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Nebraska20atCincinnati17

2025 · Week 1 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-2.8-1.40+1.4+2.8Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -0.0-0.0Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: -0.6-0.6Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: -2.4-2.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +0.0+0.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: +2.4+2.4Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: +0.6+0.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Possessions: 0.00.0Cincinnati — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
NebraskaCincinnatiBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalNebraska 20Cincinnati 17
NebraskaCincinnatihover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NebraskaCincinnati
Total yards356271
Rushing yards113202
Rushing attempts3529
Yds / rush3.27.0
Passing yards24369
Passing attempts4225
Yds / pass5.82.8
First downs2316
Turnovers02
Penalties34
Penalty yards2720
Sacks03
Time of possession39:3020:30

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)60% / 40%40%4.3
Q2(23)48% / 52%61%5.7
Q3(18)56% / 44%39%4.6
Q4(19)74% / 26%58%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.056%6.3
2nd(14)7.150%4.8
3rd(10)7.950%5.5
4th(2)2.050%1.5
All (44)—52%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.538%3.2
2nd(11)7.245%4.0
3rd(7)2.671%4.4
All (31)—48%3.8
Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%42%5.4
Q2(11)55% / 45%36%2.7
Q3(13)31% / 69%54%4.8
Q4(19)53% / 47%74%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.744%3.0
2nd(10)4.640%3.6
3rd(5)8.20%1.6
4th(1)7.0100%12.0
All (25)—36%3.3
Rushing by down(offense 30th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.869%7.8
2nd(8)5.975%6.5
3rd(5)5.260%4.4
4th(1)2.0100%4.0
All (30)—70%6.7

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

1Drive 1: own 28 → Punt3Drive 3: own 35 → FG5Drive 5: own 35 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 9 → —11Drive 11: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: own 43 → TD15Drive 15: own 14 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 9 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Cincinnati 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 28Q1 14:52722Punt2.00-2.0
3own 35Q1 8:481043FG2.33+0.7
5own 35Q2 14:4446Punt2.30-2.3
7own 25Q2 5:2751Punt1.90-1.9
9own 9Q2 1:38523—1.40-1.4
11own 25Q2 0:0020End of half1.90-1.9
13own 43Q3 10:111057TD2.77+4.3
15own 14Q3 3:5945Punt1.50-1.5
17own 25Q4 10:25975TD1.97+5.1
19own 9Q4 1:591353Turnover1.40-1.4
10 drives5727119.417-2.4

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