1

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

2Drive 2: own 37 → TD4Drive 4: opp 47 → TD6Drive 6: own 10 → Punt8Drive 8: own 20 → Punt10Drive 10: opp 27 → TD12Drive 12: opp 47 → TD14Drive 14: own 12 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: opp 34 → TD19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt21Drive 21: own 23 → TD23Drive 23: opp 33 → TD25Drive 25: own 11 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Alabama 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 37Q1 13:27671TD2.47+4.6
4opp 47Q1 9:141147TD2.87+4.2
6own 10Q1 0:0086Punt1.50-1.5
8own 20Q2 8:39715Punt1.70-1.7
10opp 27Q2 3:31413TD3.67+3.4
12opp 47Q2 1:58147TD2.87+4.2
14own 12Q2 0:44519End of half1.60-1.6
15own 25Q3 14:53675TD1.97+5.1
17opp 34Q3 10:49234TD3.57+3.5
19own 25Q3 6:5255Punt1.90-1.9
21own 23Q3 0:001272TD1.87+5.2
23opp 33Q4 8:58633TD3.67+3.4
25own 11Q4 0:4034—1.50-1.5
13 drives6743130.556+25.5

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