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Has the ball Notre Dame 0
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Field position NOTRE DAME RICE 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
Notre Dame0.00.00.00.00.0
Rice0.00.00.00.00.0

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

    Notre Dame Rice

    Talking points

    This season

    4.9yards a carry
    Offense

    More carries for N. James Jr.

    Runs by N. James Jr. work 67% of the time (35 of 52, 4.9 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 46% (37 of 80).

    24%of passing downs work
    Offense

    Get out of passing downs

    Notre Dame's plays work only 24% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 120th of 137.

    73%of throws to him work
    Offense

    Get the ball to M. Gilbert

    C. Carr to M. Gilbert works 73% of the time (16 of 22 throws, 17 caught, 15.0 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 51%. He gets 20% of the targets.

    70%of third and short converted against them
    Defense

    Get off the field on third and short

    Small sample

    Opponents convert third and short 70% of the time (7 of 10), against about 62% for all teams.

    16%all teams 41%
    Defense

    Stopping the run on 1st and long

    Opponents' runs on 1st and long (7 or more) work 16% of the time, against 41% for all teams (8 of 49 plays).

    All of Notre Dame'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: Notre Dame >99%, by about 42
    >99% Notre DameRice <1%

    What Notre Dame needs to do

    4.9yards a carry
    With the ball

    More carries for N. James Jr.

    Runs by N. James Jr. work 67% of the time (35 of 52, 4.9 yards a carry). Rice lets runs work 46% of the time (all teams 45%).

    30%Rice allows 80%
    With the ball

    Throw on 3rd and medium

    Notre Dame's passes on 3rd and medium work 30% of the time (3 of 10), and Rice lets them work 80% (8 of 10). All teams: 42%.

    60%Rice allows 58%
    With the ball

    Rice takes away the run on 3rd and short

    Notre Dame's runs on 3rd and short work 60% of the time (6 of 10), and Rice holds them to 58% (7 of 12). All teams: 69%.

    50%of throws to him work
    On defense

    Take away J. Clark

    Small sample

    J. Brown to J. Clark works 50% of the time (7 of 14 throws, 10 caught, 6.9 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 25%.

    10%of Rice dropbacks end in a sack
    On defense

    Get to the quarterback

    Rice's quarterback has been sacked on 10% of dropbacks (7 of 71). Notre Dame gets a sack on 10%. All teams: 5%.

    Tale of the tape

    Notre Dame Rice
    55%3rd of 137 Plays that work on offense 88th of 13742%
    56%5th of 137 Runs that work 54th of 13747%
    55%7th of 137 Passes that work 132nd of 13730%
    38%91st of 137 Third downs converted 110th of 13734%
    11%91st of 137 Big plays on offense 74th of 13712%
    8%5th of 137 Runs stuffed for no gain 55th of 13714%
    3.485th of 137 Points per drive 100th of 1371.82
    33%8th of 137 Plays that work against the defense 83rd of 13743%
    39%63rd of 137 Third downs allowed 115th of 13744%
    10%19th of 137 Sacks by the defense, per dropback 95th of 1375%
    2%7th of 137 Sacks allowed, per dropback 125th of 13710%
    22%5th of 137 Havoc plays by the defense 104th of 13713%
    1.059th of 137 Points per drive allowed 106th of 1372.30

    Each key sets one team's offense against the other's defense in the same situation, using Notre Dame's 5 games and Rice'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.

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