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2023 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.3-1.60+1.6+3.3Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +2.8+2.8Pittsburgh — 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.Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: -2.8-2.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Pittsburgh — 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.
CincinnatiPittsburghBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalCincinnati 27Pittsburgh 21
CincinnatiPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CincinnatiPittsburgh
Total yards371262
Rushing yards21683
Rushing attempts4229
Yds / rush5.12.9
Passing yards155179
Passing attempts2732
Yds / pass5.75.6
First downs2018
Turnovers11
Penalties75
Penalty yards9035
Sacks52
Time of possession34:4325:07

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%43%11.4
Q2(20)40% / 60%50%6.0
Q3(13)54% / 46%23%3.2
Q4(22)36% / 64%27%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.033%7.3
2nd(10)8.440%5.9
3rd(9)7.033%1.6
4th(1)3.0100%9.0
All (29)—38%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.825%6.3
2nd(12)8.742%7.1
3rd(7)3.943%4.1
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (40)—35%6.0
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%21%3.9
Q2(11)36% / 64%18%3.0
Q3(14)79% / 21%21%2.1
Q4(15)80% / 20%27%6.1
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(12)10.317%5.0
2nd(10)11.010%2.7
3rd(12)9.025%2.2
4th(2)9.050%-1.0
All (36)—19%3.1
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.417%4.5
2nd(9)9.622%4.6
3rd(1)4.0100%10.0
4th(1)2.0100%11.0
All (23)—26%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 39 → Missed FG9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 39 → End of half15Drive 15: own 22 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 48 → TD19Drive 19: own 14 → TD21Drive 21: own 29 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 43 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Pittsburgh 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 15:0040Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 13:064-3Punt1.90-1.9
5own 20Q1 8:571340TD1.77+5.3
7own 39Q1 3:19537Missed FG2.50-2.5
9own 25Q2 13:201133Punt1.90-1.9
11own 39Q2 0:0220End of half2.50-2.5
15own 22Q3 9:101120Punt1.80-1.8
17opp 48Q3 1:541018TD2.87+4.2
19own 14Q4 12:38576TD1.67+5.4
21own 29Q4 7:1862Punt2.20-2.2
23opp 43Q4 5:4464Downs3.00-3.0
11 drives6326223.921-2.9

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