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2024 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-32.7-16.40+16.4+32.7Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +9.4+9.4Washington — Off. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -28.4-28.4Washington — Off. scoring eff.: -2.9-2.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Washington — Def. field pos.: -9.4-9.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Washington — Def. scoring eff.: +28.4+28.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Washington — Possessions: +2.0+2.0PossessionsValue 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.
NorthwesternWashingtonBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 5Washington 24
NorthwesternWashingtonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternWashington
Total yards112391
Rushing yards59144
Rushing attempts2639
Yds / rush2.33.7
Passing yards53247
Passing attempts2730
Yds / pass2.08.2
First downs1222
Turnovers21
Penalties47
Penalty yards4547
Sacks32
Time of possession27:0832:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%11%2.8
Q2(18)61% / 39%33%2.9
Q3(12)33% / 67%42%3.8
Q4(12)83% / 17%0%0.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)8.823%1.9
2nd(8)8.425%3.3
3rd(6)8.20%-1.5
4th(2)1.00%0.0
All (29)—17%1.4
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.050%5.6
2nd(7)10.30%2.1
3rd(6)5.333%3.8
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (22)—32%3.9
Washington
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%53%9.2
Q2(14)50% / 50%57%6.0
Q3(13)46% / 54%62%6.3
Q4(22)41% / 59%45%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.082%11.0
2nd(12)8.058%8.3
3rd(8)3.550%4.0
All (31)—65%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 27th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.935%3.8
2nd(11)5.055%7.1
3rd(3)1.067%2.7
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (35)—43%4.6

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

2Drive 2: own 37 → Punt4Drive 4: own 27 → TD6Drive 6: own 8 → FG8Drive 8: opp 31 → TD12Drive 12: own 18 → Punt14Drive 14: own 48 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 17 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 23 → TD21Drive 21: own 1 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 46 → Downs25Drive 25: own 43 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Washington 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 37Q1 13:084-2Punt2.50-2.5
4own 27Q1 10:31673TD2.07+5.0
6own 8Q1 4:441288FG1.53+1.5
8opp 31Q2 12:02431TD3.87+3.2
10—Q2 6:4320Safety(−2 opp)—0—
12own 18Q2 2:561032Punt1.80-1.8
14own 48Q2 0:12618End of half2.80-2.8
15own 25Q3 14:5747Punt1.90-1.9
17own 17Q3 10:18316Turnover1.80-1.8
19own 23Q3 4:521277TD1.87+5.2
21own 1Q4 12:3857Punt1.30-1.3
23opp 46Q4 9:131037Downs2.90-2.9
25own 43Q4 3:15831End of half2.70-2.7
13 drives7139126.924-2.9

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