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Pittsburgh28atCincinnati27

2024 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.8-4.40+4.4+8.8Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: +2.7+2.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +7.7+7.7Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +2.3+2.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -2.7-2.7Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: -2.3-2.3Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -7.7-7.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: 0.00.0Cincinnati — 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.
PittsburghCincinnatiBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 28Cincinnati 27
PittsburghCincinnatihover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghCincinnati
Total yards498449
Rushing yards196151
Rushing attempts3337
Yds / rush5.94.1
Passing yards302298
Passing attempts3538
Yds / pass8.67.8
First downs2421
Turnovers11
Penalties56
Penalty yards5059
Sacks32
Time of possession23:3536:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)58% / 42%42%5.9
Q2(8)75% / 25%50%7.4
Q3(17)47% / 53%41%3.8
Q4(22)55% / 45%64%10.6
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(15)10.347%7.5
2nd(14)7.136%8.5
3rd(6)9.333%4.3
4th(2)3.050%19.0
All (37)41%8.0
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.069%7.3
2nd(8)7.463%6.1
3rd(5)3.840%2.0
All (29)62%6.1
Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)56% / 44%39%10.2
Q2(24)54% / 46%42%4.1
Q3(16)50% / 50%38%5.9
Q4(15)60% / 40%40%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.536%6.0
2nd(15)8.140%4.3
3rd(14)9.050%9.9
All (40)43%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.526%4.5
2nd(12)6.850%6.8
3rd(1)1.00%0.0
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (33)36%5.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 38 → FG9Drive 9: own 44 → Missed FG12Drive 12: own 42 → TD14Drive 14: opp 40 → FG16Drive 16: own 22 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Cincinnati 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 15:00825Punt1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 9:07480TD1.87+5.2
5own 25Q1 3:51675TD1.97+5.1
7own 38Q1 0:241654FG2.53+0.5
9own 44Q2 6:211649Missed FG2.70-2.7
12own 42Q3 12:081263TD2.77+4.3
14opp 40Q3 6:48631FG3.33-0.3
16own 22Q3 0:39726Punt1.80-1.8
18own 25Q4 10:4157Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 5:39627Punt1.90-1.9
22own 25Q4 0:1652End of half1.90-1.9
11 drives7744924.727+2.3

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