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Texas A&M34atMississippi State24

2024 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.9-3.50+3.5+6.9Texas A&M — Off. field pos.: +4.9+4.9Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: +5.6+5.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Off. scoring eff.: +5.1+5.1Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: +0.4+0.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Def. field pos.: -5.6-5.6Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: -4.9-4.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Def. scoring eff.: -0.4-0.4Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: -5.1-5.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Possessions: +6.0+6.0Mississippi State — Possessions: -6.0-6.0PossessionsValue 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.
Texas A&MMississippi 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalTexas A&M 34Mississippi State 24
Texas A&MMississippi Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Texas A&MMississippi State
Total yards354367
Rushing yards137125
Rushing attempts3636
Yds / rush3.83.5
Passing yards217242
Passing attempts2541
Yds / pass8.75.9
First downs1722
Turnovers21
Penalties78
Penalty yards6978
Sacks30
Time of possession30:0829:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Texas A&M
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%46%6.1
Q2(14)29% / 71%29%7.8
Q3(21)43% / 57%57%5.3
Q4(14)36% / 64%36%4.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 28th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.030%5.2
2nd(7)8.743%6.6
3rd(8)10.475%16.5
All (25)—48%9.4
Rushing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.244%4.1
2nd(13)8.231%3.2
3rd(6)3.250%3.5
All (37)—41%3.7
Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)35% / 65%47%8.2
Q2(18)56% / 44%44%6.3
Q3(13)69% / 31%15%1.8
Q4(20)70% / 30%25%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.629%3.4
2nd(13)11.746%8.2
3rd(10)9.530%2.8
4th(2)12.550%7.0
All (39)—36%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.515%1.1
2nd(8)8.950%9.5
3rd(4)6.025%13.5
4th(4)2.850%1.3
All (29)—31%5.1

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

1Drive 1: own 8 → TD3Drive 3: own 13 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → FG8Drive 8: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: own 20 → Downs13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Downs20Drive 20: own 15 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Mississippi 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 8Q1 14:411392TD1.57+5.5
3own 13Q1 2:301037Punt1.50-1.5
5own 25Q2 10:29969FG1.93+1.1
8own 25Q2 1:48856TD1.97+5.1
11own 20Q3 6:5972Downs1.80-1.8
13own 25Q3 3:24922Punt1.90-1.9
16own 32Q4 10:5957Punt2.30-2.3
18own 25Q4 6:13626Downs1.90-1.9
20own 15Q4 3:401434Downs1.60-1.6
9 drives7736716.624+7.4

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