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Buffalo24atKent State6

2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-23.2-11.60+11.6+23.2Buffalo — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Kent State — Off. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: -6.3-6.3Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -20.1-20.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Kent State — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: +20.1+20.1Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: +6.3+6.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Possessions: 0.00.0Kent State — 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.
BuffaloKent StateBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalBuffalo 24Kent State 6
BuffaloKent Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

BuffaloKent State
Total yards331164
Rushing yards13686
Rushing attempts3435
Yds / rush4.02.5
Passing yards19578
Passing attempts3326
Yds / pass5.93.0
First downs1510
Turnovers11
Penalties60
Penalty yards400
Sacks30
Time of possession32:0727:53

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%69%8.2
Q2(21)67% / 33%38%5.3
Q3(16)44% / 56%31%5.2
Q4(17)41% / 59%35%3.4
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(13)11.531%4.6
2nd(9)8.944%5.4
3rd(11)5.845%7.8
All (33)39%5.9
Rushing by down(offense 108th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)8.650%7.5
2nd(13)6.631%2.4
3rd(5)6.260%2.6
All (34)44%4.8
Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)35% / 65%24%4.2
Q2(16)44% / 56%19%3.6
Q3(12)50% / 50%25%2.4
Q4(16)63% / 38%25%1.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.014%-1.0
2nd(9)10.022%1.9
3rd(12)7.925%4.3
4th(1)4.00%-8.0
All (29)21%1.8
Rushing by down(offense 138th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.031%5.1
2nd(11)8.918%2.6
3rd(5)8.820%3.0
All (32)25%3.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → FG5Drive 5: opp 22 → FG7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Turnover11Drive 11: own 14 → Punt13Drive 13: own 27 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 13 → Punt19Drive 19: own 24 → Punt21Drive 21: own 20 → Punt23Drive 23: own 16 → Punt25Drive 25: own 33 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kent State 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 15:0041Punt1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 11:041064FG1.73+1.3
5opp 22Q1 5:5743FG3.83-0.8
7own 25Q1 2:0454Punt1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 9:56837Turnover1.90-1.9
11own 14Q2 4:18814Punt1.60-1.6
13own 27Q2 1:0247End of half2.10-2.1
15own 25Q3 11:55711Punt1.90-1.9
17own 13Q3 5:4359Punt1.60-1.6
19own 24Q3 2:4659Punt1.90-1.9
21own 20Q4 12:4244Punt1.70-1.7
23own 16Q4 11:2840Punt1.70-1.7
25own 33Q4 5:461315Downs2.30-2.3
13 drives6116426.16-20.1

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