Halftime
Once the game starts, this shows what each side needs and what it is trying to do on this snap.
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 added | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Western Michigan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
What each possession produced, and the plays that swung the game most.
Available yards is the share of the distance to the end zone a team gained on its drives. A play's swing is how much it changed the points a team could expect, so kicks and returns do not appear.
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Odds come from how every team calls this situation, shifted for how this team calls its own. This game's plays are left out.
| Measure | This game | Season |
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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.
Buffalo gains 36% of the yards between its starting spot and the end zone, against 47% for all teams. That ranks 132nd of 138.
Buffalo's plays work only 21% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 130th of 138.
J. Wright to D. Early works 50% of the time (8 of 16 throws, 10 caught, 8.4 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 32%. He gets 9% of the targets.
Opponents convert third and short 71% of the time (12 of 17), against about 62% for all teams.
Opponents' runs on 2nd and long (7 or more) work 7% of the time, against 31% for all teams (2 of 30 plays).
Western Michigan gains 42% of the yards between its starting spot and the end zone, against 47% for all teams. That ranks 114th of 138.
B. Lowry to A. Chenault works 52% of the time (11 of 21 throws, 17 caught, 12.6 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 36%. He gets 21% of the targets.
On third and fourth down, B. Lowry to E. Nelson has moved the chains 3 of 6 times (50%).
Opponents' plays work 36% of the time on passing downs against Western Michigan (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 119th of 138.
In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, opponents' plays work 50% of the time against Western Michigan, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 116th of 138.
"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.
Runs by N. Hill work 42% of the time (21 of 50, 2.8 yards a carry). Western Michigan lets runs work 44% of the time (all teams 45%).
J. Wright has been sacked on 7% of dropbacks (15 of 203), and Western Michigan gets a sack on 7%. All teams: 5%.
Buffalo's runs on 2nd and medium work 35% of the time (9 of 26), and Western Michigan holds them to 45% (9 of 20). All teams: 49%.
B. Lowry to A. Chenault works 52% of the time (11 of 21 throws, 17 caught, 12.6 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 36%.
Western Michigan's runs on 2nd and long work 20% of the time (6 of 30), and Buffalo holds them to 7% (2 of 30). All teams: 31%.
B. Lowry to A. Chenault works 52% of the time (11 of 21 throws, 17 caught, 12.6 yards a throw). Buffalo lets passes work 36% of the time (all teams 43%).
Western Michigan's runs on 2nd and long work 20% of the time (6 of 30), and Buffalo holds them to 7% (2 of 30). All teams: 31%.
Western Michigan's runs on 2nd and short work 79% of the time (11 of 14), and Buffalo lets them work 92% (12 of 13). All teams: 68%.
J. Wright to D. Early works 50% of the time (8 of 16 throws, 10 caught, 8.4 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 32%.
Buffalo's quarterback has been sacked on 7% of dropbacks (15 of 203). Western Michigan gets a sack on 7%. All teams: 5%.
Each key sets one team's offense against the other's defense in the same situation, using Buffalo's 6 games and Western Michigan'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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