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Baylor20atCincinnati41

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.1-9.10+9.1+18.1Baylor — Off. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: +4.6+4.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Baylor — Off. scoring eff.: +4.9+4.9Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +15.8+15.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Baylor — Def. field pos.: -4.6-4.6Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Baylor — Def. scoring eff.: -15.8-15.8Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -4.9-4.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Baylor — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Cincinnati — 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.
BaylorCincinnatiBreaks 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

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BaylorCincinnatihover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

BaylorCincinnati
Total yards266376
Rushing yards129265
Rushing attempts3250
Yds / rush4.05.3
Passing yards137111
Passing attempts2621
Yds / pass5.35.3
First downs1726
Turnovers20
Penalties310
Penalty yards4088
Sacks02
Time of possession24:5435:06

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Baylor
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%33%1.9
Q2(23)61% / 39%39%5.1
Q3(20)40% / 60%40%5.8
Q4(7)43% / 57%43%1.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 28th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.850%5.2
2nd(7)7.614%2.1
3rd(6)7.517%4.3
4th(4)4.850%3.8
All (29)34%4.1
Rushing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.325%3.2
2nd(10)6.350%3.7
3rd(6)5.050%10.0
4th(2)1.5100%5.5
All (30)43%4.9
Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)26% / 74%70%6.0
Q2(16)38% / 63%44%3.5
Q3(12)50% / 50%42%6.0
Q4(21)14% / 86%48%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.538%3.8
2nd(8)5.838%3.0
3rd(5)7.480%11.4
All (21)48%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 30th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.652%5.8
2nd(15)8.253%6.1
3rd(9)3.456%4.3
4th(2)1.0100%2.0
All (51)55%5.5

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

1Drive 1: own 19 → TD3Drive 3: own 34 → TD5Drive 5: own 37 → Punt7Drive 7: own 45 → FG9Drive 9: opp 29 → TD11Drive 11: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → FG15Drive 15: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: opp 17 → TD18Drive 18: opp 42 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Cincinnati 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 19Q1 14:511266TD1.77+5.3
3own 34Q1 6:021066TD2.37+4.7
5own 37Q1 0:2467Punt2.30-2.3
7own 45Q2 8:551027FG2.73+0.3
9opp 29Q2 5:29629TD3.77+3.3
11own 25Q2 0:122-1End of half1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 10:281572FG1.93+1.1
15own 25Q4 13:271385TD1.97+5.1
16opp 17Q4 5:56417TD4.07+3.0
18opp 42Q4 2:31823End of half2.90-2.9
10 drives7337625.241+15.8

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