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Duke38atSyracuse3

2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.9-80+8+15.9Duke — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Syracuse — Off. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Off. scoring eff.: +13.1+13.1Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: -13.8-13.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Def. field pos.: +3.8+3.8Syracuse — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Def. scoring eff.: +13.8+13.8Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: -13.1-13.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Possessions: +4.1+4.1Syracuse — 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.
DukeSyracuseBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalDuke 38Syracuse 3
DukeSyracusehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

DukeSyracuse
Total yards504314
Rushing yards23685
Rushing attempts3627
Yds / rush6.63.1
Passing yards268229
Passing attempts2837
Yds / pass9.66.2
First downs2319
Turnovers03
Penalties94
Penalty yards10555
Sacks12
Time of possession31:3528:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Duke
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)64% / 36%50%11.7
Q2(21)57% / 43%57%7.8
Q3(16)50% / 50%56%5.6
Q4(13)0% / 100%46%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 30th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)11.367%6.1
2nd(8)6.950%7.9
3rd(9)13.044%13.0
All (29)—55%8.7
Rushing by down(offense 48th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.044%6.8
2nd(13)9.454%7.0
3rd(4)3.550%13.0
4th(2)2.0100%3.5
All (35)—51%7.4
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%47%7.4
Q2(14)36% / 64%43%3.2
Q3(13)69% / 31%23%3.9
Q4(17)71% / 29%41%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.964%9.0
2nd(13)10.438%4.2
3rd(9)8.844%6.7
4th(3)6.00%0.0
All (36)—44%5.9
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.538%5.5
2nd(6)6.817%1.5
3rd(5)10.020%3.8
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (25)—32%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 11 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 25 → FG5Drive 5: own 13 → —7Drive 7: own 17 → —9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 5 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Downs20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 15 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 11Q1 14:48593Turnover1.40-1.4
3own 25Q1 9:311164FG1.93+1.1
5own 13Q1 3:0442—1.50-1.5
7own 17Q2 15:00820—1.60-1.6
9own 25Q2 12:01917Punt1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 1:5548Punt1.90-1.9
16own 5Q3 10:3555Punt1.20-1.2
18own 25Q3 5:271046Downs1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 10:52724Punt1.90-1.9
22own 15Q4 4:311668Downs1.50-1.5
10 drives6631416.83-13.8

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