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Northern Illinois42atWestern Michigan28

2024 · Week 11

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.4-6.70+6.7+13.4Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +11.7+11.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Off. 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.: +10.3+10.3Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +3.9+3.9Off. 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.: -2.1-2.1Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -11.7-11.7Def. 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.: -3.9-3.9Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -10.3-10.3Def. 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: -2.0-2.0Western Michigan — 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.
Northern IllinoisWestern MichiganBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 42Western Michigan 28
Northern IllinoisWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisWestern Michigan
Total yards411390
Rushing yards255211
Rushing attempts4336
Yds / rush5.95.9
Passing yards156179
Passing attempts1728
Yds / pass9.26.4
First downs2121
Turnovers13
Penalties45
Penalty yards3750
Sacks10
Time of possession29:2430:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)22% / 78%44%6.8
Q2(23)57% / 43%65%6.1
Q3(11)9% / 91%100%10.1
Q4(16)6% / 94%31%3.1
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(7)9.671%9.3
2nd(7)5.371%10.1
3rd(3)5.367%6.7
All (17)—71%9.2
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.755%5.5
2nd(15)5.653%5.5
3rd(7)3.957%1.7
All (42)—55%4.9
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)35% / 65%47%7.4
Q2(17)24% / 76%53%5.8
Q3(14)50% / 50%64%7.8
Q4(15)73% / 27%53%4.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.080%11.7
2nd(10)8.440%4.6
3rd(5)4.80%0.0
4th(3)3.767%6.0
All (28)—50%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.850%4.7
2nd(10)5.270%10.4
3rd(5)4.040%3.2
4th(2)1.0100%6.5
All (35)—57%6.2

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

2Drive 2: own 37 → Punt4Drive 4: own 35 → TD6Drive 6: own 2 → —8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → —13Drive 13: opp 38 → Def. TD14Drive 14: own 30 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 23 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 40 → TD20Drive 20: own 26 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western Michigan 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 37Q1 12:5755Punt2.50-2.5
4own 35Q1 10:05265TD2.47+4.6
6own 2Q1 8:281356—1.30-1.3
8own 25Q2 13:56920Punt1.90-1.9
10own 25Q2 6:051275TD1.97+5.1
12own 25Q2 0:0024—1.90-1.9
13opp 38Q3 15:00626Def. TD(−7 opp)3.47+3.6
14own 30Q3 12:3329Turnover2.20-2.2
16own 23Q3 8:19983Turnover1.80-1.8
18own 40Q3 0:471160TD2.67+4.4
20own 26Q4 4:25919Downs2.00-2.0
11 drives6439024.128+3.9

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