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Syracuse26atTennessee45

2025 · Week 1 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.6-12.30+12.3+24.6Syracuse — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Tennessee — Off. field pos.: -3.2-3.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: +5.4+5.4Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +21.4+21.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Def. field pos.: +3.2+3.2Tennessee — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: -21.4-21.4Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: -5.4-5.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Tennessee — Possessions: +4.1+4.1PossessionsValue 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.
SyracuseTennesseeBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalSyracuse 26Tennessee 45
SyracuseTennesseehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SyracuseTennessee
Total yards377493
Rushing yards103246
Rushing attempts4440
Yds / rush2.36.2
Passing yards274247
Passing attempts4028
Yds / pass6.88.8
First downs2422
Turnovers21
Penalties47
Penalty yards3065
Sacks05
Time of possession34:3125:29

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%36%3.7
Q2(28)57% / 43%46%4.2
Q3(23)43% / 57%52%5.8
Q4(20)60% / 40%60%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.947%6.0
2nd(15)7.940%5.1
3rd(10)9.330%5.3
4th(3)5.067%12.3
All (43)—42%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)8.650%3.8
2nd(14)4.071%4.4
3rd(4)1.350%1.3
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (39)—59%3.6
Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(27)52% / 48%59%6.6
Q2(11)36% / 64%55%14.4
Q3(14)43% / 57%36%3.4
Q4(16)25% / 75%56%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.064%8.4
2nd(10)7.930%10.7
3rd(7)7.657%6.9
All (28)—50%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 6th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.048%3.9
2nd(14)5.464%8.4
3rd(5)5.660%6.4
All (40)—55%5.8

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 15 → TD5Drive 5: own 22 → —8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 2 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: opp 17 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 23 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Punt23Drive 23: own 46 → TD25Drive 25: own 4 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Tennessee 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 14:451149FG1.93+1.1
3own 15Q1 9:271380TD1.57+5.5
5own 22Q1 2:49749—1.80-1.8
6—Q1 0:5610TD—7—
8own 25Q2 11:30275TD1.97+5.1
10own 2Q2 6:4848Punt1.10-1.1
12own 25Q2 1:45675TD1.97+5.1
15opp 17Q3 14:36717TD4.07+3.0
17own 25Q3 7:2142Punt1.90-1.9
19own 23Q3 4:30628Punt1.80-1.8
21own 25Q4 11:35526Punt1.90-1.9
23own 46Q4 8:321159TD2.77+4.3
25own 4Q4 1:24410End of half1.20-1.2
13 drives7349323.645+21.4

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