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Miami

What Miami calls on every down, distance and part of the field, and how often each call works.

"Close-game plays only" leaves out snaps after a game is decided, when teams stop calling plays the way they normally do.

Keys for improvement: offense

58%

Miami's plays work 58% of the time (136 of 233). All teams: 44%. That is better than most. A play "works" when it stays on schedule: half the distance on first down, 70% on second, all of it on third or fourth.

What would help most

68%passes that work

Throw it more on 1st & 7+

On 1st & 7+ they run 57% of the time, but runs work 52% (32 of 62) and passes work 68% (32 of 47).

77%of throws to him work

Get the ball to D. Upshaw

Small sample

D. Mensah to D. Upshaw works 77% of the time (10 of 13 throws, 12 caught, 9.6 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 60%. He gets 11% of the targets.

6 of 7third and fourth downs converted

M. Toney on third down

Small sample

On third and fourth down, D. Mensah to M. Toney has moved the chains 6 of 7 times (86%).

The players behind it

83%completions

D. Mensah

D. Mensah has completed 97 of 117 passes (83%), and 64% of his throws keep the offense on schedule.

35 of 42caught

M. Toney

M. Toney: 35 catches on 42 targets, 12.0 yards a target, and 67% of throws his way work.

17 of 19caught

C. Barkate

C. Barkate: 17 catches on 19 targets, 10.4 yards a target, and 58% of throws his way work.

12 of 15caught

E. Lofton

E. Lofton: 12 catches on 15 targets, 8.9 yards a target, and 60% of throws his way work.

5.9yards a carry

M. Fletcher Jr.

M. Fletcher Jr.: 52 carries, 5.9 yards a carry, and 50% of his runs work.

4.5yards a carry

J. Mallory

J. Mallory: 26 carries, 4.5 yards a carry, and 50% of his runs work.

Best at

68%all teams 49%

Passing on 1st and long

Passing on 1st and long (7 or more) works 68% of the time, against 49% for all teams (32 of 47 plays).

65%all teams 38%

Passing in the red zone

Passing in the red zone works 65% of the time, against 38% for all teams (11 of 17 plays).

75%all teams 51%

Passing on 2nd and medium

Passing on 2nd and medium (4-6) works 75% of the time, against 51% for all teams (12 of 16 plays).

Worst at

No situation is clearly below the rest of the country.

From 5 games through week 5, garbage time left out. Every line compares this team with all FBS teams in the same spot and shows the count behind it. "Small sample" means fewer than 15 plays, so treat it as a lead, not a fact. Copy puts the line on your clipboard, ready to paste.

Advanced numbers: offense

Efficiency

Plays that work
58%all teams 43%
1st of 137
Runs that work
55%all teams 43%
6th of 137
Passes that work
61%all teams 42%
1st of 137
Third downs converted
51%all teams 39%
13th of 137
Standard downs that workAny first down, second and 7 or less, and third or fourth and 4 or less.
64%all teams 48%
1st of 137
Passing downs that workSecond and 8 or more, and third or fourth and 5 or more.
39%all teams 30%
18th of 137
Red zone plays that work
62%all teams 43%
6th of 132
Middle eight plays that workThe last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second.
57%all teams 43%
9th of 137
Big plays, share of snapsRuns of 10 yards or more and passes of 20 or more.
15%all teams 12%
19th of 137
Average third down, yards to go
5.4all teams 7.1
3rd of 137

Running

Runs stuffed for no gain
8%all teams 16%
3rd of 137
Runs of 4 yards or more
61%all teams 49%
5th of 137
Short yardage runs convertedRuns on third or fourth down with 2 yards or less to go.
71%all teams 71%
66th of 130

Disruption

Havoc plays allowedTackles for loss, sacks, passes broken up, interceptions and forced fumbles, as a share of snaps.
7%all teams 15%
2nd of 137
Sacks allowed, per dropback
4%all teams 6%
44th of 137

Drives

Average drive start, own yard line
28.6all teams 29.5
83rd of 137
Yards per drive
46.4all teams 33.1
7th of 137
Points per drive
3.80all teams 2.07
1st of 137
Available yards gainedEach drive could gain at most the distance to the end zone. This is the share actually gained.
65%all teams 47%
7th of 137

The rank is among FBS teams, with 1st the best for an offense, and the bar fills toward the best. Garbage time is left out. These are plain rates, not adjusted for opponent. A drive's points count the touchdown with its extra point or a field goal.

233 plays across 5 games. Run rate 48%. The quarterback has 7 of 111 runs, and the feed cannot tell a designed keeper from a scramble.

By down and distance

SituationPlaysRunAll teams run HandoffsQB runsPasses
1st & 1-3 * 4 50% 86% 50% of 2 - 100% of 2
1st & 4-6 * 4 50% 72% 0% of 2 - 50% of 2
1st & 7+ 109 57% 55% 49% of 57 80% of 5 68% of 47
2nd & 1-3 14 71% 65% 70% of 10 - 100% of 4
2nd & 4-6 31 48% 56% 73% of 15 - 75% of 16
2nd & 7+ 33 27% 44% 33% of 9 - 46% of 24
3rd & 1-3 10 70% 71% 71% of 7 - 33% of 3
3rd & 4-6 17 12% 28% 50% of 2 - 67% of 15
3rd & 7+ * 8 12% 23% - 0% of 1 14% of 7
4th & 1-3 * 2 0% 65% - - 50% of 2
4th & 4-6 * 1 100% 15% - 100% of 1 -

By field position

SituationPlaysRunAll teams run HandoffsQB runsPasses
Backed up (own 1-19) 21 43% 52% 50% of 8 0% of 1 50% of 12
Own side (own 20-49) 100 40% 47% 40% of 37 67% of 3 63% of 60
Opponent side (50 to the 21) 64 48% 49% 66% of 29 100% of 2 61% of 33
Red zone (20 and in) 48 65% 61% 60% of 30 100% of 1 65% of 17

By score

SituationPlaysRunAll teams run HandoffsQB runsPasses
Within one score 66 42% 51% 54% of 28 - 68% of 38
Leading by 9+ 167 50% 56% 54% of 76 71% of 7 58% of 84

Handoffs, QB runs, and Passes show how often the play worked and how many there were. Run includes QB runs. * means fewer than 10 plays, so treat it as noise. Data from CollegeFootballData.com.

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