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Minnesota35atNorthwestern38

2025 · Week 13 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.1-110+11+22.1Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +5.0+5.0Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: +9.3+9.3Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +19.2+19.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -5.0-5.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: -19.2-19.2Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -9.3-9.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Northwestern — 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.
MinnesotaNorthwesternBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalMinnesota 35Northwestern 38
MinnesotaNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MinnesotaNorthwestern
Total yards323525
Rushing yards59220
Rushing attempts1739
Yds / rush3.55.6
Passing yards264305
Passing attempts3131
Yds / pass8.59.8
First downs1525
Turnovers01
Penalties510
Penalty yards3176
Sacks11
Time of possession19:1240:48

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(4)50% / 50%25%1.3
Q2(22)73% / 27%68%6.3
Q3(11)45% / 55%27%6.4
Q4(11)82% / 18%45%9.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 63rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.560%7.9
2nd(11)6.464%11.5
3rd(6)8.217%2.2
All (32)—53%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)9.343%3.7
2nd(6)6.233%5.3
3rd(2)1.550%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (16)—44%4.1
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)50% / 50%35%7.5
Q2(13)54% / 46%46%5.7
Q3(16)50% / 50%75%9.8
Q4(20)35% / 65%55%5.1
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(11)11.482%12.3
2nd(10)9.650%7.7
3rd(11)8.064%7.5
All (32)—66%9.2
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.825%3.0
2nd(12)7.158%9.8
3rd(3)2.033%1.3
4th(2)1.0100%3.5
All (37)—41%5.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 23 → FG5Drive 5: own 25 → FG7Drive 7: own 26 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → End of half12Drive 12: own 14 → TD14Drive 14: own 30 → TD16Drive 16: opp 27 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 14:52780TD1.97+5.1
3own 23Q1 9:052170FG1.83+1.2
5own 25Q2 13:201168FG1.93+1.1
7own 26Q2 2:5553Punt2.00-2.0
9own 25Q2 0:0923End of half1.90-1.9
12own 14Q3 12:30986TD1.58+6.5
14own 30Q3 4:16770TD2.27+4.8
16opp 27Q4 14:21827TD3.77+3.3
18own 25Q4 8:111975FG1.93+1.1
9 drives7152518.838+19.2

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