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2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-25.3-12.60+12.6+25.3Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +22.0+22.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -9.1-9.1Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: +2.3+2.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: -22.0-22.0Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -2.3-2.3Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +9.1+9.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Pittsburgh — 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.
Central MichiganPittsburghBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 17Pittsburgh 45
Central MichiganPittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganPittsburgh
Total yards217464
Rushing yards40124
Rushing attempts4126
Yds / rush1.04.8
Passing yards177340
Passing attempts2732
Yds / pass6.610.6
First downs1322
Turnovers11
Penalties96
Penalty yards7563
Sacks14
Time of possession36:4323:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%22%3.7
Q2(18)33% / 67%17%0.9
Q3(21)52% / 48%38%4.9
Q4(17)59% / 41%24%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)8.733%1.0
2nd(7)8.329%5.1
3rd(11)12.427%6.7
4th(4)12.550%7.3
All (31)—32%4.8
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.07%1.3
2nd(11)8.518%3.2
3rd(7)5.643%1.9
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (34)—21%2.0
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)62% / 38%43%6.2
Q2(19)68% / 32%68%9.9
Q3(5)20% / 80%40%11.2
Q4(12)50% / 50%75%8.0
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(15)9.067%9.3
2nd(13)6.554%12.8
3rd(4)9.375%12.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (33)—61%10.7
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)8.750%3.3
2nd(7)5.157%4.6
3rd(5)6.060%9.8
All (24)—54%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 28 → TD3Drive 3: own 15 → Downs5Drive 5: own 26 → TD7Drive 7: own 48 → TD9Drive 9: opp 49 → FG11Drive 11: own 16 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 43 → —15Drive 15: own 10 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 48 → —22Drive 22: own 31 → —own 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+/−
1own 28Q1 14:43869TD2.07+5.0
3own 15Q1 10:121461Downs1.50-1.5
5own 26Q2 12:18669TD2.07+5.0
7own 48Q2 8:52844TD2.77+4.3
9opp 49Q2 4:47734FG2.83+0.2
11own 16Q2 1:25224Turnover1.60-1.6
13own 43Q2 0:03326—2.70-2.7
15own 10Q3 11:3848Punt1.40-1.4
17opp 48Q3 2:4310—2.80-2.8
22own 31Q4 2:561154—2.20-2.2
10 drives6246421.745+23.3

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