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Buffalo31atKent State28

2025 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.1-3.10+3.1+6.1Buffalo — Off. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Kent State — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: +5.3+5.3Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Kent State — Def. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: -2.9-2.9Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -5.3-5.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Buffalo — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Kent State — 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.
BuffaloKent StateBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalBuffalo 31Kent State 28
BuffaloKent Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

BuffaloKent State
Total yards467423
Rushing yards149144
Rushing attempts2944
Yds / rush5.13.3
Passing yards318279
Passing attempts4033
Yds / pass8.08.5
First downs2420
Turnovers21
Penalties47
Penalty yards4242
Sacks31
Time of possession22:3837:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)39% / 61%28%2.8
Q2(18)78% / 22%56%8.7
Q3(19)63% / 37%47%8.8
Q4(12)58% / 42%42%6.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 122nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.052%7.0
2nd(14)8.464%9.2
3rd(5)7.820%8.3
All (40)—53%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.69%5.7
2nd(7)7.329%4.6
3rd(7)4.157%7.4
4th(2)1.550%-0.5
All (27)—30%5.4
Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%29%6.6
Q2(19)47% / 53%42%7.5
Q3(13)46% / 54%46%5.8
Q4(26)46% / 54%38%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 124th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.033%11.4
2nd(14)9.836%5.4
3rd(7)7.343%10.7
4th(2)4.050%4.5
All (32)—38%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.133%4.0
2nd(8)8.338%5.6
3rd(11)4.345%3.1
4th(3)4.067%3.7
All (40)—40%4.0

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

2Drive 2: own 39 → TD4Drive 4: own 34 → Downs6Drive 6: own 12 → Punt8Drive 8: own 3 → Punt10Drive 10: own 43 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 20 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 40 → TD22Drive 22: own 7 → TD24Drive 24: own 25 → Downs26Drive 26: own 27 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kent State drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 39Q1 10:16361TD2.47+4.6
4own 34Q1 6:521032Downs2.30-2.3
6own 12Q1 0:00920Punt1.50-1.5
8own 3Q2 12:161265Punt1.10-1.1
10own 43Q2 4:15457TD2.77+4.3
12own 25Q2 1:066-1Punt1.90-1.9
14own 20Q3 14:4441Punt1.70-1.7
16own 25Q3 12:2746Punt1.90-1.9
18own 25Q3 9:1449Punt1.90-1.9
20own 40Q3 4:53560TD2.57+4.5
22own 7Q4 14:402397TD1.47+5.6
24own 25Q4 0:5747Downs1.90-1.9
26own 27Q4 0:13411—2.00-2.0
13 drives7842325.128+2.9

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