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Maryland28atMichigan State38

2025 · Week 14 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.9-80+8+15.9Maryland — Off. field pos.: +4.4+4.4Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -2.7-2.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Off. scoring eff.: -1.2-1.2Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: +13.9+13.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Def. field pos.: +2.7+2.7Michigan State — Def. field pos.: -4.4-4.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Def. scoring eff.: -13.9-13.9Michigan State — Def. scoring eff.: +1.2+1.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maryland — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Michigan 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.
MarylandMichigan 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalMaryland 28Michigan State 38
MarylandMichigan Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarylandMichigan State
Total yards534453
Rushing yards75161
Rushing attempts1631
Yds / rush4.75.2
Passing yards459292
Passing attempts6139
Yds / pass7.57.5
First downs2624
Turnovers11
Penalties87
Penalty yards7550
Sacks02
Time of possession28:1631:44

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Maryland
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)71% / 29%43%5.5
Q2(21)81% / 19%48%7.2
Q3(25)84% / 16%56%9.2
Q4(16)88% / 13%25%5.3
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(27)10.341%5.4
2nd(18)9.239%5.7
3rd(15)7.953%13.5
4th(2)6.00%0.0
All (62)42%7.2
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.463%9.3
2nd(5)8.440%3.2
3rd(1)1.0100%3.0
All (14)57%6.6
Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%67%6.8
Q2(21)71% / 29%62%9.9
Q3(13)54% / 46%46%4.1
Q4(20)45% / 55%35%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 64th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.457%9.2
2nd(14)8.050%6.9
3rd(9)5.744%6.4
4th(1)7.0100%10.0
All (38)53%7.8
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.153%6.6
2nd(10)6.550%3.6
3rd(4)7.550%3.0
All (31)52%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 30 → TD3Drive 3: own 9 → Punt5Drive 5: own 12 → FG7Drive 7: own 36 → Def. TD9Drive 9: own 24 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 21 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 19 → Punt22Drive 22: own 20 → Turnover24Drive 24: opp 35 → TD26Drive 26: own 39 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Michigan 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 30Q1 15:001366TD2.27+4.8
3own 9Q1 6:54728Punt1.40-1.4
5own 12Q1 0:231068FG1.53+1.5
7own 36Q2 11:10764Def. TD(−7 opp)2.37+4.7
9own 24Q2 5:3758Punt1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 1:04975TD1.97+5.1
14own 21Q3 11:36712Punt1.70-1.7
16Q3 6:1210TD7
18own 25Q3 5:06620Punt1.90-1.9
20own 19Q3 1:421236Punt1.70-1.7
22own 20Q4 7:38868Turnover1.70-1.7
24opp 35Q4 3:01822TD3.67+3.4
26own 39Q4 1:364-6End of half2.40-2.4
13 drives7245324.138+13.9

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