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2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.4-4.20+4.2+8.4Louisville — Off. field pos.: +7.3+7.3Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +7.3+7.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Louisville — Off. scoring eff.: -6.3-6.3Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: -7.2-7.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Louisville — Def. field pos.: -7.3-7.3Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -7.3-7.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Louisville — Def. scoring eff.: +7.2+7.2Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +6.3+6.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Louisville — Possessions: +6.2+6.2Pittsburgh — Possessions: -6.2-6.2PossessionsValue 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.
LouisvillePittsburghBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalLouisville 34Pittsburgh 27
LouisvillePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

LouisvillePittsburgh
Total yards393339
Rushing yards5480
Rushing attempts3323
Yds / rush1.63.5
Passing yards339259
Passing attempts5132
Yds / pass6.68.1
First downs2314
Turnovers15
Penalties96
Penalty yards9238
Sacks22
Time of possession39:2220:38

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Louisville
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)78% / 22%43%4.3
Q2(22)64% / 36%41%4.1
Q3(21)67% / 33%33%5.0
Q4(18)39% / 61%50%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 46th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.635%5.4
2nd(21)9.357%5.9
3rd(15)9.847%7.5
All (53)—47%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 2nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.521%2.7
2nd(8)3.838%2.4
3rd(4)3.075%1.3
All (31)—32%2.4
Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)71% / 29%57%9.6
Q2(17)59% / 41%41%6.0
Q3(8)38% / 63%25%11.0
Q4(17)82% / 18%18%1.9
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(12)10.367%10.9
2nd(13)7.531%11.0
3rd(7)5.714%2.1
4th(5)6.820%2.0
All (37)—38%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%6.2
2nd(5)5.820%3.0
3rd(3)4.70%1.0
All (19)—32%4.5

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

1Drive 1: own 11 → FG3Drive 3: own 47 → TD5Drive 5: own 20 → Punt9Drive 9: own 23 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: opp 37 → FG15Drive 15: own 34 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 38 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 44 → Downs24Drive 24: own 25 → Turnover26Drive 26: own 18 → Downs28Drive 28: own 8 → Turnoverown 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 11Q1 14:491277FG1.43+1.6
3own 47Q1 10:01353TD2.77+4.3
5own 20Q1 5:3455Punt1.70-1.7
9own 23Q2 12:1345Punt1.80-1.8
11own 25Q2 4:4758Turnover1.90-1.9
13opp 37Q2 2:381223FG3.53-0.5
15own 34Q2 0:42666TD2.37+4.7
18own 25Q3 11:3442Punt1.90-1.9
20own 38Q3 6:47358Turnover2.30-2.3
22own 44Q3 0:39821Downs2.70-2.7
24own 25Q4 10:413-7Turnover1.90-1.9
26own 18Q4 6:171030Downs1.60-1.6
28own 8Q4 0:1120Turnover1.40-1.4
13 drives5733927.227-0.2

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