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2025 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-23.3-11.60+11.6+23.3Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +4.1+4.1Massachusetts — Off. field pos.: -2.4-2.4Off. 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.: +20.3+20.3Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: -15.2-15.2Off. 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.: +2.4+2.4Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: -4.1-4.1Def. 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.: +15.2+15.2Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: -20.3-20.3Def. 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: 0.00.0Massachusetts — 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 IllinoisMassachusettsBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 45Massachusetts 3
Northern IllinoisMassachusettshover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisMassachusetts
Total yards433262
Rushing yards31865
Rushing attempts5525
Yds / rush5.82.6
Passing yards115197
Passing attempts842
Yds / pass14.44.7
First downs2217
Turnovers01
Penalties33
Penalty yards3535
Sacks10
Time of possession33:4126:19

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)21% / 79%36%5.1
Q2(19)5% / 95%58%8.4
Q3(15)27% / 73%47%8.5
Q4(16)0% / 100%56%4.6
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(4)10.050%9.3
2nd(2)9.050%36.5
3rd(2)8.050%2.5
All (8)—50%14.4
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.350%4.4
2nd(20)6.745%7.9
3rd(9)5.244%4.7
4th(3)1.0100%4.0
All (56)—50%5.7
Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)39% / 61%28%4.2
Q2(20)80% / 20%35%3.8
Q3(17)65% / 35%41%3.9
Q4(10)80% / 20%50%5.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.058%3.6
2nd(16)7.631%3.6
3rd(12)7.850%7.5
4th(2)4.050%3.5
All (42)—45%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.017%2.3
2nd(7)8.043%6.6
3rd(3)4.70%0.7
4th(1)5.00%1.0
All (23)—22%3.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → Downs7Drive 7: own 25 → Missed FG9Drive 9: own 25 → —11Drive 11: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → Downs15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 23 → Punt19Drive 19: own 1 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Massachusetts 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 14:50621Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 10:3151Punt1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 4:441254Downs1.90-1.9
7own 25Q2 11:351128Missed FG1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 2:1433—1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 1:101045End of half1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 11:55827Downs1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 8:10417Punt1.90-1.9
17own 23Q3 3:12723Punt1.80-1.8
19own 1Q4 10:411255FG1.13+1.9
10 drives6726218.23-15.2

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