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2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.6-8.80+8.8+17.6Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Rutgers — Off. field pos.: +13.2+13.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: -11.9-11.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -13.2-13.2Rutgers — Def. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +11.9+11.9Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Rutgers — 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.
NorthwesternRutgersBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 7Rutgers 24
NorthwesternRutgershover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternRutgers
Total yards201285
Rushing yards12122
Rushing attempts2244
Yds / rush0.52.8
Passing yards189163
Passing attempts4129
Yds / pass4.65.6
First downs1320
Turnovers21
Penalties32
Penalty yards3019
Sacks05
Time of possession22:0437:56

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(5)100% / 0%40%6.4
Q2(21)62% / 38%33%3.8
Q3(11)82% / 18%0%-0.1
Q4(25)72% / 28%64%3.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.353%3.9
2nd(14)9.443%5.8
3rd(10)8.410%-1.1
4th(2)6.50%3.5
All (45)—38%3.4
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)8.640%1.2
2nd(7)4.629%1.9
3rd(4)4.375%6.3
4th(1)1.0100%5.0
All (17)—47%2.9
Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(28)54% / 46%46%4.7
Q2(18)33% / 67%28%2.9
Q3(18)28% / 72%39%4.5
Q4(9)33% / 67%22%3.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.943%4.3
2nd(7)9.643%6.7
3rd(7)7.643%5.6
4th(1)5.0100%17.0
All (29)—45%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 64th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.015%2.5
2nd(18)6.128%2.8
3rd(11)4.845%3.1
4th(2)1.0100%6.0
All (44)—32%2.9

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

1Drive 1: opp 39 → TD3Drive 3: own 20 → —5Drive 5: opp 30 → FG7Drive 7: own 41 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 28 → Missed FG12Drive 12: own 24 → Punt14Drive 14: own 40 → TD16Drive 16: own 44 → Punt18Drive 18: own 42 → Punt20Drive 20: own 33 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rutgers drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1opp 39Q1 15:001675TD3.37+3.7
3own 20Q1 6:381980—1.70-1.7
5opp 30Q2 11:29616FG3.63-0.6
7own 41Q2 3:3344Punt2.60-2.6
9opp 28Q2 1:2198Missed FG3.60-3.6
12own 24Q3 14:15713Punt1.90-1.9
14own 40Q3 9:19960TD2.67+4.4
16own 44Q3 2:3848Punt2.80-2.8
18own 42Q4 13:4247Punt2.70-2.7
20own 33Q4 10:13720Punt2.30-2.3
23own 25Q4 0:0020End of half1.90-1.9
11 drives7828528.924-4.9

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