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2024 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15-7.50+7.5+15Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -2.6-2.6NC State — Off. field pos.: +13.1+13.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -2.4-2.4NC State — Off. scoring eff.: -9.1-9.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -13.1-13.1NC State — Def. field pos.: +2.6+2.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +9.1+9.1NC State — Def. scoring eff.: +2.4+2.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: +2.0+2.0NC State — 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.
Northern IllinoisNC StateBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 17NC State 24
Northern IllinoisNC Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisNC State
Total yards279176
Rushing yards12068
Rushing attempts4426
Yds / rush2.72.6
Passing yards159108
Passing attempts2920
Yds / pass5.55.4
First downs2011
Turnovers40
Penalties66
Penalty yards5646
Sacks24
Time of possession32:4127:19

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%50%7.5
Q2(18)28% / 72%33%6.0
Q3(17)24% / 76%29%4.3
Q4(7)71% / 29%14%1.2
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(8)10.025%8.7
2nd(6)9.767%7.5
3rd(6)8.333%2.0
All (20)—40%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.818%3.9
2nd(13)9.131%6.2
3rd(5)5.260%5.2
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (36)—31%4.9
NC State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%40%6.3
Q2(13)46% / 54%46%5.8
Q3(9)56% / 44%22%1.4
Q4(10)50% / 50%30%2.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)10.080%10.8
2nd(9)7.433%3.9
3rd(8)9.313%0.9
All (22)—36%4.4
Rushing by down(offense 75th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.443%5.1
2nd(3)8.30%3.0
3rd(2)10.00%0.5
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (20)—35%4.2

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

2Drive 2: own 36 → TD4Drive 4: own 37 → Punt7Drive 7: own 18 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 41 → FG11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 33 → Punt15Drive 15: opp 1 → TD17Drive 17: own 4 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt21Drive 21: own 36 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NC State 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 36Q1 11:06960TD2.57+4.5
4own 37Q1 2:0953Punt2.50-2.5
7own 18Q2 12:00728Punt1.80-1.8
9opp 41Q2 7:23621FG3.33-0.3
11own 25Q2 1:36627Punt1.90-1.9
13own 33Q3 14:4642Punt2.40-2.4
15opp 1Q3 13:0431TD5.97+1.1
17own 4Q3 7:34610Punt1.30-1.3
19own 25Q4 14:35615Punt1.90-1.9
21own 36Q4 7:51813Punt2.50-2.5
10 drives5017626.124-2.1

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