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Maryland27atNorthwestern33

2023 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.9-2.40+2.4+4.9Maryland — Off. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Off. scoring eff.: -1.3-1.3Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +4.2+4.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Def. field pos.: -1.9-1.9Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Def. scoring eff.: -4.2-4.2Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +1.3+1.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — 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.
MarylandNorthwesternBreaks 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

01836Q1Q2Q3FinalMaryland 27Northwestern 33
MarylandNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarylandNorthwestern
Total yards391364
Rushing yards11799
Rushing attempts2740
Yds / rush4.32.5
Passing yards274265
Passing attempts4723
Yds / pass5.811.5
First downs2519
Turnovers20
Penalties68
Penalty yards6969
Sacks56
Time of possession29:1330:47

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Maryland
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%59%6.2
Q2(18)72% / 28%50%7.6
Q3(20)60% / 40%35%3.9
Q4(18)94% / 6%44%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)10.042%4.3
2nd(18)9.556%6.7
3rd(9)9.422%2.2
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (52)—42%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 54th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.344%6.2
2nd(7)5.357%9.7
3rd(5)3.480%3.8
All (21)—57%6.8
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%53%7.1
Q2(19)42% / 58%53%7.5
Q3(9)56% / 44%0%0.3
Q4(18)39% / 61%28%7.2
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(10)8.940%9.6
2nd(9)9.367%17.6
3rd(8)6.113%-0.4
All (27)—41%9.3
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.635%3.4
2nd(12)7.333%3.9
3rd(2)6.550%8.5
All (34)—35%3.9

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

2Drive 2: own 27 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 12 → TD6Drive 6: own 31 → TD8Drive 8: own 8 → TD10Drive 10: own 1 → FG12Drive 12: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: opp 32 → FG15Drive 15: own 16 → Punt17Drive 17: own 29 → Punt19Drive 19: own 32 → FG21Drive 21: own 40 → FG23Drive 23: own 25 → Punt25Drive 25: own 8 → 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+/−
2own 27Q1 12:4159Punt2.10-2.1
4opp 12Q1 9:56412TD4.47+2.6
6own 31Q1 5:30652TD2.27+4.8
8own 8Q1 1:151192TD1.47+5.6
10own 1Q2 6:151485FG1.23+1.8
12own 25Q2 0:0020End of half1.90-1.9
13opp 32Q3 14:5143FG3.63-0.6
15own 16Q3 12:004-4Punt1.70-1.7
17own 29Q3 4:4044Punt2.20-2.2
19own 32Q4 13:541173FG2.33+0.7
21own 40Q4 8:10754FG2.63+0.4
23own 25Q4 3:3872Punt1.90-1.9
25own 8Q4 1:2530End of half1.40-1.4
13 drives6936428.833+4.2

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