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2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15-7.50+7.5+15Tennessee — Off. field pos.: +13.0+13.0Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: +4.6+4.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +1.1+1.1Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: -1.6-1.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Tennessee — Def. field pos.: -4.6-4.6Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: -13.0-13.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: +1.6+1.6Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: -1.1-1.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tennessee — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Mississippi State — 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.
TennesseeMississippi StateBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalTennessee 41Mississippi State 34
TennesseeMississippi Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

TennesseeMississippi State
Total yards471378
Rushing yards136198
Rushing attempts3157
Yds / rush4.43.5
Passing yards335180
Passing attempts4029
Yds / pass8.46.2
First downs2423
Turnovers32
Penalties66
Penalty yards6071
Sacks52
Time of possession27:3732:23

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%36%8.5
Q2(18)67% / 33%44%7.6
Q3(16)63% / 38%31%7.6
Q4(23)48% / 52%61%6.4
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(13)10.031%8.6
2nd(12)9.050%11.0
3rd(12)7.342%7.4
4th(2)3.0100%16.0
All (39)—44%9.4
Rushing by down(offense 6th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.650%5.2
2nd(9)6.844%3.8
3rd(2)3.550%4.5
All (29)—48%4.7
Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)48% / 52%32%3.2
Q2(20)40% / 60%55%5.5
Q3(16)31% / 69%63%5.6
Q4(22)36% / 64%32%5.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.436%2.9
2nd(9)8.833%9.7
3rd(9)9.344%5.3
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (33)—36%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 29th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)8.652%4.9
2nd(18)8.639%3.2
3rd(10)5.250%4.1
4th(1)7.0100%15.0
All (50)—48%4.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt2Drive 2: opp 20 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 10 → Def. TD7Drive 7: own 25 → TD9Drive 9: own 16 → FG11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 28 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Missed FG18Drive 18: opp 26 → TD20Drive 20: own 17 → Def. TD21Drive 21: own 25 → FG23Drive 23: opp 17 → TD25Drive 25: own 25 → Punt28Drive 28: opp 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Mississippi State 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 14:514-2Punt1.90-1.9
2opp 20Q1 13:20515TD4.07+3.0
4own 25Q1 9:1147Punt1.90-1.9
6own 10Q1 4:52328Def. TD(−7 opp)1.40-1.4
7own 25Q1 4:121675TD1.97+5.1
9own 16Q2 11:43851FG1.63+1.4
11own 25Q2 7:18827Punt1.90-1.9
13own 28Q2 1:0659Punt2.00-2.0
16own 25Q3 11:211351Missed FG1.90-1.9
18opp 26Q3 4:40322TD3.87+3.2
20own 17Q3 0:54831Def. TD(−7 opp)1.60-1.6
21own 25Q4 13:23654FG1.93+1.1
23opp 17Q4 9:36517TD4.07+3.0
25own 25Q4 1:4842Punt1.90-1.9
28opp 25OT 0:00721End of half3.80-3.8
15 drives8837835.634-1.6

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