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2023 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.9-80+8+15.9Bowling Green — Off. field pos.: +12.6+12.6Buffalo — Off. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Bowling Green — Off. scoring eff.: -11.4-11.4Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: -13.9-13.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Bowling Green — Def. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Buffalo — Def. field pos.: -12.6-12.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Bowling Green — Def. scoring eff.: +13.9+13.9Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: +11.4+11.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Bowling Green — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Buffalo — Possessions: +4.1+4.1PossessionsValue 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.
Bowling GreenBuffaloBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalBowling Green 24Buffalo 14
Bowling GreenBuffalohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Bowling GreenBuffalo
Total yards295238
Rushing yards218167
Rushing attempts4337
Yds / rush5.14.5
Passing yards7771
Passing attempts1629
Yds / pass4.82.4
First downs1318
Turnovers35
Penalties104
Penalty yards10530
Sacks00
Time of possession33:2826:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Bowling Green
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)33% / 67%44%5.6
Q2(15)27% / 73%60%6.5
Q3(9)33% / 67%11%1.9
Q4(14)14% / 86%29%1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)11.638%6.1
2nd(3)13.033%2.3
3rd(4)8.525%2.8
All (15)—33%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.835%2.9
2nd(16)8.950%5.2
3rd(7)9.729%5.1
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (41)—41%4.1
Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)22% / 78%56%5.3
Q2(17)65% / 35%35%3.2
Q3(23)22% / 78%48%5.1
Q4(20)65% / 35%35%3.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.021%2.6
2nd(7)9.314%3.0
3rd(7)6.314%2.7
4th(3)8.733%5.0
All (31)—19%2.9
Rushing by down(offense 108th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.775%5.8
2nd(17)7.253%5.8
3rd(4)3.850%2.5
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (38)—61%5.3

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

2Drive 2: own 28 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 33 → TD6Drive 6: own 37 → —8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → Def. TD11Drive 11: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 40 → Missed FG14Drive 14: own 18 → —16Drive 16: own 26 → TD18Drive 18: own 35 → Downs20Drive 20: own 24 → Downs22Drive 22: own 18 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 21 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Buffalo 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 28Q1 11:5146Punt2.20-2.2
4opp 33Q1 9:08433TD3.67+3.4
6own 37Q1 2:3522—2.40-2.4
8own 25Q1 0:25715Punt1.90-1.9
10own 25Q2 5:23613Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 2:1326Turnover1.90-1.9
13own 40Q2 1:10728Missed FG2.60-2.6
14own 18Q3 15:00934—1.70-1.7
16own 26Q3 7:351074TD2.07+5.0
18own 35Q3 1:5449Downs2.30-2.3
20own 24Q4 9:54726Downs1.90-1.9
22own 18Q4 6:331246Turnover1.70-1.7
24own 21Q4 1:2120Turnover1.70-1.7
13 drives6623827.914-13.9

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