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2023 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-25.9-130+13+25.9Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +22.6+22.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: -18.1-18.1Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +10.6+10.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -22.6-22.6Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: -10.6-10.6Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: +18.1+18.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — 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.
PittsburghNotre 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

03264Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 7Notre Dame 58
PittsburghNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghNotre Dame
Total yards255535
Rushing yards53155
Rushing attempts1933
Yds / rush2.84.7
Passing yards202380
Passing attempts3232
Yds / pass6.311.9
First downs1125
Turnovers52
Penalties56
Penalty yards4575
Sacks12
Time of possession24:2935:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)73% / 27%18%3.4
Q2(15)73% / 27%47%5.8
Q3(17)71% / 29%18%3.1
Q4(7)43% / 57%43%13.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 88th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.050%9.4
2nd(14)10.014%4.5
3rd(10)9.620%5.2
All (34)—26%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.033%2.8
2nd(3)10.033%6.7
3rd(1)3.0100%8.0
All (16)—38%3.9
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)71% / 29%59%6.6
Q2(17)47% / 53%41%7.1
Q3(12)42% / 58%58%12.8
Q4(18)39% / 61%56%8.2
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(15)9.967%13.2
2nd(10)9.170%11.9
3rd(6)6.567%8.7
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (32)—66%11.5
Rushing by down(offense 8th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.850%7.3
2nd(12)6.133%2.3
3rd(2)5.00%2.0
All (32)—41%5.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 39 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 34 → Downs8Drive 8: own 37 → TD10Drive 10: own 27 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 30 → FG14Drive 14: own 20 → TD17Drive 17: 50 → TD19Drive 19: 50 → —21Drive 21: own 16 → TD23Drive 23: own 37 → TD25Drive 25: own 5 → 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+/−
1own 25Q1 15:00943Turnover1.90-1.9
4own 39Q1 6:05645Turnover2.50-2.5
6own 34Q1 0:44930Downs2.30-2.3
8own 37Q2 11:42463TD2.47+4.6
10own 27Q2 5:49727Punt2.10-2.1
12opp 30Q2 1:31925FG3.63-0.6
14own 20Q3 12:40380TD1.77+5.3
1750Q3 9:2043TD2.86+3.2
1950Q3 6:28870—2.81-1.8
21own 16Q4 14:53884TD1.77+5.3
23own 37Q4 8:11863TD2.47+4.6
25own 5Q4 1:2130End of half1.20-1.2
12 drives6753527.458+30.6

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