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Rice7atHouston33

2024 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.8-9.90+9.9+19.8Rice — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Houston — Off. field pos.: +12.1+12.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rice — Off. scoring eff.: -17.2-17.2Houston — 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.Rice — Def. field pos.: -12.1-12.1Houston — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rice — Def. scoring eff.: +5.1+5.1Houston — Def. scoring eff.: +17.2+17.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rice — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Houston — 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.
RiceHoustonBreaks 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

01836Q1Q2Q3FinalRice 7Houston 33
RiceHoustonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

RiceHouston
Total yards159379
Rushing yards75237
Rushing attempts2442
Yds / rush3.15.6
Passing yards84142
Passing attempts2721
Yds / pass3.16.8
First downs916
Turnovers20
Penalties45
Penalty yards3064
Sacks31
Time of possession28:0331:57

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Rice
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)64% / 36%14%2.5
Q2(11)55% / 45%18%2.2
Q3(10)60% / 40%0%2.2
Q4(15)40% / 60%53%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 128th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)10.00%0.3
2nd(12)9.417%1.9
3rd(11)8.39%3.1
4th(1)2.0100%14.0
All (27)—15%2.7
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.727%2.5
2nd(6)6.550%5.2
3rd(2)4.550%9.5
All (23)—35%3.8
Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%36%9.6
Q2(16)50% / 50%19%5.5
Q3(18)33% / 67%39%5.4
Q4(14)29% / 71%36%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 70th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%6.9
2nd(7)7.643%4.7
3rd(8)7.538%5.4
All (23)—35%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 108th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.528%7.4
2nd(14)8.821%5.4
3rd(5)4.460%2.0
4th(2)1.050%17.0
All (39)—31%6.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 34 → Missed FG5Drive 5: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 16 → Punt10Drive 10: own 28 → Punt11Drive 11: opp 44 → TD13Drive 13: own 19 → Punt15Drive 15: own 20 → End of half17Drive 17: own 16 → Downs19Drive 19: opp 1 → TD21Drive 21: own 25 → Punt23Drive 23: own 44 → TD25Drive 25: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Houston 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 25Q1 15:004-9Punt1.90-1.9
3own 34Q1 11:31754Missed FG2.40-2.4
5own 25Q1 6:04375TD1.97+5.1
8own 16Q1 2:031134Punt1.70-1.7
10own 28Q2 9:2046Punt2.10-2.1
11opp 44Q2 7:29144TD3.16+2.9
13own 19Q2 5:47612Punt1.80-1.8
15own 20Q2 1:0436End of half1.80-1.8
17own 16Q3 10:531572Downs1.70-1.7
19opp 1Q3 2:2411TD5.96+0.1
21own 25Q3 0:561029Punt1.90-1.9
23own 44Q4 10:31856TD2.77+4.3
25own 25Q4 1:0834End of half1.90-1.9
13 drives6437931.133+1.9

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