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Norfolk State3atEast Carolina42

2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-32-160+16+32Norfolk State — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2East Carolina — Off. field pos.: +13.5+13.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Norfolk State — Off. scoring eff.: -27.9-27.9East Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: +2.5+2.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Norfolk State — Def. field pos.: -13.5-13.5East Carolina — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Norfolk State — Def. scoring eff.: -2.5-2.5East Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: +27.9+27.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Norfolk State — Possessions: +6.0+6.0East Carolina — Possessions: -6.0-6.0PossessionsValue 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.
Norfolk StateEast CarolinaBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalNorfolk State 3East Carolina 42
Norfolk StateEast Carolinahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Norfolk StateEast Carolina
Total yards114506
Rushing yards43148
Rushing attempts4535
Yds / rush1.04.2
Passing yards71358
Passing attempts1939
Yds / pass3.79.2
First downs731
Turnovers26
Penalties87
Penalty yards7948
Sacks10
Time of possession36:2523:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Norfolk State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%20%3.2
Q2(17)12% / 88%18%1.1
Q3(20)40% / 60%25%2.2
Q4(10)10% / 90%10%2.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)12.575%9.3
2nd(7)8.90%0.9
3rd(6)9.533%4.0
4th(1)6.0100%8.0
All (18)—33%4.2
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.016%1.3
2nd(14)7.521%1.1
3rd(11)9.00%1.9
All (44)—14%1.4
East Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)65% / 35%52%8.0
Q2(17)76% / 24%65%5.9
Q3(13)54% / 46%54%6.3
Q4(18)22% / 78%61%8.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.065%8.7
2nd(11)7.264%12.0
3rd(8)5.175%5.9
All (39)—67%9.1
Rushing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.047%4.0
2nd(13)7.246%7.1
3rd(4)5.050%3.5
All (32)—47%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 40 → Turnover3Drive 3: opp 45 → TD5Drive 5: own 24 → TD7Drive 7: own 20 → End of half10Drive 10: own 29 → Turnover12Drive 12: opp 40 → Turnover14Drive 14: opp 21 → TD16Drive 16: own 48 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 40 → TD21Drive 21: own 32 → Punt24Drive 24: own 21 → Turnover26Drive 26: own 28 → TD30Drive 30: own 1 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
East Carolina 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 40Q1 14:53627Turnover2.60-2.6
3opp 45Q1 8:08745TD3.07+4.0
5own 24Q1 4:50476TD1.97+5.1
7own 20Q1 2:00837End of half1.80-1.8
10own 29Q2 11:32768Turnover2.20-2.2
12opp 40Q2 7:38210Turnover3.30-3.3
14opp 21Q2 5:38521TD4.07+3.0
16own 48Q2 2:1147Punt2.80-2.8
19opp 40Q3 11:30440TD3.37+3.7
21own 32Q3 8:4145Punt2.30-2.3
24own 21Q3 4:28837Turnover1.80-1.8
26own 28Q4 12:29877TD2.17+4.9
30own 1Q4 5:101472End of half1.30-1.3
13 drives7450632.542+9.5

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