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Eastern Illinois7atNorthwestern31

2024 · Week 3 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.2-9.60+9.6+19.2Eastern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +8.3+8.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -16.7-16.7Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +2.7+2.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -8.3-8.3Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -2.7-2.7Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +16.7+16.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Northwestern — 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.
Eastern IllinoisNorthwesternBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalEastern Illinois 7Northwestern 31
Eastern IllinoisNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern IllinoisNorthwestern
Total yards207450
Rushing yards40203
Rushing attempts2035
Yds / rush2.05.8
Passing yards167247
Passing attempts3132
Yds / pass5.47.7
First downs1322
Turnovers10
Penalties26
Penalty yards1539
Sacks13
Time of possession24:2835:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)78% / 22%33%2.9
Q2(20)65% / 35%45%5.6
Q3(11)73% / 27%45%3.4
Q4(13)62% / 38%31%3.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.050%4.3
2nd(11)9.036%7.2
3rd(8)7.625%2.1
4th(1)12.00%0.0
All (36)—39%4.6
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.017%1.8
2nd(7)5.957%3.7
3rd(3)4.333%5.0
4th(1)4.0100%6.0
All (17)—41%3.4
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)36% / 64%45%4.6
Q2(19)63% / 37%37%6.2
Q3(15)53% / 47%60%7.1
Q4(11)45% / 55%55%9.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.847%4.9
2nd(11)7.545%11.5
3rd(5)9.420%6.4
All (33)—42%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.750%4.9
2nd(12)7.758%7.7
3rd(6)3.750%4.7
4th(2)1.050%1.5
All (34)—53%5.6

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

1Drive 1: own 20 → Downs3Drive 3: own 10 → Punt5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 40 → Punt9Drive 9: own 44 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 20 → TD14Drive 14: own 8 → Missed FG16Drive 16: opp 42 → FG18Drive 18: own 21 → TD20Drive 20: own 33 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 20Q1 14:52937Downs1.80-1.8
3own 10Q1 9:1840Punt1.50-1.5
5own 20Q1 6:151265TD1.87+5.2
7own 40Q2 10:2641Punt2.60-2.6
9own 44Q2 8:341037Missed FG2.70-2.7
11own 20Q2 0:48880TD1.87+5.2
14own 8Q3 13:50964Missed FG1.50-1.5
16opp 42Q3 6:46742FG3.33-0.3
18own 21Q4 11:01784TD1.87+5.2
20own 33Q4 5:26623Punt2.40-2.4
10 drives7045021.331+9.7

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