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Texas A&M41atNotre Dame40

2025 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.9-8.40+8.4+16.9Texas A&M — Off. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +9.3+9.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Off. scoring eff.: +14.7+14.7Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +5.9+5.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Def. field pos.: -9.3-9.3Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Def. scoring eff.: -5.9-5.9Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: -14.7-14.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Texas A&M — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Notre Dame — Possessions: -2.1-2.1PossessionsValue 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.
Texas A&MNotre DameBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalTexas A&M 41Notre Dame 40
Texas A&MNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Texas A&MNotre Dame
Total yards488429
Rushing yards128136
Rushing attempts3239
Yds / rush4.03.5
Passing yards360293
Passing attempts3732
Yds / pass9.79.2
First downs2423
Turnovers11
Penalties135
Penalty yards8631
Sacks20
Time of possession26:5333:07

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Texas A&M
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)64% / 36%18%11.6
Q2(22)41% / 59%68%9.7
Q3(13)62% / 38%23%3.4
Q4(23)57% / 43%30%5.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 18th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.650%11.6
2nd(17)10.041%11.1
3rd(7)10.014%4.7
4th(1)11.0100%11.0
All (37)—41%10.0
Rushing by down(offense 8th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.432%3.9
2nd(6)5.833%2.8
3rd(4)9.075%6.8
All (32)—38%4.0
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)30% / 70%45%5.8
Q2(16)75% / 25%44%6.9
Q3(18)39% / 61%33%7.1
Q4(17)53% / 47%41%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.043%12.7
2nd(12)8.442%4.0
3rd(8)7.150%7.9
All (34)—44%8.4
Rushing by down(offense 7th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.435%3.4
2nd(9)9.133%4.2
3rd(7)5.943%8.3
4th(4)4.050%-0.5
All (37)—38%4.1

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

3Drive 3: own 28 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: opp 42 → FG9Drive 9: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 35 → Downs15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 29 → TD19Drive 19: own 29 → Downs21Drive 21: own 35 → FG23Drive 23: own 25 → TD25Drive 25: own 31 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
3own 28Q1 12:03617Punt2.00-2.0
5own 25Q1 9:27860TD1.97+5.1
7opp 42Q1 5:431338FG2.93+0.1
9own 25Q2 12:19675TD1.97+5.1
11own 25Q2 5:27420Turnover1.90-1.9
13own 35Q2 0:58611Downs2.30-2.3
15own 25Q3 14:55832Punt1.90-1.9
17opp 29Q3 10:26529TD3.77+3.3
19own 29Q3 6:05522Downs2.10-2.1
21own 35Q3 0:31744FG2.33+0.7
23own 25Q4 8:561275TD1.96+4.1
25own 31Q4 0:0427—2.20-2.2
12 drives7142927.140+12.9

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