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2024 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.9-80+8+15.9Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +6.2+6.2Bowling Green — Off. field pos.: +0.8+0.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -13.3-13.3Bowling Green — Off. scoring eff.: -13.9-13.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -0.8-0.8Bowling Green — Def. field pos.: -6.2-6.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +13.9+13.9Bowling Green — Def. scoring eff.: +13.3+13.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: +4.0+4.0Bowling Green — Possessions: -4.0-4.0PossessionsValue 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.
Northern IllinoisBowling GreenBreaks 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

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Northern IllinoisBowling Greenhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisBowling Green
Total yards281205
Rushing yards173107
Rushing attempts4933
Yds / rush3.53.2
Passing yards10898
Passing attempts2123
Yds / pass5.14.3
First downs1915
Turnovers02
Penalties45
Penalty yards4540
Sacks62
Time of possession34:4425:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%35%3.9
Q2(25)28% / 72%32%3.7
Q3(12)25% / 75%58%3.8
Q4(18)33% / 67%28%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.017%0.8
2nd(7)7.371%6.4
3rd(10)8.240%4.9
All (23)43%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.843%4.8
2nd(17)8.318%3.2
3rd(7)6.029%3.6
4th(2)2.050%2.5
All (49)33%4.0
Bowling Green
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%58%9.3
Q2(10)40% / 60%30%1.7
Q3(14)43% / 57%43%4.4
Q4(18)56% / 44%11%1.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 54th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.036%5.5
2nd(7)8.014%2.4
3rd(8)7.813%-0.7
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (27)22%2.8
Rushing by down(offense 103rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.954%6.6
2nd(8)6.838%2.4
3rd(4)8.80%3.3
4th(2)10.5100%15.5
All (27)44%5.5

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 39 → Missed FG6Drive 6: own 41 → Punt10Drive 10: own 17 → Punt12Drive 12: own 35 → Punt14Drive 14: own 27 → Missed FG16Drive 16: own 16 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Downs20Drive 20: own 27 → Punt22Drive 22: own 17 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Bowling Green 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 8:44575TD1.97+5.1
4own 39Q1 3:14837Missed FG2.60-2.6
6own 41Q2 14:39410Punt2.60-2.6
10own 17Q2 7:1144Punt1.80-1.8
12own 35Q2 1:3563Punt2.40-2.4
14own 27Q3 14:451759Missed FG2.00-2.0
16own 16Q3 5:2152Punt1.70-1.7
18own 25Q4 14:321014Downs1.90-1.9
20own 27Q4 5:494-2Punt2.00-2.0
22own 17Q4 4:29720Turnover1.80-1.8
10 drives5820520.97-13.9

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

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