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Pittsburgh17atWake Forest21

2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.6-5.80+5.8+11.6Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Wake Forest — Off. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Off. 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.: -10.1-10.1Wake Forest — Off. scoring eff.: -7.7-7.7Off. 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.: -1.9-1.9Wake Forest — 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.: +7.7+7.7Wake Forest — Def. scoring eff.: +10.1+10.1Def. 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+2.1Wake Forest — 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.
PittsburghWake ForestBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 17Wake Forest 21
PittsburghWake Foresthover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghWake Forest
Total yards414323
Rushing yards112172
Rushing attempts3241
Yds / rush3.54.2
Passing yards302151
Passing attempts4521
Yds / pass6.77.2
First downs2018
Turnovers02
Penalties134
Penalty yards10136
Sacks20
Time of possession33:2626:34

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)55% / 45%50%6.5
Q2(18)72% / 28%28%3.3
Q3(17)65% / 35%24%6.3
Q4(19)47% / 53%47%8.1
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(19)10.342%5.4
2nd(11)9.59%6.4
3rd(14)7.464%10.0
4th(1)7.00%0.0
All (45)—40%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.658%7.8
2nd(12)5.533%3.6
3rd(6)5.70%2.7
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (31)—35%4.9
Wake Forest
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)29% / 71%29%3.3
Q2(16)31% / 69%38%6.4
Q3(17)41% / 59%18%2.3
Q4(22)45% / 55%41%9.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%8.8
2nd(6)8.717%2.0
3rd(9)9.322%6.3
4th(1)1.0100%24.0
All (24)—29%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.039%6.7
2nd(13)8.631%4.2
3rd(6)5.533%4.7
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (38)—34%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 20 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 47 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 36 → Punt10Drive 10: own 45 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 41 → Punt16Drive 16: own 41 → Punt18Drive 18: own 24 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 25 → Downs22Drive 22: own 21 → TD24Drive 24: own 25 → Turnover26Drive 26: opp 48 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Wake Forest 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 20Q1 8:08515Punt1.70-1.7
4opp 47Q1 4:2840Punt2.80-2.8
6own 20Q1 0:00720Punt1.70-1.7
8own 36Q2 8:251436Punt2.40-2.4
10own 45Q2 1:46255TD2.87+4.2
12own 25Q3 15:0046Punt1.90-1.9
14own 41Q3 11:07612Punt2.60-2.6
16own 41Q3 5:3044Punt2.60-2.6
18own 24Q3 3:48617Turnover1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 13:03745Downs1.90-1.9
22own 21Q4 6:05779TD1.77+5.3
24own 25Q4 1:30528Turnover1.90-1.9
26opp 48Q4 0:40750TD2.87+4.2
13 drives6232328.721-7.7

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