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2024 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-2.8-1.40+1.4+2.8Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Purdue — Off. field pos.: +2.0+2.0Off. 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.: +2.5+2.5Purdue — Off. scoring eff.: -2.0-2.0Off. 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.: -2.0-2.0Purdue — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Def. 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.: +2.0+2.0Purdue — Def. scoring eff.: -2.5-2.5Def. 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+2.0Purdue — 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.
NorthwesternPurdueBreaks 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

01529Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalNorthwestern 26Purdue 20
NorthwesternPurduehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternPurdue
Total yards426337
Rushing yards12447
Rushing attempts2923
Yds / rush4.32.0
Passing yards302290
Passing attempts3941
Yds / pass7.77.1
First downs1916
Turnovers10
Penalties92
Penalty yards8520
Sacks21
Time of possession35:0124:59

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%47%8.1
Q2(14)43% / 57%50%4.5
Q3(14)50% / 50%21%4.0
Q4(22)77% / 23%55%6.9
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(15)11.640%3.5
2nd(11)8.564%9.9
3rd(12)7.450%7.6
4th(1)1.0100%36.0
All (39)—51%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)11.427%6.7
2nd(12)8.825%3.3
3rd(4)1.375%2.0
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (28)—36%4.5
Purdue
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%36%5.9
Q2(20)65% / 35%50%5.3
Q3(12)75% / 25%42%5.0
Q4(17)76% / 24%47%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.740%5.6
2nd(13)8.446%6.3
3rd(11)6.355%8.8
4th(3)3.333%6.3
All (42)—45%6.7
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.150%3.3
2nd(6)6.550%2.5
3rd(5)3.220%1.4
All (21)—43%2.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → FG5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 31 → Downs9Drive 9: own 13 → TD12Drive 12: own 33 → Punt14Drive 14: own 32 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 20 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Purdue 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 15:0047Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 7:211067FG1.93+1.1
5own 25Q1 0:3859Punt1.90-1.9
7own 31Q2 12:28719Downs2.30-2.3
9own 13Q2 2:001687TD1.57+5.5
12own 33Q3 13:11413Punt2.40-2.4
14own 32Q3 7:461147FG2.33+0.7
16own 25Q4 10:141175TD1.97+5.1
18own 20Q4 1:4148Punt1.80-1.8
20opp 25OT 0:0045Downs3.90-3.9
10 drives6533722.020-2.0

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