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2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.3-13.20+13.2+26.3Duquesne — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +15.0+15.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duquesne — Off. scoring eff.: -22.9-22.9Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +17.1+17.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Duquesne — Def. field pos.: -15.0-15.0Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duquesne — Def. scoring eff.: -17.1-17.1Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +22.9+22.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duquesne — Possessions: +4.1+4.1Pittsburgh — Possessions: -4.1-4.1PossessionsValue 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.
DuquesnePittsburghBreaks 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

03467Q1Q2Q3FinalDuquesne 9Pittsburgh 61
DuquesnePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

DuquesnePittsburgh
Total yards208460
Rushing yards37158
Rushing attempts3127
Yds / rush1.25.9
Passing yards171302
Passing attempts2738
Yds / pass6.37.9
First downs821
Turnovers01
Penalties113
Penalty yards8835
Sacks14
Time of possession35:2324:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Duquesne
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%8%0.5
Q2(16)69% / 31%19%6.3
Q3(14)50% / 50%29%5.7
Q4(12)25% / 75%0%0.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.730%8.2
2nd(5)12.80%-0.2
3rd(13)11.115%3.0
All (28)18%4.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.08%2.5
2nd(13)8.815%2.5
3rd(2)8.00%5.5
All (27)11%2.7
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%50%5.2
Q2(17)65% / 35%53%8.1
Q3(13)38% / 62%62%10.9
Q4(19)79% / 21%32%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.353%6.5
2nd(11)7.545%15.7
3rd(7)9.014%1.1
4th(2)3.550%2.0
All (39)44%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.644%10.0
2nd(9)6.344%2.2
3rd(7)3.471%5.4
4th(1)1.0100%16.0
All (26)54%6.3

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

3Drive 3: own 34 → Punt5Drive 5: own 38 → TD7Drive 7: opp 26 → Turnover9Drive 9: own 19 → Punt11Drive 11: opp 5 → TD13Drive 13: opp 47 → TD15Drive 15: own 20 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 20 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → TD23Drive 23: own 29 → Punt25Drive 25: opp 40 → FG27Drive 27: opp 21 → FG29Drive 29: own 40 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Pittsburgh drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
3own 34Q1 11:0253Punt2.30-2.3
5own 38Q1 7:281273TD2.37+4.7
7opp 26Q1 0:2757Turnover3.80-3.8
9own 19Q2 12:2046Punt1.70-1.7
11opp 5Q2 10:0545TD5.16+0.9
13opp 47Q2 4:54347TD2.97+4.1
15own 20Q2 2:13780TD1.77+5.3
17own 25Q3 14:42275TD1.97+5.1
19own 20Q3 12:234-8Punt1.70-1.7
21own 25Q3 6:39975TD1.97+5.1
23own 29Q4 13:5240Punt2.10-2.1
25opp 40Q4 10:56937FG3.13-0.1
27opp 21Q4 5:36712FG4.03-1.0
29own 40Q4 1:35260TD2.57+4.5
14 drives6946036.961+24.1

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