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Northern Illinois16atNotre Dame14

2024 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.9-5.90+5.9+11.9Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -5.2-5.2Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: -10.3-10.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +10.3+10.3Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: +5.2+5.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Notre Dame — 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.
Northern IllinoisNotre DameBreaks 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

0918Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 16Notre Dame 14
Northern IllinoisNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisNotre Dame
Total yards388286
Rushing yards190123
Rushing attempts4528
Yds / rush4.24.4
Passing yards198163
Passing attempts2033
Yds / pass9.94.9
First downs1617
Turnovers02
Penalties33
Penalty yards3535
Sacks20
Time of possession34:3825:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)40% / 60%60%17.1
Q2(14)29% / 71%29%3.4
Q3(20)30% / 70%50%5.0
Q4(20)30% / 70%30%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.043%10.3
2nd(5)7.040%19.8
3rd(7)6.129%3.9
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (20)—35%9.9
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.332%4.2
2nd(15)8.653%5.7
3rd(9)2.944%2.0
4th(1)2.0100%3.0
All (44)—43%4.3
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)50% / 50%55%4.6
Q2(20)55% / 45%40%6.0
Q3(9)44% / 56%44%7.7
Q4(11)82% / 18%45%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.936%4.3
2nd(16)6.850%5.5
3rd(7)9.343%6.1
All (34)—44%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.040%4.4
2nd(7)5.371%9.1
3rd(4)5.050%6.8
All (26)—50%6.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 37 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 29 → Punt9Drive 9: own 30 → Punt11Drive 11: own 39 → End of half13Drive 13: own 36 → TD15Drive 15: own 20 → Punt17Drive 17: own 30 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 37 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame 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 14:531585TD1.97+5.1
3own 25Q1 5:354-9Punt1.90-1.9
5own 37Q1 2:04412Turnover2.50-2.5
7own 29Q2 13:35732Punt2.20-2.2
9own 30Q2 6:09844Punt2.20-2.2
11own 39Q2 1:411245End of half2.60-2.6
13own 36Q3 11:15664TD2.57+4.5
15own 20Q3 2:4545Punt1.80-1.8
17own 30Q4 12:0945Punt2.20-2.2
19own 25Q4 7:49457Turnover1.90-1.9
21own 37Q4 0:24619End of half2.50-2.5
11 drives6128624.314-10.3

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