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Ohio State17atNotre Dame14

2023 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.2-1.60+1.6+3.2Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: -2.8-2.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: -1.8-1.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +2.8+2.8Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +1.8+1.8Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Notre Dame — 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.
Ohio StateNotre DameBreaks 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio State 17Notre Dame 14
Ohio StateNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ohio StateNotre Dame
Total yards366351
Rushing yards126176
Rushing attempts2739
Yds / rush4.74.5
Passing yards240175
Passing attempts3825
Yds / pass6.37.0
First downs1922
Turnovers00
Penalties54
Penalty yards3550
Sacks01
Time of possession25:0134:59

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%18%3.7
Q2(24)46% / 54%42%4.4
Q3(8)63% / 38%50%12.5
Q4(21)81% / 19%33%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 7th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.425%2.8
2nd(7)7.629%4.9
3rd(13)9.069%11.9
4th(2)4.050%3.5
All (38)—42%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 18th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.733%10.6
2nd(12)7.725%3.1
3rd(4)1.825%0.8
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (26)—27%5.2
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%53%6.2
Q2(9)33% / 67%22%4.1
Q3(21)24% / 76%48%5.3
Q4(17)41% / 59%65%6.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.050%5.3
2nd(11)8.573%9.5
3rd(6)5.350%7.0
All (25)—60%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 8th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.341%3.2
2nd(11)6.555%8.6
3rd(4)5.850%2.8
4th(2)1.00%0.0
All (39)—44%4.5

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → Downs4Drive 4: own 32 → Missed FG6Drive 6: own 1 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → End of half9Drive 9: own 25 → Downs11Drive 11: own 25 → TD13Drive 13: own 4 → TD15Drive 15: own 11 → Punt17Drive 17: own 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame 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 11Q1 11:231471Downs1.50-1.5
4own 32Q1 1:49839Missed FG2.30-2.3
6own 1Q2 6:53632Punt1.20-1.2
8own 25Q2 0:0020End of half1.90-1.9
9own 25Q3 15:00836Downs1.90-1.9
11own 25Q3 11:141375TD1.97+5.1
13own 4Q4 14:501386TD1.27+5.8
15own 11Q4 4:12821Punt1.50-1.5
17own 35Q4 0:0025End of half2.30-2.3
9 drives6535115.814-1.8

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