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2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.5-13.30+13.3+26.5Kent State — Off. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +9.9+9.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -3.3-3.3Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +23.1+23.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. field pos.: -9.9-9.9Pittsburgh — 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.Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -23.1-23.1Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +3.3+3.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent 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.
Kent 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

03161Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 24Pittsburgh 55
Kent StatePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StatePittsburgh
Total yards212567
Rushing yards31201
Rushing attempts3832
Yds / rush0.86.3
Passing yards181366
Passing attempts2848
Yds / pass6.57.6
First downs1531
Turnovers22
Penalties67
Penalty yards4365
Sacks45
Time of possession32:2627:34

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%29%5.4
Q2(10)30% / 70%0%-1.3
Q3(24)54% / 46%54%6.5
Q4(17)47% / 53%18%0.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.425%4.1
2nd(9)9.356%8.3
3rd(10)9.610%1.1
4th(1)7.0100%36.0
All (32)31%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.043%2.9
2nd(11)9.29%0.7
3rd(6)10.233%2.2
4th(2)2.050%1.0
All (33)30%1.9
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)61% / 39%56%9.9
Q2(30)63% / 37%53%5.4
Q3(10)80% / 20%70%12.9
Q4(19)63% / 37%42%5.1
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(24)10.071%8.1
2nd(15)7.440%6.1
3rd(10)7.540%5.8
4th(1)2.0100%6.0
All (50)56%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.033%3.8
2nd(9)5.233%9.6
3rd(6)4.8100%14.3
All (27)48%8.0

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

1Drive 1: own 5 → TD4Drive 4: own 22 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 45 → TD10Drive 10: own 20 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 10 → Punt15Drive 15: own 31 → TD17Drive 17: own 40 → TD19Drive 19: opp 41 → FG21Drive 21: own 45 → TD23Drive 23: own 47 → FGown 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 5Q1 14:5510105TD1.47+5.6
4own 22Q1 6:36610Punt1.80-1.8
6own 25Q1 2:051373TD1.97+5.1
8own 45Q2 10:58855TD2.77+4.3
10own 20Q2 5:2212133Turnover1.80-1.8
12own 10Q2 0:36721Punt1.50-1.5
15own 31Q3 9:31369TD2.37+4.7
17own 40Q3 5:48860TD2.67+4.4
19opp 41Q4 13:3359FG3.33-0.3
21own 45Q4 11:31555TD2.77+4.3
23own 47Q4 4:251232FG2.83+0.2
11 drives8556724.955+30.1

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