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2024 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.1-50+5+10.1West Virginia — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +8.8+8.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: +8.4+8.4Pittsburgh — 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.West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -8.8-8.8Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -5.2-5.2Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: -8.4-8.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Possessions: 0.00.0Pittsburgh — 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.
West VirginiaPittsburghBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalWest Virginia 34Pittsburgh 38
West VirginiaPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

West VirginiaPittsburgh
Total yards398379
Rushing yards18878
Rushing attempts4529
Yds / rush4.22.7
Passing yards210301
Passing attempts3030
Yds / pass7.010.0
First downs2224
Turnovers20
Penalties712
Penalty yards67112
Sacks52
Time of possession31:0828:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%50%6.3
Q2(18)50% / 50%50%6.2
Q3(20)35% / 65%45%7.0
Q4(22)50% / 50%23%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%4.5
2nd(8)9.825%6.3
3rd(10)7.130%9.4
4th(3)6.367%7.0
All (32)—38%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.237%4.4
2nd(18)6.856%5.1
3rd(4)8.80%3.3
4th(1)3.0100%12.0
All (42)—43%4.8
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)65% / 35%47%8.0
Q2(18)72% / 28%33%4.6
Q3(8)63% / 38%13%-0.3
Q4(15)40% / 60%73%11.6
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(13)11.938%7.2
2nd(15)12.967%12.9
3rd(6)8.717%0.2
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (35)—46%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)11.244%4.9
2nd(4)4.350%4.3
3rd(1)1.00%-3.0
All (23)—43%4.5

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

2Drive 2: own 15 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → FG6Drive 6: own 28 → TD8Drive 8: own 35 → TD10Drive 10: own 28 → Downs12Drive 12: own 38 → End of half13Drive 13: own 39 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 23 → TD24Drive 24: own 48 → End of halfown 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+/−
2own 15Q1 11:5642Punt1.60-1.6
4own 25Q1 7:56762FG1.93+1.1
6own 28Q1 4:27872TD2.17+4.9
8own 35Q2 11:411461TD2.47+4.6
10own 28Q2 4:22825Downs2.10-2.1
12own 38Q2 0:112-4End of half2.50-2.5
13own 39Q3 14:484-2Punt2.60-2.6
16own 25Q3 4:4660Punt1.90-1.9
18own 25Q4 11:1646Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 4:498100TD1.97+5.1
22own 23Q4 1:55970TD1.87+5.2
24own 48Q4 0:002-2End of half2.80-2.8
12 drives6137925.838+12.2

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

West Virginia at Pittsburgh — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ