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Pittsburgh23atBoston College34

2024 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15-7.50+7.5+15Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Boston College — Off. field pos.: +13.0+13.0Off. 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.: -2.0-2.0Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -5.1-5.1Off. 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.: -13.0-13.0Boston College — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. 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.: +5.1+5.1Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: +2.0+2.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: 0.00.0Boston College — 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.
PittsburghBoston CollegeBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 23Boston College 34
PittsburghBoston Collegehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghBoston College
Total yards322387
Rushing yards23134
Rushing attempts2635
Yds / rush0.93.8
Passing yards299253
Passing attempts4428
Yds / pass6.89.0
First downs2218
Turnovers20
Penalties65
Penalty yards4865
Sacks36
Time of possession24:0835:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%25%3.5
Q2(21)76% / 24%48%6.3
Q3(9)67% / 33%44%5.7
Q4(20)85% / 15%25%3.5
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(16)10.938%5.6
2nd(16)9.525%1.9
3rd(15)8.360%9.3
4th(1)14.00%0.0
All (48)—40%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.017%2.8
2nd(4)7.850%4.0
3rd(1)1.00%-1.0
4th(1)2.00%-2.0
All (18)—22%2.6
Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%43%10.2
Q2(14)50% / 50%29%6.6
Q3(19)53% / 47%42%6.1
Q4(17)47% / 53%24%2.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.050%6.8
2nd(12)8.425%7.8
3rd(10)8.030%10.4
4th(2)3.050%2.5
All (30)—33%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.536%4.9
2nd(8)8.025%2.1
3rd(3)9.067%7.7
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (34)—35%4.3

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

2Drive 2: own 18 → Downs4Drive 4: own 33 → TD6Drive 6: own 13 → Punt7Drive 7: own 34 → Punt9Drive 9: own 44 → TD11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → Downs16Drive 16: own 17 → TD18Drive 18: own 29 → Punt20Drive 20: own 17 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 39 → TD24Drive 24: opp 41 → Punt26Drive 26: opp 6 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Boston College 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 18Q1 11:041073Downs1.80-1.8
4own 33Q1 3:12367TD2.46+3.6
6own 13Q1 0:0060Punt1.50-1.5
7own 34Q2 13:21719Punt2.40-2.4
9own 44Q2 8:07356TD2.77+4.3
11own 25Q2 3:56620Punt1.90-1.9
14own 25Q3 15:00940Downs1.90-1.9
16own 17Q3 7:451068TD1.87+5.2
18own 29Q3 1:0757Punt2.20-2.2
20own 17Q4 13:4146Punt1.80-1.8
22opp 39Q4 11:09839TD3.47+3.6
24opp 41Q4 3:5951Punt3.30-3.3
26opp 6Q4 1:183-6End of half5.00-5.0
13 drives6938732.134+1.9

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

Pittsburgh at Boston College — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ