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Eastern Michigan30atBuffalo31

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.6-3.80+3.8+7.6Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Buffalo — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: +6.6+6.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Buffalo — Def. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -6.6-6.6Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: -2.9-2.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Buffalo — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Eastern MichiganBuffaloBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalEastern Michigan 30Buffalo 31
Eastern MichiganBuffalohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern MichiganBuffalo
Total yards395387
Rushing yards227115
Rushing attempts5431
Yds / rush4.23.7
Passing yards168272
Passing attempts3139
Yds / pass5.47.0
First downs2521
Turnovers01
Penalties96
Penalty yards8069
Sacks10
Time of possession37:0522:55

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%43%7.0
Q2(21)48% / 52%48%4.0
Q3(13)38% / 62%54%8.0
Q4(25)16% / 84%40%3.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.750%9.7
2nd(9)7.444%4.9
3rd(6)6.233%2.0
4th(1)3.0100%7.0
All (28)46%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.336%3.7
2nd(18)7.144%5.3
3rd(11)4.555%5.3
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (52)44%4.6
Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%40%9.6
Q2(18)44% / 56%28%2.4
Q3(18)56% / 44%44%6.1
Q4(22)73% / 27%41%6.4
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(15)10.047%10.3
2nd(14)9.114%3.4
3rd(11)7.536%6.2
All (40)33%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.929%3.6
2nd(9)7.267%6.1
3rd(4)5.575%3.3
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (28)46%4.3

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 30 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → TD9Drive 9: own 25 → —11Drive 11: own 26 → Downs13Drive 13: own 13 → Punt15Drive 15: own 25 → Safety17Drive 17: own 20 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Missed FG23Drive 23: own 9 → FG24Drive 24: opp 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Buffalo 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 34Q1 13:3547Punt2.30-2.3
4own 25Q1 8:39175TD1.97+5.1
6own 30Q1 2:56714Punt2.20-2.2
8own 25Q2 0:375-1TD1.97+5.1
9own 25Q2 8:3519451.90-1.9
11own 26Q3 14:43846Downs2.00-2.0
13own 13Q3 9:1443Punt1.50-1.5
15own 25Q3 3:01960Safety(−1 opp)1.97+5.1
17own 20Q4 13:1241Punt1.70-1.7
21own 25Q4 8:44755Missed FG1.90-1.9
23own 9Q4 0:521359FG1.43+1.6
24opp 25OT 0:00425TD3.87+3.2
12 drives7038724.431+6.6

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