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Cincinnati21atWest Virginia42

2023 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-25.5-12.80+12.8+25.5Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: -2.6-2.6West Virginia — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +3.0+3.0West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: +22.2+22.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9West Virginia — Def. field pos.: +2.6+2.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -22.2-22.2West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -3.0-3.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Possessions: 0.00.0West Virginia — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
CincinnatiWest 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalCincinnati 21West Virginia 42
CincinnatiWest Virginiahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CincinnatiWest Virginia
Total yards332634
Rushing yards141424
Rushing attempts3146
Yds / rush4.59.2
Passing yards191210
Passing attempts2719
Yds / pass7.111.1
First downs1831
Turnovers01
Penalties55
Penalty yards3845
Sacks03
Time of possession25:1134:49

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)38% / 63%50%3.8
Q2(22)50% / 50%50%5.0
Q3(12)58% / 42%33%2.8
Q4(14)57% / 43%57%12.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.833%4.0
2nd(7)9.643%6.3
3rd(7)9.929%10.9
All (29)34%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)8.963%5.1
2nd(13)8.862%5.6
3rd(5)6.260%4.8
4th(1)5.0100%25.0
All (27)63%6.0
West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)35% / 65%55%6.5
Q2(13)23% / 77%62%15.9
Q3(18)39% / 61%78%9.0
Q4(14)14% / 86%36%10.4
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(12)10.075%16.8
2nd(5)5.820%1.6
3rd(2)19.50%0.0
All (19)53%11.7
Rushing by down(offense 35th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.858%10.8
2nd(11)9.555%10.0
3rd(9)3.767%5.6
4th(2)1.0100%3.0
All (46)61%9.2

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

1Drive 1: own 21 → Missed FG3Drive 3: own 9 → TD5Drive 5: own 15 → TD7Drive 7: own 37 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 40 → TD11Drive 11: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 12 → TD16Drive 16: own 26 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 25 → —own 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 21Q1 14:56855Missed FG1.70-1.7
3own 9Q1 9:221776TD1.47+5.6
5own 15Q2 14:53485TD1.67+5.4
7own 37Q2 10:1647Punt2.40-2.4
9opp 40Q2 6:57240TD3.27+3.8
11own 25Q2 1:32475TD1.97+5.1
14own 12Q3 11:481288TD1.67+5.4
16own 26Q3 3:39674TD2.07+5.0
18own 25Q4 12:29788Turnover1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 5:1112631.90-1.9
10 drives6863419.842+22.2

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