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Boston College16atPittsburgh24

2023 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.6-2.30+2.3+4.6Boston College — Off. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Pittsburgh — 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.Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -4.0-4.0Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +2.4+2.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: -2.4-2.4Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +4.0+4.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — 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.
Boston CollegePittsburghBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalBoston College 16Pittsburgh 24
Boston CollegePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Boston CollegePittsburgh
Total yards325404
Rushing yards154197
Rushing attempts4433
Yds / rush3.56.0
Passing yards171207
Passing attempts2519
Yds / pass6.810.9
First downs2117
Turnovers20
Penalties84
Penalty yards5522
Sacks06
Time of possession34:4225:18

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)37% / 63%37%4.5
Q2(11)73% / 27%27%5.2
Q3(17)35% / 65%76%8.1
Q4(19)42% / 58%32%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 107th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%4.1
2nd(12)8.233%4.7
3rd(6)12.333%8.2
4th(1)20.00%0.0
All (29)—34%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 34th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.937%4.6
2nd(12)5.583%7.1
3rd(5)8.420%3.2
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (37)—51%5.2
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%50%6.8
Q2(17)18% / 82%35%4.6
Q3(12)58% / 42%42%12.5
Q4(11)27% / 73%27%8.8
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(10)10.070%12.6
2nd(4)9.575%15.0
3rd(5)7.820%4.2
All (19)—58%10.9
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.614%3.1
2nd(12)6.833%10.7
3rd(5)4.040%4.6
4th(2)2.050%2.0
All (33)—27%6.0

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → FG4Drive 4: own 15 → TD6Drive 6: opp 40 → Downs8Drive 8: own 25 → End of half9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 10 → TD13Drive 13: own 2 → Missed FG15Drive 15: own 3 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 38 → Punt21Drive 21: 50 → End of halfown 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+/−
2own 25Q1 8:45951FG1.93+1.1
4own 15Q1 2:031685TD1.67+5.4
6opp 40Q2 8:09523Downs3.20-3.2
8own 25Q2 0:2620End of half1.90-1.9
9own 25Q3 15:0046Punt1.90-1.9
11own 10Q3 8:30590TD1.57+5.5
13own 2Q3 3:14954Missed FG1.20-1.2
15own 3Q4 11:2351Punt1.20-1.2
17own 25Q4 5:19275TD1.97+5.1
19own 38Q4 2:201021Punt2.40-2.4
2150Q4 0:1820End of half2.80-2.8
11 drives5840421.624+2.4

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