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Eastern Michigan13atNorthern Illinois20

2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.4-2.70+2.7+5.4Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +0.8+0.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -1.5-1.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: -0.8-0.8Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +1.5+1.5Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Northern Illinois — 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.
Eastern MichiganNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalEastern Michigan 13Northern Illinois 20
Eastern MichiganNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern MichiganNorthern Illinois
Total yards257289
Rushing yards106116
Rushing attempts3331
Yds / rush3.23.7
Passing yards151173
Passing attempts2634
Yds / pass5.85.1
First downs1518
Turnovers20
Penalties710
Penalty yards7885
Sacks13
Time of possession29:4530:15

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%50%5.9
Q2(17)35% / 65%35%2.6
Q3(15)53% / 47%47%4.8
Q4(11)64% / 36%27%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 136th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)11.414%2.0
2nd(10)6.940%3.9
3rd(10)9.630%7.2
All (27)—30%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.650%4.1
2nd(9)8.033%3.0
3rd(3)1.3100%3.7
All (30)—50%3.7
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%47%5.6
Q2(16)63% / 38%31%4.0
Q3(13)77% / 23%46%6.2
Q4(20)45% / 55%30%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 100th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.030%5.1
2nd(12)12.48%2.3
3rd(12)8.850%8.6
All (34)—29%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.338%3.5
2nd(9)6.356%8.3
3rd(4)8.850%4.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (30)—47%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 4 → Punt7Drive 7: own 26 → Punt9Drive 9: own 37 → FG12Drive 12: opp 45 → Punt14Drive 14: own 34 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 20 → TD20Drive 20: opp 42 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 14:511167TD1.97+5.1
3own 25Q1 5:2064Punt1.90-1.9
5own 4Q1 1:31723Punt1.20-1.2
7own 26Q2 8:05821Punt2.00-2.0
9own 37Q2 2:181433FG2.43+0.6
12opp 45Q3 8:07819Punt2.90-2.9
14own 34Q3 3:411161FG2.33+0.7
16own 25Q4 11:31612Punt1.90-1.9
18own 20Q4 7:581992TD1.77+5.3
20opp 42Q4 0:002-1End of half3.10-3.1
10 drives6828921.520-1.5

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