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Northern Illinois21atOhio48

2025 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.3-10.10+10.1+20.3Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Ohio — Off. field pos.: +9.7+9.7Off. 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.: -3.3-3.3Ohio — Off. scoring eff.: +17.6+17.6Off. 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.: -9.7-9.7Ohio — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. 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.: -17.6-17.6Ohio — Def. scoring eff.: +3.3+3.3Def. 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: +2.1+2.1Ohio — 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.
Northern IllinoisOhioBreaks 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

02753Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 21Ohio 48
Northern IllinoisOhiohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisOhio
Total yards293538
Rushing yards132333
Rushing attempts2652
Yds / rush5.16.4
Passing yards161205
Passing attempts3023
Yds / pass5.48.9
First downs1527
Turnovers11
Penalties213
Penalty yards2075
Sacks12
Time of possession24:1035:50

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%21%2.1
Q2(9)44% / 56%44%5.3
Q3(7)71% / 29%29%9.7
Q4(25)60% / 40%52%5.7
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(11)9.745%7.8
2nd(11)9.718%3.8
3rd(9)8.022%2.4
4th(1)5.00%0.0
All (32)—28%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.354%5.5
2nd(6)4.333%4.3
3rd(4)5.0100%10.3
All (23)—57%6.0
Ohio
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%69%7.3
Q2(24)42% / 58%46%5.0
Q3(21)24% / 76%67%11.2
Q4(12)0% / 100%42%3.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.060%5.2
2nd(10)8.180%13.3
3rd(3)9.333%1.5
All (23)—65%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.845%6.0
2nd(17)6.247%4.7
3rd(9)2.978%12.3
4th(2)2.050%1.0
All (50)—52%6.5

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

2Drive 2: opp 14 → TD4Drive 4: own 9 → TD6Drive 6: own 34 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 35 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 3 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 47 → Downs21Drive 21: opp 38 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ohio drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 14Q1 13:26414TD4.47+2.6
4own 9Q1 10:181391TD1.47+5.6
6own 34Q1 1:001261TD2.37+4.7
8own 25Q2 10:081324Punt1.90-1.9
10own 35Q2 2:521340Turnover2.30-2.3
12own 25Q3 15:00475TD1.96+4.1
14own 3Q3 12:301097TD1.17+5.9
16own 25Q3 6:041265TD1.97+5.1
18own 47Q4 12:07729Downs2.70-2.7
21opp 38Q4 1:54917—3.40-3.4
10 drives7753823.448+24.6

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