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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.2-9.10+9.1+18.2East Carolina — Off. field pos.: -6.2-6.2Alabama — Off. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.East Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -15.1-15.1Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +15.8+15.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.East Carolina — Def. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Alabama — Def. field pos.: +6.2+6.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.East Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: -15.8-15.8Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +15.1+15.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.East Carolina — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Alabama — Possessions: -2.6-2.6PossessionsValue 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.
East CarolinaAlabamaBreaks 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

02753Q1Q2Q3FinalEast Carolina 10Alabama 48
East CarolinaAlabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

East CarolinaAlabama
Total yards162487
Rushing yards2227
Rushing attempts2249
Yds / rush0.14.6
Passing yards160260
Passing attempts1932
Yds / pass8.48.1
First downs528
Turnovers11
Penalties76
Penalty yards6129
Sacks13
Time of possession21:0738:53

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

East Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(6)33% / 67%17%-1.2
Q2(11)55% / 45%45%10.6
Q3(16)63% / 38%19%2.3
Q4(8)50% / 50%13%3.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)11.129%1.6
2nd(9)10.656%16.9
3rd(6)8.20%0.3
All (22)32%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.510%1.7
2nd(6)7.533%-0.8
3rd(3)12.00%0.7
All (19)16%0.7
Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)33% / 67%57%6.5
Q2(23)48% / 52%52%7.2
Q3(16)56% / 44%50%4.9
Q4(19)26% / 74%53%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.945%5.9
2nd(13)9.331%5.4
3rd(7)8.929%13.3
4th(1)2.0100%16.0
All (32)38%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 18th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.162%4.2
2nd(13)5.062%4.2
3rd(8)5.575%8.1
All (47)64%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 31 → FG3Drive 3: own 14 → TD5Drive 5: opp 26 → TD7Drive 7: own 14 → TD10Drive 10: own 20 → TD13Drive 13: own 42 → Turnover15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 30 → Punt19Drive 19: own 23 → TD21Drive 21: own 27 → FG23Drive 23: own 12 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Alabama 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 31Q1 14:411051FG2.63+0.4
3own 14Q1 8:021168TD1.77+5.3
5opp 26Q1 2:05821TD4.17+2.9
7own 14Q2 13:18886TD1.77+5.3
10own 20Q2 6:171976TD1.77+5.3
13own 42Q3 13:3830Turnover3.00-3.0
15own 25Q3 10:4658Punt2.00-2.0
17own 30Q3 7:395-5Punt2.60-2.6
19own 23Q3 3:011077TD1.77+5.3
21own 27Q4 13:141270FG2.43+0.6
23own 12Q4 3:03820End of half1.70-1.7
11 drives8448725.248+22.8

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