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The units, side by side

MIACLEMbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence999Offence: points per play — defence7858Offence: success rate — offence994Offence: success rate — defence9140Offence: explosiveness — offence6432Offence: explosiveness — defence7061Run game — offence4841Run game — defence918Pass game — offence10010Pass game — defence7587Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9818Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence962Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence988Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4952

Percentile among the 138 FBS teams on each measure this season, offence and defence, both teams. Raw values, plays behind them and ranks are in the tables below.

What actually happens around a number like this

tiecardsmarketMIA by 61CLEM by 19

Each bar is how often a college game lands on that margin, from 7,877 FBS games 2015–2025, centred on our card line. The spread misses by 12.3 points on average (37% within a touchdown). MIA wins about 91% of the time at a number like ours.

MIA

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+25.7 (5th, offence 8th, defence 8th)
Returning production37% (pass 6%, rush 91%, receiving 45%)

CLEM

Games4
Plays per game65.0
Drives per game12.8
SP+4.9 (54th, offence 91st, defence 24th)
Returning production41% (pass 14%, rush -38%, receiving 71%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceMIACLEM
pass rate, all downs49%64th47%73rd
pass rate, standard downs42%65th43%56th
pass rate, 1st down43%66th45%51st
no-huddle share31%100th96%13th
pass rate, passing downs70%37th55%111th
pass rate, red zone40%59th33%91st
seconds per play (own drives)29.949th27.2100th

choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.

MIA offence

MIA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4422802 of 138
success rate0.5712803 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27828050 of 138
rush: points added per play0.12328072 of 138
rush: success rate0.51128021 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.98228063 of 138
pass: points added per play0.8392801 of 138
pass: success rate0.6542801 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.48928088 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6302802 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37528029 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8872804 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12128015 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81228031 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.05728014 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0682804 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0462809 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0212803 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.00028079 of 138

CLEM offence

CLEM offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.027260125 of 138
success rate0.342260132 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.17526094 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09326082 of 138
rush: success rate0.368260120 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.02026049 of 138
pass: points added per play0.001260124 of 138
pass: success rate0.328260131 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.400260114 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.405260129 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.228260125 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.764260114 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.211260114 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80026035 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.095260117 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.188260127 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.146260136 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04226039 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.40026071 of 138

MIA defence

MIA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.04922831 of 138
success rate0.32522814 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.14922842 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.15822814 of 138
rush: success rate0.2572281 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.71922816 of 138
pass: points added per play0.02422835 of 138
pass: success rate0.36222835 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.30322814 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.37922817 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22922828 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.1532287 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.270228130 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.57122816 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30822815 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16222871 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09622864 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06622887 of 138
opponent average starting field position76.000228129 of 138

CLEM defence

CLEM defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.01728858 of 138
success rate0.41028883 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.18828854 of 138
rush: points added per play0.203288127 of 138
rush: success rate0.492288132 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.88728859 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.05528819 of 138
pass: success rate0.34428824 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.56328873 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.43028855 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.368288128 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.459288135 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.12928812 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72728874 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.34628816 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16028867 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07328822 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.087288125 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.500288111 of 138

points added per play: CFBD predicted points added (their EPA); positive helps the offence · success rate: share of plays that gain 50% of needed yards on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th · explosiveness: average points added on the plays that succeeded - big-play size · havoc: tackles for loss, forced fumbles, interceptions and breakups as a share of plays · rank: 1 = best among FBS teams in the direction that helps that side · fei: bcftoys.com FEI: opponent-adjusted possession efficiency, offence/defence/special teams, with FBS rank - theirs · fplus: bcftoys.com F+: FEI and SP+ combined, in standard deviations above average - theirs