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2023 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.4-6.20+6.2+12.4Merrimack — Off. field pos.: +9.1+9.1Massachusetts — 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.Merrimack — Off. scoring eff.: -10.8-10.8Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: -9.1-9.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Def. scoring eff.: -2.9-2.9Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: +10.8+10.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Massachusetts — 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.
MerrimackMassachusettsBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalMerrimack 21Massachusetts 31
MerrimackMassachusettshover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MerrimackMassachusetts
Total yards226359
Rushing yards95255
Rushing attempts3337
Yds / rush2.96.9
Passing yards131104
Passing attempts2720
Yds / pass4.95.2
First downs1618
Turnovers00
Penalties109
Penalty yards7795
Sacks02
Time of possession29:2330:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Merrimack
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)31% / 69%23%5.0
Q2(17)47% / 53%24%2.1
Q3(15)53% / 47%33%2.9
Q4(14)57% / 43%43%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%4.4
2nd(7)5.914%3.0
3rd(8)9.113%3.8
4th(1)7.00%0.0
All (28)—18%3.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.442%4.3
2nd(13)9.431%5.1
3rd(5)3.060%2.6
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (31)—42%4.3
Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%62%6.2
Q2(16)38% / 63%56%5.8
Q3(15)47% / 53%13%3.2
Q4(13)8% / 92%46%12.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)9.914%2.4
2nd(7)8.157%7.0
3rd(6)10.533%7.3
All (20)—35%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.644%5.9
2nd(13)8.054%8.5
3rd(6)5.850%9.8
All (37)—49%7.4

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

2Drive 2: own 15 → Punt4Drive 4: own 21 → TD6Drive 6: own 31 → Punt8Drive 8: opp 39 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 40 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 18 → Punt16Drive 16: own 47 → FG18Drive 18: own 20 → TD20Drive 20: own 45 → Safety21Drive 21: own 49 → Def. TD23Drive 23: opp 43 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Massachusetts 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 15Q1 11:1140Punt1.60-1.6
4own 21Q1 7:311081TD1.77+5.3
6own 31Q2 14:5149Punt2.20-2.2
8opp 39Q2 11:19514Missed FG3.30-3.3
10own 40Q2 8:021070TD2.67+4.4
12own 25Q3 15:0041Punt1.90-1.9
14own 18Q3 10:5840Punt1.70-1.7
16own 47Q3 8:52718FG2.83+0.2
18own 20Q3 2:42686TD1.77+5.3
20own 45Q4 11:27665Safety(−1 opp)2.87+4.2
21own 49Q4 7:5664Def. TD(−7 opp)2.80-2.8
23opp 43Q4 2:43637End of half3.00-3.0
12 drives5935928.131+2.9

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