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Northern Illinois9atMaryland20

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.8-6.40+6.4+12.8Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -2.6-2.6Maryland — Off. field pos.: +2.8+2.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -11.2-11.2Maryland — Off. scoring eff.: -7.6-7.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -2.8-2.8Maryland — Def. field pos.: +2.6+2.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +7.6+7.6Maryland — Def. scoring eff.: +11.2+11.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Maryland — 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.
Northern IllinoisMarylandBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 9Maryland 20
Northern IllinoisMarylandhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisMaryland
Total yards271340
Rushing yards18086
Rushing attempts4828
Yds / rush3.83.1
Passing yards91254
Passing attempts2236
Yds / pass4.17.1
First downs1320
Turnovers01
Penalties63
Penalty yards5530
Sacks04
Time of possession33:3526:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)24% / 76%29%2.2
Q2(25)36% / 64%28%3.9
Q3(8)25% / 75%13%10.9
Q4(20)55% / 45%35%3.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.833%3.3
2nd(8)7.313%1.0
3rd(9)7.733%4.6
4th(3)1.733%2.7
All (26)—27%3.0
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.729%2.6
2nd(13)9.18%1.9
3rd(10)7.340%12.7
4th(4)3.375%2.8
All (44)—30%4.7
Maryland
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)67% / 33%42%6.2
Q2(8)25% / 75%63%5.8
Q3(21)48% / 52%52%4.5
Q4(23)74% / 26%26%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 82nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.650%5.7
2nd(11)7.855%9.7
3rd(9)6.822%4.4
4th(3)3.733%14.0
All (37)—43%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.040%3.7
2nd(9)5.633%3.2
3rd(3)2.067%2.0
All (27)—41%3.4

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

1Drive 1: own 10 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → FG5Drive 5: own 16 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 47 → TD9Drive 9: own 42 → End of half11Drive 11: own 33 → FG13Drive 13: own 25 → Turnover15Drive 15: opp 43 → Punt17Drive 17: own 13 → TD19Drive 19: own 47 → Downs21Drive 21: opp 27 → Missed FG23Drive 23: own 41 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Maryland 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 10Q1 14:4847Punt1.40-1.4
3own 20Q1 7:21862FG1.73+1.3
5own 16Q1 0:5155Punt1.60-1.6
7opp 47Q2 11:30647TD2.97+4.1
9own 42Q2 0:002-1End of half2.60-2.6
11own 33Q3 12:531441FG2.33+0.7
13own 25Q3 6:101253Turnover1.90-1.9
15opp 43Q4 14:3552Punt2.90-2.9
17own 13Q4 11:34787TD1.57+5.5
19own 47Q4 8:171050Downs2.70-2.7
21opp 27Q4 1:1958Missed FG3.70-3.7
23own 41Q4 0:002-1End of half2.50-2.5
12 drives6834027.620-7.6

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