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Northwestern9atNebraska17

2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.4-11.20+11.2+22.4Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Off. 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.: -19.5-19.5Nebraska — 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.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. 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.: +9.8+9.8Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: +19.5+19.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — 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.
NorthwesternNebraskaBreaks 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 9Nebraska 17
NorthwesternNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternNebraska
Total yards257248
Rushing yards81163
Rushing attempts3939
Yds / rush2.14.2
Passing yards17685
Passing attempts2317
Yds / pass7.75.0
First downs1214
Turnovers12
Penalties83
Penalty yards7530
Sacks08
Time of possession30:5229:08

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%0%0.1
Q2(13)15% / 85%54%7.7
Q3(17)53% / 47%35%5.1
Q4(18)78% / 22%39%5.0
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(9)10.056%6.6
2nd(12)11.425%6.5
3rd(9)12.711%0.4
4th(1)16.00%-16.0
All (31)—29%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)11.636%6.4
2nd(8)5.950%3.8
3rd(6)9.733%5.5
All (28)—39%5.5
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%27%3.5
Q2(15)13% / 87%67%6.4
Q3(11)55% / 45%18%4.4
Q4(12)25% / 75%33%6.7
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(5)10.060%11.2
2nd(5)11.00%3.4
3rd(6)8.017%2.5
All (16)—25%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.944%5.9
2nd(13)6.838%4.3
3rd(6)6.050%4.5
All (37)—43%5.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 1 → Punt5Drive 5: own 10 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 36 → FG9Drive 9: own 23 → Punt11Drive 11: own 23 → TD14Drive 14: own 13 → Punt16Drive 16: own 36 → Punt18Drive 18: own 5 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 44 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Punt24Drive 24: own 24 → Punt26Drive 26: opp 14 → 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:5310Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 1Q1 13:2643Punt1.20-1.2
5own 10Q1 9:3920Turnover1.50-1.5
7own 36Q1 7:11937FG2.43+0.6
9own 23Q1 1:071032Punt1.80-1.8
11own 23Q2 5:411077TD1.87+5.2
14own 13Q3 13:20719Punt1.60-1.6
16own 36Q3 6:0640Punt2.40-2.4
18own 5Q3 3:45529Punt1.20-1.2
20opp 44Q4 14:03144TD3.07+4.0
22own 25Q4 11:09621Punt1.90-1.9
24own 24Q4 4:39723Punt1.90-1.9
26opp 14Q4 1:213-8End of half4.40-4.4
13 drives6424826.817-9.8

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