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2024 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-48.4-24.20+24.2+48.4Youngstown State — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +8.9+8.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Off. scoring eff.: -7.8-7.8Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +42.1+42.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Def. field pos.: -8.9-8.9Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Def. scoring eff.: -42.1-42.1Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +7.8+7.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Possessions: +4.0+4.0Pittsburgh — Possessions: -4.0-4.0PossessionsValue 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.
Youngstown StatePittsburghBreaks 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

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Youngstown StatePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Youngstown StatePittsburgh
Total yards309644
Rushing yards71295
Rushing attempts3726
Yds / rush1.911.3
Passing yards238349
Passing attempts3135
Yds / pass7.710.0
First downs1828
Turnovers30
Penalties126
Penalty yards9760
Sacks10
Time of possession37:2922:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Youngstown State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%45%4.2
Q2(25)52% / 48%36%5.0
Q3(11)55% / 45%55%12.0
Q4(15)33% / 67%27%2.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.844%5.9
2nd(12)8.342%9.0
3rd(7)9.757%13.3
4th(1)3.0100%6.0
All (29)—48%8.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)11.644%3.9
2nd(9)13.211%1.4
3rd(8)10.025%2.1
All (33)—30%2.8
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)45% / 55%60%9.0
Q2(7)86% / 14%57%22.7
Q3(18)50% / 50%50%4.8
Q4(15)73% / 27%73%12.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.044%10.1
2nd(12)8.458%7.7
3rd(5)11.260%5.6
All (35)—51%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)8.869%11.4
2nd(6)7.783%13.2
3rd(4)6.050%4.0
4th(2)1.0100%34.5
All (25)—72%12.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: opp 42 → TD5Drive 5: own 39 → TD7Drive 7: own 26 → TD9Drive 9: opp 43 → TD11Drive 11: own 18 → TD14Drive 14: own 23 → Punt16Drive 16: own 32 → FG18Drive 18: own 17 → TD20Drive 20: own 8 → TD23Drive 23: own 15 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Pittsburgh 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 14:591280TD1.97+5.1
3opp 42Q1 8:56242TD3.37+3.7
5own 39Q1 6:34758TD2.67+4.4
7own 26Q2 12:25534TD2.07+5.0
9opp 43Q2 8:22243TD3.27+3.8
11own 18Q2 1:34182TD1.87+5.2
14own 23Q3 11:444-18Punt1.80-1.8
16own 32Q3 9:14822FG2.33+0.7
18own 17Q3 4:41983TD1.87+5.2
20own 8Q4 13:24992TD1.57+5.5
23own 15Q4 6:15895TD1.67+5.4
11 drives6164423.973+49.1

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

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ