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Pittsburgh13atSyracuse28

2023 · Week 11 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.4-6.70+6.7+13.4Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Syracuse — Off. field pos.: +8.5+8.5Off. 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.: -11.6-11.6Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: -3.2-3.2Off. 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.: -8.5-8.5Syracuse — Def. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Def. 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.: +3.2+3.2Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: +11.6+11.6Def. 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+2.1Syracuse — 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.
PittsburghSyracuseBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 13Syracuse 28
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Box score

PittsburghSyracuse
Total yards269399
Rushing yards60382
Rushing attempts2166
Yds / rush2.95.8
Passing yards20917
Passing attempts288
Yds / pass7.52.1
First downs1121
Turnovers41
Penalties35
Penalty yards2030
Sacks00
Time of possession22:3437:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%40%3.5
Q2(17)71% / 29%47%8.2
Q3(14)36% / 64%64%3.9
Q4(5)100% / 0%40%9.6
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(11)10.045%11.5
2nd(8)10.138%7.6
3rd(9)5.333%3.3
All (28)39%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.063%4.0
2nd(8)3.675%3.8
3rd(1)1.00%0.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (18)67%3.6
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)6% / 94%67%6.8
Q2(13)31% / 69%23%3.0
Q3(17)18% / 82%41%6.6
Q4(23)0% / 100%35%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 71st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(1)10.00%0.0
2nd(5)7.240%2.6
3rd(2)7.00%2.0
All (8)25%2.1
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(28)9.639%5.2
2nd(20)6.645%6.2
3rd(11)5.055%8.2
4th(4)3.050%6.0
All (63)44%6.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 14 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 28 → Punt9Drive 9: own 20 → Punt11Drive 11: own 17 → Punt14Drive 14: own 48 → TD16Drive 16: own 38 → Downs19Drive 19: opp 29 → TD21Drive 21: own 26 → Missed FG23Drive 23: own 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 15:001180TD1.97+5.1
3own 14Q1 8:14832Turnover1.60-1.6
5own 25Q1 1:19824Punt1.90-1.9
7own 28Q2 11:2358Punt2.20-2.2
9own 20Q2 7:00616Punt1.70-1.7
11own 17Q2 2:2441Punt1.70-1.7
14own 48Q3 10:56952TD2.87+4.2
16own 38Q3 6:14861Downs2.40-2.4
19opp 29Q4 14:55229TD3.67+3.4
21own 26Q4 13:131354Missed FG2.00-2.0
23own 35Q4 4:161442End of half2.30-2.3
11 drives7439924.228+3.8

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