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Cincinnati17atIowa State34

2024 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9-4.50+4.5+9Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Iowa State — Off. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: -6.7-6.7Iowa State — Off. scoring eff.: +7.8+7.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: -4.2-4.2Iowa State — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -7.8-7.8Iowa State — Def. scoring eff.: +6.7+6.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Cincinnati — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Iowa 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.
CincinnatiIowa 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalCincinnati 17Iowa State 34
CincinnatiIowa Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CincinnatiIowa State
Total yards353386
Rushing yards287152
Rushing attempts3934
Yds / rush7.44.5
Passing yards66234
Passing attempts1835
Yds / pass3.76.7
First downs1520
Turnovers11
Penalties137
Penalty yards9740
Sacks10
Time of possession28:1231:48

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%50%7.1
Q2(17)29% / 71%18%3.9
Q3(11)36% / 64%55%7.0
Q4(11)27% / 73%27%7.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.029%0.3
2nd(8)11.138%6.8
3rd(3)11.733%3.3
All (18)33%3.7
Rushing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)11.235%7.1
2nd(11)9.545%7.3
3rd(8)8.425%8.5
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (37)38%7.5
Iowa State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%27%4.3
Q2(16)69% / 31%31%4.2
Q3(17)65% / 35%35%6.7
Q4(24)42% / 58%38%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.050%6.9
2nd(14)10.929%6.9
3rd(12)8.242%5.3
All (36)39%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.018%1.7
2nd(8)7.413%2.4
3rd(4)5.050%13.5
4th(3)4.0100%17.0
All (32)28%4.8

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 39 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 49 → Punt10Drive 10: own 35 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 38 → FG14Drive 14: own 24 → TD16Drive 16: own 28 → FG18Drive 18: own 21 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 32 → TD22Drive 22: own 29 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Iowa 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 25Q1 9:55815Punt1.90-1.9
4opp 39Q1 3:44832TD3.47+3.6
6own 25Q2 12:17523Punt1.90-1.9
8own 49Q2 8:015-2Punt2.80-2.8
10own 35Q2 3:18726Punt2.40-2.4
12opp 38Q2 0:35620FG3.43-0.4
14own 24Q3 14:501066TD1.97+5.1
16own 28Q3 6:401248FG2.13+0.9
18own 21Q4 14:54316Turnover1.80-1.8
20own 32Q4 11:261668TD2.37+4.7
22own 29Q4 3:151271TD2.27+4.8
11 drives6938626.234+7.8

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