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Massachusetts20atNorthern Illinois34

2024 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.8-3.90+3.9+7.8Massachusetts — Off. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +6.8+6.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: -0.7-0.7Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +5.2+5.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: -6.8-6.8Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: -5.2-5.2Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +0.7+0.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Northern Illinois — 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.
MassachusettsNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalMassachusetts 20Northern Illinois 34
MassachusettsNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MassachusettsNorthern Illinois
Total yards378402
Rushing yards115367
Rushing attempts3454
Yds / rush3.46.8
Passing yards26335
Passing attempts3010
Yds / pass8.83.5
First downs1923
Turnovers12
Penalties43
Penalty yards1525
Sacks14
Time of possession26:2033:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%33%7.8
Q2(16)31% / 69%38%4.9
Q3(10)60% / 40%40%2.8
Q4(20)80% / 20%45%8.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 115th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.053%12.4
2nd(9)9.311%2.7
3rd(6)8.317%4.0
4th(3)5.033%5.3
All (33)—33%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 88th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%4.7
2nd(10)5.840%2.7
3rd(7)6.157%8.1
All (28)—46%4.9
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%54%6.8
Q2(14)14% / 86%29%6.0
Q3(18)11% / 89%72%7.2
Q4(18)0% / 100%72%6.9
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)10.729%3.3
2nd(2)12.50%2.5
3rd(1)3.0100%5.0
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (11)—27%3.1
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.467%7.0
2nd(18)4.856%6.7
3rd(10)5.380%10.5
All (52)—65%7.6

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

2Drive 2: opp 15 → TD4Drive 4: own 35 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 29 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → Downs10Drive 10: own 20 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 10 → TD19Drive 19: opp 4 → TD21Drive 21: opp 37 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 15Q1 14:10115TD4.27+2.8
4own 35Q1 11:48432Turnover2.40-2.4
6own 29Q1 7:571342Punt2.20-2.2
8own 25Q2 12:21635Downs1.90-1.9
10own 20Q2 8:02950Turnover1.80-1.8
12own 25Q2 0:002-1End of half1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 14:52775TD1.96+4.1
15own 25Q3 6:161575TD1.97+5.1
17own 10Q4 10:43990TD1.57+5.5
19opp 4Q4 2:5644TD5.57+1.5
21opp 37Q4 1:07710End of half3.40-3.4
11 drives6840228.834+5.2

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