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Purdue15atNorthwestern23

2023 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.3-6.70+6.7+13.3Purdue — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +3.1+3.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Purdue — Off. scoring eff.: -11.6-11.6Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -9.1-9.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Purdue — Def. field pos.: -3.1-3.1Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Purdue — Def. scoring eff.: +9.1+9.1Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +11.6+11.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Purdue — 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.
PurdueNorthwesternBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalPurdue 15Northwestern 23
PurdueNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PurdueNorthwestern
Total yards443329
Rushing yards30399
Rushing attempts5434
Yds / rush5.62.9
Passing yards140230
Passing attempts2325
Yds / pass6.19.2
First downs2112
Turnovers41
Penalties54
Penalty yards4030
Sacks53
Time of possession34:4325:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Purdue
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)30% / 70%40%5.8
Q2(17)29% / 71%41%4.6
Q3(15)40% / 60%40%6.3
Q4(23)39% / 61%57%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 61st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.036%4.6
2nd(7)6.643%6.4
3rd(4)5.350%5.7
4th(1)10.00%0.0
All (26)—38%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.061%6.4
2nd(16)7.738%5.5
3rd(11)4.445%10.4
4th(4)1.550%0.8
All (49)—49%6.5
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%50%7.2
Q2(17)65% / 35%18%2.6
Q3(17)53% / 47%24%6.8
Q4(14)29% / 71%29%7.0
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(8)10.525%3.1
2nd(12)9.033%9.4
3rd(10)8.840%6.6
All (30)—33%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.124%3.5
2nd(7)9.414%2.7
3rd(4)6.525%11.0
All (28)—21%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 47 → TD4Drive 4: own 27 → Punt6Drive 6: own 15 → Punt8Drive 8: own 1 → Punt10Drive 10: own 40 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 20 → Missed FG14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 20 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 21 → FG19Drive 19: own 29 → TD21Drive 21: own 17 → TD23Drive 23: own 30 → Turnover25Drive 25: own 25 → Punt27Drive 27: own 30 → 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 47Q1 13:32453TD2.86+3.2
4own 27Q1 7:14719Punt2.10-2.1
6own 15Q2 13:005-5Punt1.60-1.6
8own 1Q2 5:34533Punt1.20-1.2
10own 40Q2 1:55917Punt2.60-2.6
12opp 20Q2 0:2460Missed FG4.00-4.0
14own 25Q3 15:00516Punt1.90-1.9
16own 20Q3 11:40816Punt1.70-1.7
17opp 21Q3 9:0549FG3.93-0.9
19own 29Q3 3:52471TD2.27+4.8
21own 17Q3 0:001083TD1.77+5.3
23own 30Q4 7:4945Turnover2.20-2.2
25own 25Q4 3:0277Punt1.90-1.9
27own 30Q4 0:0020End of half2.20-2.2
14 drives6232932.123-9.1

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