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Pittsburgh21atVirginia Tech38

2023 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.6-5.30+5.3+10.6Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Virginia Tech — 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.Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: -9.3-9.3Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +8.0+8.0Off. 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.: -3.1-3.1Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -5.4-5.4Def. 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.: -8.0-8.0Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +9.3+9.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Virginia Tech — 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.
PittsburghVirginia TechBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 21Virginia Tech 38
PittsburghVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghVirginia Tech
Total yards273427
Rushing yards38199
Rushing attempts2459
Yds / rush1.63.4
Passing yards235228
Passing attempts2219
Yds / pass10.712.0
First downs925
Turnovers11
Penalties910
Penalty yards6891
Sacks24
Time of possession22:1637:44

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%27%10.1
Q2(15)47% / 53%40%4.6
Q3(11)45% / 55%18%6.0
Q4(8)100% / 0%25%3.9
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(8)10.650%20.8
2nd(9)7.722%1.6
3rd(7)11.114%2.1
4th(1)20.00%10.0
All (25)—28%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.027%3.4
2nd(6)7.533%4.3
3rd(3)4.333%3.0
All (20)—30%3.6
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)27% / 73%36%6.5
Q2(20)40% / 60%50%5.6
Q3(15)27% / 73%40%6.1
Q4(16)6% / 94%56%6.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.033%2.5
2nd(8)11.063%19.4
3rd(4)10.050%10.5
4th(1)2.0100%16.0
All (19)—53%12.0
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.136%4.1
2nd(16)8.444%4.3
3rd(12)5.250%4.4
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (54)—43%4.2

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

2Drive 2: own 35 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 16 → Punt8Drive 8: own 45 → TD10Drive 10: own 12 → Punt12Drive 12: own 42 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: opp 10 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Def. TD19Drive 19: own 18 → Punt21Drive 21: own 48 → TD23Drive 23: own 8 → FG25Drive 25: own 48 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia Tech 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 35Q1 13:05565TD2.37+4.7
4own 25Q1 10:3946Punt1.90-1.9
6own 16Q1 8:19832Punt1.70-1.7
8own 45Q1 2:341255TD2.87+4.2
10own 12Q2 12:02940Punt1.60-1.6
12own 42Q2 4:221257TD2.77+4.3
14own 25Q3 15:0069Punt1.90-1.9
16opp 10Q3 11:46410TD4.67+2.4
18own 25Q3 10:0420Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
19own 18Q3 9:18820Punt1.70-1.7
21own 48Q3 4:09252TD2.87+4.2
23own 8Q4 14:521697FG1.43+1.6
25own 48Q4 1:44611End of half2.80-2.8
13 drives8242730.038+8.0

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