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Northern Illinois11atNebraska35

2023 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.9-100+10+19.9Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Nebraska — Off. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Off. 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.: -17.3-17.3Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +7.1+7.1Off. 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.: -1.0-1.0Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Def. 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.: -7.1-7.1Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: +17.3+17.3Def. 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: 0.00.0Nebraska — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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 IllinoisNebraskaBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 11Nebraska 35
Northern IllinoisNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisNebraska
Total yards149382
Rushing yards26224
Rushing attempts2244
Yds / rush1.25.1
Passing yards123158
Passing attempts3624
Yds / pass3.46.6
First downs1223
Turnovers11
Penalties25
Penalty yards1070
Sacks13
Time of possession23:4336:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%13%1.5
Q2(16)69% / 31%25%2.6
Q3(9)67% / 33%22%1.9
Q4(18)78% / 22%33%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 100th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.442%4.8
2nd(15)7.37%1.8
3rd(11)6.218%0.1
4th(1)3.0100%10.0
All (39)—23%2.5
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.518%3.4
2nd(4)9.825%3.8
3rd(4)3.050%1.8
All (19)—26%3.1
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)20% / 80%60%6.8
Q2(19)53% / 47%32%5.0
Q3(23)39% / 61%48%5.2
Q4(15)20% / 80%53%7.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 124th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.00%0.3
2nd(10)9.530%5.9
3rd(10)8.860%8.3
All (24)—38%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(27)9.752%6.2
2nd(12)6.650%5.3
3rd(4)5.350%6.3
All (43)—51%6.0

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

2Drive 2: own 45 → TD4Drive 4: own 17 → —6Drive 6: own 16 → Punt8Drive 8: own 32 → Punt10Drive 10: own 8 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 36 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 12 → Punt20Drive 20: own 24 → TD22Drive 22: own 35 → TD24Drive 24: opp 35 → TD26Drive 26: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nebraska 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 45Q1 12:56755TD2.87+4.2
4own 17Q1 6:0725—1.70-1.7
6own 16Q1 3:0248Punt1.70-1.7
8own 32Q2 14:5249Punt2.30-2.3
10own 8Q2 12:161043Punt1.40-1.4
12opp 36Q2 5:29436TD3.57+3.5
14own 20Q2 1:2267Punt1.70-1.7
16own 25Q3 15:0044Punt1.90-1.9
18own 12Q3 13:08729Punt1.60-1.6
20own 24Q3 8:101686TD1.97+5.1
22own 35Q4 13:521065TD2.37+4.7
24opp 35Q4 6:30535TD3.57+3.5
26own 20Q4 0:00218End of half1.70-1.7
13 drives7138227.935+7.1

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