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Merrimack6atAir Force21

2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.9-100+10+19.9Merrimack — Off. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Air Force — Off. field pos.: +6.0+6.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Off. scoring eff.: -17.3-17.3Air Force — Off. scoring eff.: -7.1-7.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Def. field pos.: -6.0-6.0Air Force — Def. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Def. scoring eff.: +7.1+7.1Air Force — Def. scoring eff.: +17.3+17.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Merrimack — Possessions: 0.00.0Air Force — 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.
MerrimackAir ForceBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalMerrimack 6Air Force 21
MerrimackAir Forcehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MerrimackAir Force
Total yards217237
Rushing yards114166
Rushing attempts2755
Yds / rush4.23.0
Passing yards10371
Passing attempts3014
Yds / pass3.45.1
First downs1015
Turnovers30
Penalties113
Penalty yards8835
Sacks01
Time of possession26:5633:04

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Merrimack
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)33% / 67%0%2.0
Q2(10)40% / 60%60%8.8
Q3(14)57% / 43%14%2.5
Q4(20)65% / 35%35%3.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)11.414%0.6
2nd(12)8.617%3.1
3rd(8)8.925%5.0
4th(1)10.0100%11.0
All (28)—21%3.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.042%4.3
2nd(5)7.020%8.6
3rd(5)5.820%2.8
4th(3)1.367%0.0
All (25)—36%4.4
Air Force
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)22% / 78%22%2.6
Q2(23)30% / 70%52%3.9
Q3(13)23% / 77%31%4.0
Q4(14)0% / 100%43%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 138th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%1.5
2nd(5)8.440%9.6
3rd(4)7.80%1.3
4th(1)10.0100%12.0
All (14)—29%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 89th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)8.829%3.0
2nd(18)6.244%4.3
3rd(13)3.754%1.8
4th(2)1.050%1.5
All (54)—41%3.1

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

2Drive 2: opp 38 → TD4Drive 4: 50 → Downs6Drive 6: opp 46 → Punt8Drive 8: own 28 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 11 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 20 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 14 → Punt17Drive 17: own 3 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 14 → TD21Drive 21: own 7 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Air Force drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 38Q1 12:531434TD3.47+3.6
450Q1 3:4849Downs2.80-2.8
6opp 46Q1 0:1254Punt2.90-2.9
8own 28Q2 11:221018Punt2.10-2.1
9opp 11Q2 7:3142Missed FG4.50-4.5
11own 20Q2 1:481570TD1.87+5.2
13own 25Q3 15:0043Punt1.90-1.9
15own 14Q3 10:1441Punt1.60-1.6
17own 3Q3 4:051363Punt1.30-1.3
19opp 14Q4 11:43614TD4.37+2.7
21own 7Q4 6:57820Punt1.40-1.4
11 drives7023728.121-7.1

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

Merrimack at Air Force — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ