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Central Michigan16atNorthern Illinois24

2024 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.9-5.50+5.5+10.9Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +7.2+7.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -9.5-9.5Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -5.3-5.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: -7.2-7.2Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +5.3+5.3Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +9.5+9.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Central MichiganNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 16Northern Illinois 24
Central MichiganNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganNorthern Illinois
Total yards204334
Rushing yards112165
Rushing attempts3140
Yds / rush3.64.1
Passing yards92169
Passing attempts2530
Yds / pass3.75.6
First downs1522
Turnovers20
Penalties73
Penalty yards6630
Sacks12
Time of possession26:2333:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)23% / 77%23%2.8
Q2(22)50% / 50%55%5.3
Q3(4)75% / 25%25%3.0
Q4(16)63% / 38%19%2.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.036%3.5
2nd(4)10.80%-3.3
3rd(10)9.430%4.4
4th(2)10.550%4.5
All (27)—30%3.2
Rushing by down(offense 115th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.043%5.7
2nd(11)8.427%3.2
3rd(2)9.550%1.5
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (28)—39%4.3
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%47%10.2
Q2(16)50% / 50%38%3.9
Q3(22)50% / 50%36%4.3
Q4(19)42% / 58%21%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(10)9.540%8.2
2nd(10)8.350%6.8
3rd(10)6.820%2.2
4th(2)10.00%0.0
All (32)—34%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.925%3.1
2nd(13)8.038%6.5
3rd(4)4.575%6.0
4th(3)4.333%8.3
All (40)—35%4.9

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → TD4Drive 4: opp 41 → TD6Drive 6: own 34 → TD8Drive 8: own 20 → Punt10Drive 10: own 27 → Downs12Drive 12: own 23 → Downs14Drive 14: own 25 → FG16Drive 16: opp 30 → Missed FG18Drive 18: own 33 → —20Drive 20: own 36 → Downs22Drive 22: own 46 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 34Q1 13:27666TD2.46+3.6
4opp 41Q1 8:58826TD3.36+2.7
6own 34Q1 4:24661TD2.47+4.6
8own 20Q2 13:2742Punt1.80-1.8
10own 27Q2 6:1148Downs2.00-2.0
12own 23Q2 1:381052Downs1.80-1.8
14own 25Q3 14:541772FG1.93+1.1
16opp 30Q3 5:4547Missed FG3.80-3.8
18own 33Q3 1:211036—2.40-2.4
20own 36Q4 10:221225Downs2.50-2.5
22own 46Q4 1:35914End of half2.80-2.8
11 drives7233427.324-3.3

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