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2024 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.9-4.90+4.9+9.9Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Syracuse — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +3.9+3.9Syracuse — 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.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Syracuse — Def. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -8.6-8.6Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: -3.9-3.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: 0.00.0Syracuse — 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.
Virginia TechSyracuseBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalVirginia Tech 31Syracuse 38
Virginia TechSyracusehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechSyracuse
Total yards455410
Rushing yards249130
Rushing attempts4833
Yds / rush5.23.9
Passing yards206280
Passing attempts2436
Yds / pass8.67.8
First downs2423
Turnovers22
Penalties911
Penalty yards7996
Sacks13
Time of possession34:1825:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%65%8.8
Q2(17)47% / 53%41%6.5
Q3(16)31% / 69%50%4.7
Q4(15)13% / 87%60%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.536%9.1
2nd(10)9.870%7.5
3rd(4)10.325%0.0
All (25)—48%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.850%4.5
2nd(13)7.769%10.8
3rd(7)6.757%4.1
All (40)—57%6.5
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)75% / 25%44%4.3
Q2(14)50% / 50%43%5.1
Q3(16)50% / 50%56%9.5
Q4(19)42% / 58%53%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 6th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.057%12.5
2nd(13)8.338%5.5
3rd(8)7.925%1.6
All (35)—43%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 35th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)8.844%4.6
2nd(8)3.863%2.4
3rd(5)2.080%9.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (30)—57%4.6

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

2Drive 2: own 37 → Punt4Drive 4: own 20 → Punt6Drive 6: own 8 → FG8Drive 8: 50 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 5 → Punt12Drive 12: own 15 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 44 → TD20Drive 20: opp 39 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Punt24Drive 24: own 25 → TD26Drive 26: opp 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 37Q1 14:0345Punt2.50-2.5
4own 20Q1 8:3852Punt1.80-1.8
6own 8Q1 4:261361FG1.53+1.5
850Q2 10:37511Turnover2.80-2.8
10own 5Q2 5:1946Punt1.40-1.4
12own 15Q2 2:00849Turnover1.60-1.6
14own 25Q3 15:00610Punt1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 7:44675TD1.97+5.1
18own 44Q3 5:27656TD2.78+5.3
20opp 39Q3 0:45639TD3.46+2.6
22own 25Q4 11:044-8Punt1.90-1.9
24own 25Q4 5:161655TD1.97+5.1
26opp 25OT 0:00225TD3.97+3.1
13 drives7241029.438+8.6

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