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Ohio State31atNorthwestern7

2024 · Week 12 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12-60+6+12Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +3.1+3.1Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +9.8+9.8Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -10.4-10.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -3.1-3.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +10.4+10.4Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -9.8-9.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Possessions: 0.00.0Northwestern — 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.
Ohio StateNorthwesternBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio State 31Northwestern 7
Ohio StateNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ohio StateNorthwestern
Total yards420251
Rushing yards17350
Rushing attempts3330
Yds / rush5.21.7
Passing yards247201
Passing attempts2436
Yds / pass10.35.6
First downs1917
Turnovers01
Penalties32
Penalty yards3210
Sacks41
Time of possession28:0032:00

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%30%3.0
Q2(20)45% / 55%55%8.2
Q3(13)38% / 62%54%12.2
Q4(14)36% / 64%43%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.060%5.0
2nd(5)7.280%17.0
3rd(8)5.125%11.6
4th(2)2.550%7.0
All (25)—52%9.7
Rushing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)8.833%4.5
2nd(14)6.543%5.7
3rd(2)2.5100%13.0
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (32)—44%5.6
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%50%7.3
Q2(15)53% / 47%33%3.5
Q3(13)54% / 46%31%2.5
Q4(18)94% / 6%22%2.9
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(14)9.721%2.9
2nd(14)7.629%3.4
3rd(9)8.244%6.3
4th(3)11.333%6.7
All (40)—30%4.1
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.820%2.6
2nd(6)9.867%7.3
3rd(5)7.240%3.2
4th(1)2.0100%3.0
All (22)—41%4.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 8 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → —7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → End of half11Drive 11: own 25 → Downs13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 17 → Punt17Drive 17: own 36 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 15:001157Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 8Q1 3:001492TD1.57+5.5
5own 25Q2 6:5636—1.90-1.9
7own 25Q2 4:1548Punt1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 0:4576End of half1.90-1.9
11own 25Q3 12:101529Downs1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 0:4254Punt1.90-1.9
15own 17Q4 11:1754Punt1.80-1.8
17own 36Q4 6:251348Downs2.50-2.5
9 drives6725117.47-10.4

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