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Pittsburgh17atEast Carolina23

2025 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.9-90+9+17.9Pittsburgh — Off. field pos.: +3.1+3.1East Carolina — 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.Pittsburgh — Off. scoring eff.: -8.8-8.8East Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -15.6-15.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. field pos.: -9.7-9.7East Carolina — Def. field pos.: -3.1-3.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Def. scoring eff.: +15.6+15.6East Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: +8.8+8.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Pittsburgh — Possessions: -6.2-6.2East Carolina — Possessions: +6.2+6.2PossessionsValue 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.
PittsburghEast CarolinaBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalPittsburgh 17East Carolina 23
PittsburghEast Carolinahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

PittsburghEast Carolina
Total yards376249
Rushing yards12072
Rushing attempts4042
Yds / rush3.01.7
Passing yards256177
Passing attempts4017
Yds / pass6.410.4
First downs2411
Turnovers51
Penalties35
Penalty yards3540
Sacks34
Time of possession33:0526:55

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Pittsburgh
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%50%3.3
Q2(22)55% / 45%45%6.6
Q3(15)40% / 60%40%2.9
Q4(28)68% / 32%54%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.038%4.9
2nd(16)8.156%6.0
3rd(11)6.545%6.3
4th(3)1.767%4.0
All (43)—49%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.348%5.4
2nd(8)6.863%4.5
3rd(3)1.30%0.3
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (34)—47%4.5
East Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%38%3.1
Q2(18)33% / 67%11%1.5
Q3(11)27% / 73%36%14.3
Q4(8)13% / 88%13%1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.014%6.7
2nd(8)9.550%14.1
3rd(4)10.80%0.3
All (19)—26%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.029%3.0
2nd(11)7.418%0.9
3rd(11)8.818%2.9
4th(3)1.067%5.7
All (39)—26%2.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: opp 46 → Missed FG5Drive 5: opp 27 → Downs7Drive 7: own 44 → FG9Drive 9: own 31 → Turnover10Drive 10: opp 36 → Punt12Drive 12: own 40 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → End of half16Drive 16: opp 47 → TD18Drive 18: own 23 → Def. TD19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: opp 34 → FG23Drive 23: opp 15 → FG25Drive 25: opp 42 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
East Carolina 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 14:521134Punt1.90-1.9
3opp 46Q1 8:22613Missed FG2.90-2.9
5opp 27Q1 6:01718Downs3.70-3.7
7own 44Q2 14:451122FG2.73+0.3
9own 31Q2 8:2943Turnover2.20-2.2
10opp 36Q2 6:5752Punt3.50-3.5
12own 40Q2 2:5761Punt2.50-2.5
14own 25Q2 0:022-1End of half1.90-1.9
16opp 47Q3 9:32147TD2.97+4.1
18own 23Q3 6:39623Def. TD(−7 opp)1.80-1.8
19own 25Q3 4:27275TD1.97+5.1
21opp 34Q3 3:081014FG3.63-0.6
23opp 15Q4 8:4145FG4.33-1.3
25opp 42Q4 1:2346Punt2.90-2.9
14 drives6324938.623-15.6

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