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Pittsburgh6atWest Virginia17

2023 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.9-90+9+17.9Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4West Virginia — Off. field pos.: +7.8+7.8Off. 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.: -15.3-15.3West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: -15.6-15.6Off. 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.: -7.8-7.8West Virginia — Def. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Def. 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.: +15.6+15.6West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: -2.1-2.1West Virginia — 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.
PittsburghWest VirginiaBreaks 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 6West Virginia 17
PittsburghWest Virginiahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghWest Virginia
Total yards211211
Rushing yards130151
Rushing attempts3651
Yds / rush3.63.0
Passing yards8160
Passing attempts2011
Yds / pass4.05.5
First downs1214
Turnovers31
Penalties94
Penalty yards6552
Sacks21
Time of possession26:4733:13

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)7% / 93%43%5.4
Q2(16)44% / 56%31%3.5
Q3(9)22% / 78%67%3.8
Q4(17)65% / 35%24%2.7
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(9)10.044%5.5
2nd(5)11.820%1.5
3rd(6)12.217%6.2
4th(1)20.00%-9.0
All (21)—29%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.636%4.1
2nd(13)6.654%4.7
3rd(7)2.443%1.4
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (35)—43%3.7
West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%15%2.2
Q2(15)27% / 73%47%5.5
Q3(16)19% / 81%56%3.6
Q4(17)6% / 94%18%2.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)9.440%0.2
2nd(4)10.050%6.8
3rd(3)5.333%5.3
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (13)—38%3.4
Rushing by down(offense 35th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.733%3.3
2nd(16)7.031%3.7
3rd(9)5.833%3.9
4th(2)6.550%4.0
All (48)—33%3.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 24 → Downs5Drive 5: own 20 → Punt7Drive 7: own 45 → Turnover9Drive 9: opp 7 → TD11Drive 11: own 12 → End of half13Drive 13: own 39 → TD15Drive 15: opp 30 → FG17Drive 17: own 12 → Punt19Drive 19: own 27 → Punt21Drive 21: opp 13 → Downs23Drive 23: opp 26 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
West Virginia 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 14:5144Punt1.90-1.9
3own 24Q1 7:221021Downs1.90-1.9
5own 20Q1 0:00941Punt1.70-1.7
7own 45Q2 8:20941Turnover2.80-2.8
9opp 7Q2 4:4517TD5.07+2.0
11own 12Q2 0:002-3End of half1.60-1.6
13own 39Q3 12:381551TD2.57+4.5
15opp 30Q3 3:5346FG3.63-0.6
17own 12Q4 13:54933Punt1.60-1.6
19own 27Q4 5:3047Punt2.10-2.1
21opp 13Q4 1:53814Downs4.40-4.4
23opp 26Q4 0:403-6End of half3.60-3.6
12 drives6321132.617-15.6

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