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Northern Illinois10atEastern Michigan16

2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.6-7.30+7.3+14.6Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -12.7-12.7Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -10.3-10.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +10.3+10.3Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +12.7+12.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: 0.00.0Eastern Michigan — 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.
Northern IllinoisEastern MichiganBreaks 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

0918Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 10Eastern Michigan 16
Northern IllinoisEastern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisEastern Michigan
Total yards310299
Rushing yards216152
Rushing attempts3937
Yds / rush5.54.1
Passing yards94147
Passing attempts2632
Yds / pass3.64.6
First downs1417
Turnovers11
Penalties06
Penalty yards040
Sacks00
Time of possession29:5430:06

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%33%3.5
Q2(15)20% / 80%33%4.5
Q3(12)33% / 67%25%8.9
Q4(23)61% / 39%30%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.043%4.3
2nd(8)7.025%2.0
3rd(8)7.313%4.3
4th(3)5.333%7.0
All (26)—27%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.035%7.8
2nd(12)7.717%4.7
3rd(8)3.938%2.6
4th(2)1.0100%3.5
All (39)—33%5.5
Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%50%4.4
Q2(18)56% / 44%39%4.0
Q3(19)47% / 53%32%4.1
Q4(16)19% / 81%38%5.0
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(9)10.044%5.9
2nd(13)7.623%3.0
3rd(9)8.333%6.6
All (31)—32%4.9
Rushing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.140%4.2
2nd(10)5.750%3.8
3rd(7)4.643%3.7
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (38)—45%3.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → FG5Drive 5: own 18 → Punt7Drive 7: own 22 → FG9Drive 9: own 33 → Punt12Drive 12: own 26 → —14Drive 14: own 22 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 36 → TD20Drive 20: opp 15 → FG22Drive 22: own 49 → Punt24Drive 24: own 27 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Eastern Michigan 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 25Q1 14:4858Punt1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 11:491463FG1.73+1.3
5own 18Q2 13:29623Punt1.60-1.6
7own 22Q2 5:131347FG1.83+1.2
9own 33Q2 0:4542Punt2.30-2.3
12own 26Q3 13:091039—2.00-2.0
14own 22Q3 6:4758Punt1.80-1.8
16own 25Q3 4:191030Punt1.90-1.9
18own 36Q4 12:371169TD2.37+4.7
20opp 15Q4 7:38510FG4.33-1.3
22own 49Q4 2:3374Punt2.70-2.7
24own 27Q4 0:002-3End of half2.00-2.0
12 drives6929926.316-10.3

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