NC State34atPittsburgh53

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

NC StatePittsburghBreaks 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

NC StatePittsburghhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

	NC State	Pittsburgh
Total yards	445	529
Rushing yards	161	106
Rushing attempts	19	33
Yds / rush	8.5	3.2
Passing yards	284	423
Passing attempts	41	49
Yds / pass	6.9	8.6
First downs	15	29
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties	9	5
Penalty yards	97	46
Sacks	0	0
Time of possession	25:04	34:56

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

NC State

how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
By quarter	Pass / rush	Success	Yd/play
Q1(12)	92% / 8%	33%	6.8
Q2(15)	53% / 47%	40%	11.7
Q3(13)	54% / 46%	8%	1.8
Q4(19)	79% / 21%	47%	8.1

Passing by down(offense 29th on the season)

Down (att.)	Avg. to go	Success	Yd/play
1st(16)	9.5	38%	11.4
2nd(15)	8.8	33%	5.4
3rd(8)	6.3	13%	2.6
4th(2)	2.0	0%	0.0
All (41)	—	29%	6.9

Rushing by down(offense 28th on the season)

Down (att.)	Avg. to go	Success	Yd/play
1st(10)	10.0	30%	9.8
2nd(3)	8.7	67%	5.7
3rd(4)	5.3	75%	8.0
4th(1)	5.0	0%	2.0
All (18)	—	44%	8.3

Pittsburgh

how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
By quarter	Pass / rush	Success	Yd/play
Q1(22)	59% / 41%	50%	7.4
Q2(23)	78% / 22%	48%	6.8
Q3(22)	64% / 36%	27%	6.9
Q4(15)	27% / 73%	47%	4.2

Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)

Down (att.)	Avg. to go	Success	Yd/play
1st(18)	10.4	56%	9.9
2nd(19)	7.1	47%	7.0
3rd(11)	8.3	45%	9.3
4th(1)	2.0	100%	19.0
All (49)	—	51%	8.8

Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)

Down (att.)	Avg. to go	Success	Yd/play
1st(20)	9.2	25%	3.3
2nd(10)	6.9	40%	2.9
3rd(3)	3.3	33%	4.0
All (33)	—	30%	3.2

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

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

#	Start	Time	Plays	Yds	Result	Exp	Pts	+/−
2	opp 49	Q1 13:32	7	49	TD	2.8	7	+4.2
4	own 22	Q1 10:03	12	42	FG	1.8	3	+1.2
6	own 17	Q1 2:58	10	73	TD	1.6	7	+5.4
8	own 7	Q2 14:09	5	5	Punt	1.4	0	-1.4
10	own 10	Q2 10:22	7	90	TD	1.4	7	+5.6
12	own 32	Q2 5:45	4	0	Punt	2.3	0	-2.3
14	own 25	Q2 3:16	9	60	TD	1.9	7	+5.1
16	own 34	Q3 14:48	12	23	FG	2.3	3	+0.7
18	own 16	Q3 10:46	1	84	TD	1.6	6	+4.4
20	opp 49	Q3 9:43	8	37	FG	2.8	3	+0.2
22	opp 44	Q3 4:41	6	4	FG	2.9	3	+0.1
24	opp 33	Q3 0:36	5	3	Missed FG	3.7	0	-3.7
26	opp 43	Q4 11:11	8	36	TD	2.9	7	+4.1
28	opp 32	Q4 4:59	5	52	Turnover	3.7	0	-3.7
30	own 16	Q4 0:47	3	1	End of half	1.6	0	-1.6
15 drives			82	529		34.4	53	+18.6

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