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Kent State7atBuffalo43

2024 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-23.1-11.60+11.6+23.1Kent State — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Buffalo — Off. field pos.: +7.1+7.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -20.1-20.1Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: +9.8+9.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. field pos.: -7.1-7.1Buffalo — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -9.8-9.8Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: +20.1+20.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Buffalo — 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.
Kent StateBuffaloBreaks 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

02447Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 7Buffalo 43
Kent StateBuffalohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StateBuffalo
Total yards209446
Rushing yards107253
Rushing attempts3552
Yds / rush3.14.9
Passing yards102193
Passing attempts1822
Yds / pass5.78.8
First downs1026
Turnovers12
Penalties43
Penalty yards4020
Sacks16
Time of possession28:4131:19

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%36%3.5
Q2(16)31% / 69%25%3.8
Q3(15)60% / 40%33%4.5
Q4(12)42% / 58%42%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%5.8
2nd(10)7.440%5.9
3rd(9)7.211%0.0
4th(1)8.00%-2.0
All (24)—25%3.3
Rushing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.042%3.9
2nd(8)8.350%6.5
3rd(2)5.50%1.0
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (30)—40%4.3
Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)42% / 58%54%4.5
Q2(22)45% / 55%41%3.5
Q3(17)29% / 71%47%5.5
Q4(16)19% / 81%31%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 118th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%-2.8
2nd(9)9.633%4.0
3rd(8)5.875%12.1
All (28)—50%3.6
Rushing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)9.840%4.5
2nd(16)6.738%5.6
3rd(9)6.156%5.8
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (51)—41%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 9 → TD5Drive 5: own 10 → Punt7Drive 7: own 46 → TD9Drive 9: opp 12 → —11Drive 11: own 35 → TD13Drive 13: opp 30 → Downs17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 41 → TD21Drive 21: own 27 → FG23Drive 23: own 25 → Punt25Drive 25: opp 42 → TD27Drive 27: own 30 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Buffalo 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 15:001175TD1.97+5.1
3own 9Q1 9:471029TD1.56+4.5
5own 10Q1 3:0945Punt1.50-1.5
7own 46Q2 14:196-8TD2.86+3.2
9opp 12Q2 11:032-7—4.50-4.5
11own 35Q2 6:21765TD2.47+4.6
13opp 30Q2 1:43726Downs3.80-3.8
17own 25Q3 11:2443Punt1.90-1.9
19opp 41Q3 8:14741TD3.37+3.7
21own 27Q3 3:301049FG2.03+1.0
23own 25Q4 13:511035Punt1.90-1.9
25opp 42Q4 7:24442TD3.37+3.7
27own 30Q4 1:5142End of half2.20-2.2
13 drives8044633.243+9.8

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

Kent State at Buffalo — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ