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Miami (OH)25atNorthern Illinois14

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11-5.50+5.5+11Miami-OH — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-OH — Off. scoring eff.: -3.1-3.1Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -9.6-9.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-OH — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-OH — Def. scoring eff.: +9.6+9.6Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +3.1+3.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-OH — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Miami-OHNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01428Q1Q2Q3FinalMiami-OH 25Northern Illinois 14
Miami-OHNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Miami-OHNorthern Illinois
Total yards367220
Rushing yards197114
Rushing attempts5023
Yds / rush3.95.0
Passing yards170106
Passing attempts2628
Yds / pass6.53.8
First downs2211
Turnovers02
Penalties76
Penalty yards5042
Sacks32
Time of possession39:0620:54

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Miami-OH
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%47%6.6
Q2(22)55% / 45%36%4.5
Q3(14)29% / 71%50%5.4
Q4(22)14% / 86%36%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 89th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.450%9.5
2nd(8)8.50%0.8
3rd(7)7.143%4.3
4th(1)5.0100%9.0
All (28)36%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.643%4.9
2nd(14)7.643%3.2
3rd(11)7.445%5.5
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (47)45%4.5
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)67% / 33%50%11.8
Q2(13)31% / 69%38%2.5
Q3(14)57% / 43%14%2.8
Q4(10)90% / 10%20%2.6
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(10)10.520%3.3
2nd(8)7.113%1.4
3rd(10)9.230%4.3
4th(1)4.0100%19.0
All (29)24%3.7
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.545%10.2
2nd(5)9.020%2.6
3rd(3)2.333%1.7
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (20)40%6.7

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

2Drive 2: own 24 → TD4Drive 4: own 35 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 22 → Punt12Drive 12: own 33 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → Turnover15Drive 15: own 20 → Safety17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 26 → Punt21Drive 21: own 28 → Punt23Drive 23: own 26 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 24Q1 10:18276TD1.97+5.1
4own 35Q1 8:401265TD2.37+4.7
6own 25Q2 14:51818Punt1.90-1.9
8own 25Q2 4:4348Punt1.90-1.9
10own 22Q2 0:5657Punt1.80-1.8
12own 33Q2 0:002-1End of half2.30-2.3
13own 25Q3 14:5510Turnover1.90-1.9
15own 20Q3 13:2152Safety(−2 opp)1.70-1.7
17own 25Q3 8:0466Punt1.90-1.9
19own 26Q3 3:00829Punt2.00-2.0
21own 28Q4 11:3361Punt2.00-2.0
23own 26Q4 3:149252.00-2.0
12 drives5322023.614-9.6

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