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Western Michigan0atNorthern Illinois24

2023 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.7-9.40+9.4+18.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +5.2+5.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -16.3-16.3Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +0.2+0.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -5.2-5.2Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -0.2-0.2Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +16.3+16.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Western 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 0Northern Illinois 24
Western MichiganNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganNorthern Illinois
Total yards206386
Rushing yards24287
Rushing attempts1850
Yds / rush1.35.7
Passing yards18299
Passing attempts3118
Yds / pass5.95.5
First downs1121
Turnovers00
Penalties93
Penalty yards6535
Sacks04
Time of possession20:3539:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(5)40% / 60%40%4.8
Q2(12)58% / 42%25%4.6
Q3(18)67% / 33%22%4.1
Q4(14)100% / 0%21%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.723%4.8
2nd(11)11.29%2.8
3rd(10)8.940%8.3
4th(1)11.00%0.0
All (35)—23%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.050%4.3
2nd(5)7.420%4.0
3rd(3)5.70%2.0
All (14)—29%3.7
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)33% / 67%63%5.8
Q2(17)29% / 71%41%6.3
Q3(12)25% / 75%42%4.3
Q4(15)13% / 87%40%7.8
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(5)10.060%5.8
2nd(4)8.525%1.8
3rd(8)6.638%8.1
4th(1)6.00%0.0
All (18)—39%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.639%6.5
2nd(19)7.147%6.2
3rd(8)1.6100%5.9
All (50)—52%6.3

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

1Drive 1: own 17 → Downs3Drive 3: own 17 → TD5Drive 5: own 22 → Punt7Drive 7: own 34 → TD9Drive 9: own 30 → Punt11Drive 11: own 12 → End of half13Drive 13: own 2 → Punt16Drive 16: own 45 → FG18Drive 18: own 16 → 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 17Q1 14:491256Downs1.70-1.7
3own 17Q1 7:301683TD1.77+5.3
5own 22Q2 13:541025Punt1.80-1.8
7own 34Q2 7:03266TD2.37+4.7
9own 30Q2 5:15916Punt2.20-2.2
11own 12Q2 0:0020End of half1.60-1.6
13own 2Q3 11:161348Punt1.20-1.2
16own 45Q3 0:00949FG2.83+0.2
18own 16Q4 5:581172End of half1.70-1.7
9 drives7238616.824+7.2

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