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Has the ball Nebraska 0
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Has the ball North Dakota 0
Field position NEBRASKA NORTH DAKOTA 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
Nebraska0.00.00.00.00.0
North Dakota0.00.00.00.00.0

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.

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

    Nebraska North Dakota

    Talking points

    This season

    56%runs that work
    Offense

    Run it more on 3rd & 7+

    On 3rd & 7+ they throw 74% of the time, but passes work 27% (7 of 26) and runs work 56% (5 of 9).

    6.8yards a carry
    Offense

    More carries for J. Rule

    Runs by J. Rule work 51% of the time (29 of 57, 6.8 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 40% (40 of 100).

    65%quarterback runs that work
    Offense

    A. Colandrea's legs are the run game

    A. Colandrea's runs work 65% of the time (28 of 43). Handoffs work 44% (69 of 157).

    14%all teams 42%
    Defense

    Stopping the pass on 3rd and medium

    Small sample

    Opponents' passes on 3rd and medium (4-6) work 14% of the time, against 42% for all teams (2 of 14 plays).

    22%all teams 38%
    Defense

    Stopping the pass on 2nd and long

    Opponents' passes on 2nd and long (7 or more) work 22% of the time, against 38% for all teams (7 of 32 plays).

    All of Nebraska'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.

    From the season so far

    Keys to the game

    Model: Nebraska >99%, by about 46
    >99% NebraskaNorth Dakota <1%

    What Nebraska needs to do

    62%of throws to him work
    With the ball

    Get the ball to M. Nelson

    Small sample

    A. Colandrea to M. Nelson works 62% of the time (8 of 13 throws, 9 caught, 12.5 yards a throw). North Dakota lets passes work 45% of the time (all teams 43%).

    Tale of the tape

    Nebraska North Dakota
    47%42nd of 138 Plays that work on offense 24%
    48%35th of 138 Runs that work 20%
    45%43rd of 138 Passes that work 28%
    51%15th of 138 Third downs converted 0%
    15%26th of 138 Big plays on offense 8%
    17%88th of 138 Runs stuffed for no gain 20%
    3.0318th of 138 Points per drive 0.88
    33%7th of 138 Plays that work against the defense 44%
    15%1st of 138 Third downs allowed 45%
    10%11th of 138 Sacks by the defense, per dropback 0%
    5%53rd of 138 Sacks allowed, per dropback 28%
    17%37th of 138 Havoc plays by the defense 11%
    1.2719th of 138 Points per drive allowed 2.88

    Each key sets one team's offense against the other's defense in the same situation, using Nebraska's 6 games and North Dakota's 1 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.