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Howard20atNorthwestern23

2023 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.8-1.90+1.9+3.8Howard — Off. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Howard — Off. scoring eff.: +0.4+0.4Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -0.9-0.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Howard — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Howard — Def. scoring eff.: +0.9+0.9Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -0.4-0.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Howard — Possessions: 0.00.0Northwestern — 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.
HowardNorthwesternBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalHoward 20Northwestern 23
HowardNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

HowardNorthwestern
Total yards331312
Rushing yards162181
Rushing attempts3646
Yds / rush4.53.9
Passing yards169131
Passing attempts3018
Yds / pass5.67.3
First downs1821
Turnovers00
Penalties88
Penalty yards5246
Sacks43
Time of possession29:3430:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Howard
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)50% / 50%20%2.3
Q2(14)43% / 57%43%5.0
Q3(25)48% / 52%48%5.0
Q4(14)50% / 50%50%9.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.150%5.8
2nd(8)7.938%4.5
3rd(11)6.636%5.5
4th(1)2.0100%5.0
All (30)—43%5.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.529%6.8
2nd(12)6.150%5.3
3rd(3)1.3100%5.3
4th(1)2.00%-3.0
All (33)—42%5.8
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)37% / 63%47%6.2
Q2(18)33% / 67%50%4.4
Q3(8)25% / 75%38%7.3
Q4(15)40% / 60%33%3.9
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(4)9.825%1.0
2nd(7)10.657%11.3
3rd(9)9.144%4.3
4th(1)3.00%-11.0
All (21)—43%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)10.050%4.6
2nd(13)7.323%5.5
3rd(4)5.075%7.3
All (39)—44%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: opp 48 → Punt5Drive 5: own 33 → Punt7Drive 7: own 33 → Punt9Drive 9: own 20 → Punt11Drive 11: own 23 → TD14Drive 14: own 42 → TD16Drive 16: own 20 → Downs18Drive 18: own 20 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 43 → End of halfown 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 14:52675TD1.97+5.1
3opp 48Q1 10:4642Punt2.80-2.8
5own 33Q1 7:054-3Punt2.30-2.3
7own 33Q1 3:551539Punt2.30-2.3
9own 20Q2 11:2147Punt1.70-1.7
11own 23Q2 5:501577TD1.87+5.2
14own 42Q3 6:571058TD2.77+4.3
16own 20Q4 12:071022Downs1.70-1.7
18own 20Q4 7:3659Punt1.70-1.7
20opp 43Q4 2:17927End of half3.00-3.0
10 drives6731221.923+1.1

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