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2024 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.9-4.90+4.9+9.9California — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Off. scoring eff.: -8.4-8.4Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: -8.6-8.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Def. scoring eff.: +8.6+8.6Pittsburgh — 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.California — 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.
CaliforniaPittsburghBreaks 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalCalifornia 15Pittsburgh 17
CaliforniaPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CaliforniaPittsburgh
Total yards335277
Rushing yards63144
Rushing attempts4028
Yds / rush1.65.1
Passing yards272133
Passing attempts3728
Yds / pass7.44.8
First downs2314
Turnovers02
Penalties125
Penalty yards11065
Sacks26
Time of possession38:3021:30

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

California
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%47%6.2
Q2(24)63% / 38%38%4.4
Q3(14)71% / 29%7%-0.2
Q4(22)45% / 55%45%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 63rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.756%6.1
2nd(12)11.033%5.8
3rd(14)9.643%5.1
4th(1)15.00%11.0
All (43)—44%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.029%3.5
2nd(15)6.927%1.9
3rd(2)5.00%1.0
All (34)—26%2.6
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%56%6.1
Q2(9)44% / 56%44%11.7
Q3(19)58% / 42%37%4.4
Q4(11)45% / 55%18%2.3
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(9)10.033%2.6
2nd(11)8.555%5.6
3rd(8)8.525%3.6
4th(1)5.0100%19.0
All (29)—41%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.643%4.8
2nd(7)7.029%3.3
3rd(4)4.825%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%72.0
All (26)—38%6.7

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

1Drive 1: own 15 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 19 → TD7Drive 7: own 6 → FG9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 19 → Punt14Drive 14: opp 31 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 17 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 8 → Punt20Drive 20: own 30 → Punt22Drive 22: own 22 → Punt24Drive 24: opp 26 → 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+/−
1own 15Q1 14:5149Punt1.60-1.6
3own 25Q1 8:531179TD1.97+5.1
5own 19Q1 1:03581TD1.87+5.2
7own 6Q2 11:49824FG1.43+1.6
9own 25Q2 5:5249Punt1.90-1.9
12own 19Q3 11:42830Punt1.80-1.8
14opp 31Q3 7:3310Turnover3.80-3.8
16own 17Q3 6:32949Turnover1.80-1.8
18own 8Q3 1:12722Punt1.50-1.5
20own 30Q4 10:17613Punt2.20-2.2
22own 22Q4 1:4776Punt1.80-1.8
24opp 26Q4 0:232-1End of half3.90-3.9
12 drives6227725.617-8.6

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