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Northwestern22atPenn State21

2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.2-3.10+3.1+6.2Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Penn State — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -2.0-2.0Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +1.2+1.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Penn State — Def. field pos.: -5.4-5.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -1.2-1.2Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +2.0+2.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Penn State — 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.
NorthwesternPenn 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

01224Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 22Penn State 21
NorthwesternPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternPenn State
Total yards292274
Rushing yards129137
Rushing attempts3931
Yds / rush3.34.4
Passing yards163137
Passing attempts2620
Yds / pass6.36.8
First downs2313
Turnovers12
Penalties26
Penalty yards1071
Sacks02
Time of possession34:4625:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%41%4.3
Q2(19)53% / 47%53%7.1
Q3(14)36% / 64%43%3.9
Q4(22)32% / 68%45%0.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 79th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.943%5.6
2nd(9)8.256%8.0
3rd(6)6.750%3.8
All (29)—48%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.422%-0.9
2nd(18)6.967%5.7
3rd(7)6.343%2.7
All (43)—44%2.4
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%67%6.9
Q2(19)21% / 79%47%3.9
Q3(12)58% / 42%25%3.3
Q4(10)40% / 60%30%9.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.325%1.6
2nd(5)8.840%5.2
3rd(6)5.567%16.3
All (19)—42%7.2
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.342%5.2
2nd(12)6.142%4.9
3rd(5)4.640%2.8
4th(2)2.550%1.0
All (31)—42%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → Safety3Drive 3: opp 31 → —6Drive 6: own 38 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 26 → TD9Drive 9: own 30 → Punt12Drive 12: own 30 → Punt14Drive 14: own 9 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Penn 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+/−
2own 34Q1 15:001387Safety(−3 opp)2.37+4.7
3opp 31Q1 12:31521—3.70-3.7
6own 38Q2 7:0843Punt2.30-2.3
7opp 26Q2 5:39926TD3.87+3.2
9own 30Q3 15:00714Punt2.20-2.2
12own 30Q3 9:13725Punt2.20-2.2
14own 9Q4 14:04691TD1.47+5.6
16own 25Q4 4:5147Downs1.90-1.9
8 drives5327419.821+1.2

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