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Alabama40atMississippi State17

2023 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13-6.50+6.5+13Alabama — Off. field pos.: +11.3+11.3Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +6.0+6.0Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: -6.9-6.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Alabama — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: -11.3-11.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +6.9+6.9Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: -6.0-6.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Alabama — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Mississippi State — 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.
AlabamaMississippi StateBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalAlabama 40Mississippi State 17
AlabamaMississippi Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

AlabamaMississippi State
Total yards357261
Rushing yards193154
Rushing attempts4335
Yds / rush4.54.4
Passing yards164107
Passing attempts1327
Yds / pass12.64.0
First downs1715
Turnovers03
Penalties63
Penalty yards4015
Sacks44
Time of possession30:1029:50

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)22% / 78%33%9.2
Q2(20)25% / 75%75%8.1
Q3(14)36% / 64%50%4.4
Q4(12)42% / 58%17%4.5
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(5)12.040%4.6
2nd(4)11.3100%21.3
3rd(8)7.538%4.1
All (17)53%8.3
Rushing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.055%7.4
2nd(15)7.933%4.6
3rd(3)1.367%1.0
All (38)47%5.8
Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%38%2.7
Q2(15)47% / 53%33%6.6
Q3(15)20% / 80%40%5.6
Q4(16)81% / 19%38%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 111th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%4.1
2nd(9)8.333%5.7
3rd(9)5.733%1.5
4th(3)6.733%-4.0
All (31)35%3.3
Rushing by down(offense 110th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.625%3.6
2nd(11)7.845%6.2
3rd(4)7.575%12.8
All (31)39%5.7

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

2Drive 2: own 1 → Punt4Drive 4: own 20 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Def. TD7Drive 7: own 25 → FG9Drive 9: own 36 → TD11Drive 11: own 27 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 28 → End of half14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 28 → Downs20Drive 20: own 18 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 42 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Mississippi State 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 1Q1 12:2244Punt1.20-1.2
4own 20Q1 8:224-4Punt1.70-1.7
6own 25Q1 4:48332Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
7own 25Q1 3:511467FG1.93+1.1
9own 36Q2 9:59964TD2.47+4.6
11own 27Q2 0:5712Turnover2.10-2.1
13own 28Q2 0:242-2End of half2.20-2.2
14own 25Q3 15:001175TD1.97+5.1
16own 25Q3 2:5046Punt1.90-1.9
18own 28Q3 0:14713Downs2.20-2.2
20own 18Q4 8:59417Turnover1.70-1.7
22own 42Q4 6:00835Downs2.70-2.7
12 drives6626123.917-6.9

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