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2023 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.3-5.60+5.6+11.3Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +3.8+3.8Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: +3.3+3.3Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +9.8+9.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: -9.8-9.8Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -3.3-3.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Northwestern — 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.
MinnesotaNorthwesternBreaks 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

02141Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalMinnesota 34Northwestern 37
MinnesotaNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MinnesotaNorthwestern
Total yards397492
Rushing yards24492
Rushing attempts4229
Yds / rush5.83.2
Passing yards153400
Passing attempts1951
Yds / pass8.17.8
First downs1525
Turnovers01
Penalties58
Penalty yards5987
Sacks——
Time of possession30:1029:50

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%42%5.1
Q2(20)25% / 75%60%9.4
Q3(11)45% / 55%27%7.0
Q4(18)33% / 67%33%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.975%9.4
2nd(6)10.050%5.8
3rd(7)6.729%11.6
All (21)—52%9.1
Rushing by down(offense 56th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.539%5.7
2nd(14)6.436%4.8
3rd(7)5.329%5.1
4th(1)1.0100%43.0
All (40)—38%6.2
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)52% / 48%29%1.2
Q2(13)54% / 46%31%6.5
Q3(19)68% / 32%47%6.2
Q4(27)78% / 22%52%6.8
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(25)11.152%6.7
2nd(16)12.113%5.9
3rd(11)9.345%6.5
All (52)—38%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.542%0.8
2nd(9)5.056%3.6
3rd(7)8.643%5.6
All (28)—46%2.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 11 → —5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 5 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 18 → FG17Drive 17: own 21 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 31 → TD23Drive 23: own 20 → Punt25Drive 25: own 20 → TD27Drive 27: opp 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 15:00822Punt1.90-1.9
3own 11Q1 7:047-20—1.50-1.5
5own 25Q1 4:5240Punt1.90-1.9
7own 5Q1 2:20829Punt1.20-1.2
9own 25Q2 8:5576Punt1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 2:50275TD1.97+5.1
13own 25Q2 1:045-1Punt1.90-1.9
15own 18Q3 13:351156FG1.73+1.3
17own 21Q3 5:2451Punt1.70-1.7
19own 25Q3 2:111275TD1.97+5.1
21own 31Q4 10:25369TD2.27+4.8
23own 20Q4 6:12711Punt1.70-1.7
25own 20Q4 2:071365TD1.77+5.3
27opp 25OT 0:00125TD3.76+2.3
14 drives8049227.237+9.8

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