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Has the ball Duke 0
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Has the ball North Carolina 0
Field position DUKE NORTH CAROLINA 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10

 

The situation

Waiting for the first snap

Once the game starts, this shows what each side needs and what it is trying to do on this snap.

Game flow

Points each offense has added, snap by snap. The line sits on the side of the team that has won more of the down-to-down battle.

Points added1st2nd3rd4thGame
Duke0.00.00.00.00.0
North Carolina0.00.00.00.00.0

This is not a win probability. It adds up how much each play changed the points a team could expect from its field position. Kicks and returns are not counted.

Before kickoff

Keys to the game

Model: Duke 53%, by about 1
53% DukeNorth Carolina 47%

What Duke needs to do

63%of throws to him work
With the ball

Get the ball to N. Sheppard

W. Eget to N. Sheppard works 63% of the time (12 of 19 throws, 16 caught, 8.3 yards a throw). North Carolina lets passes work 41% of the time (all teams 43%).

88%North Carolina allows 63%
With the ball

Throw on 2nd and medium

Duke's passes on 2nd and medium work 88% of the time (7 of 8), and North Carolina lets them work 63% (12 of 19). All teams: 51%.

18%North Carolina allows 31%
With the ball

North Carolina takes away the pass on 3rd and medium

Duke's passes on 3rd and medium work 18% of the time (2 of 11), and North Carolina holds them to 31% (4 of 13). All teams: 42%.

65%of throws to him work
On defense

Take away J. Shipp

B. Edwards Jr. to J. Shipp works 65% of the time (20 of 31 throws, 25 caught, 11.4 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 37%.

7%of North Carolina dropbacks end in a sack
On defense

Get to the quarterback

North Carolina's quarterback has been sacked on 7% of dropbacks (10 of 138). Duke gets a sack on 4%. All teams: 5%.

Tale of the tape

Duke North Carolina
43%69th of 138 Plays that work on offense 66th of 13843%
41%96th of 138 Runs that work 85th of 13843%
46%40th of 138 Passes that work 57th of 13843%
47%24th of 138 Third downs converted 105th of 13835%
16%11th of 138 Big plays on offense 65th of 13812%
15%66th of 138 Runs stuffed for no gain 76th of 13816%
2.6346th of 138 Points per drive 95th of 1381.92
39%48th of 138 Plays that work against the defense 99th of 13844%
31%24th of 138 Third downs allowed 108th of 13842%
4%109th of 138 Sacks by the defense, per dropback 49th of 1387%
1%2nd of 138 Sacks allowed, per dropback 100th of 1387%
16%60th of 138 Havoc plays by the defense 116th of 13813%
1.5739th of 138 Points per drive allowed 63rd of 1381.86

Each key sets one team's offense against the other's defense in the same situation, using Duke's 5 games and North Carolina's 5 so far, garbage time left out. The bold number in the comparison is the better one, and the small number beside it is that team's rank among FBS teams. Havoc plays are losses, sacks, passes broken up and takeaways. The win chance comes from this site's power index, and it is not a betting line.

Plays

    Next play

    Waiting for the snap

    Run–
    Pass–
    No call yet
    Last play

    The game has not started.

    Odds come from how every team calls this situation, shifted for how this team calls its own. This game's plays are left out.

    Passing game

    Passing

    This gameSeason

    Where the ball goes

    Season numbers are the other games this year plus this one so far. Short and deep are the stat crew's labels, so a few throws have neither.

    Team stats

    Duke North Carolina

    Talking points

    This season

    88%passes that work
    Offense

    Throw it more on 2nd & 4-6

    On 2nd & 4-6 they run 62% of the time, but runs work 38% (5 of 13) and passes work 88% (7 of 8).

    63%of throws to him work
    Offense

    Get the ball to N. Sheppard

    W. Eget to N. Sheppard works 63% of the time (12 of 19 throws, 16 caught, 8.3 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 43%. He gets 14% of the targets.

    47%passes that work
    Offense

    Throw it more on 2nd & 7+

    On 2nd & 7+ they run 55% of the time, but runs work 27% (10 of 37) and passes work 47% (14 of 30).

    48%of red zone plays work against it
    Defense

    Tighten up in the red zone

    Inside the 20, opponents' plays work 48% of the time against Duke, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 103rd of 134.

    73%of third and short converted against them
    Defense

    Get off the field on third and short

    Small sample

    Opponents convert third and short 73% of the time (8 of 11), against about 61% for all teams.

    All of Duke's keys

    "Today" counts every play in this game so far and updates as it goes. "This season" leaves garbage time out. Copy puts the stat on your clipboard.