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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
MIA pass rush5.8% 12152nd8.0% 17687thfaces FSU8.1% 86111th7.0% ~2.3 sacks
FSU pass rush2.6% 113115th9.5% 20050thfaces MIA2.9% 10525th2.8% ~0.9 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

FSU with the ball

FSU offence vs MIA defenceFSU offenceMIA defencerank gap
points added per play0.24741st-0.04931st-10
success rate0.43480th0.32514th-66
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.5262nd1.14942nd+40
rush: points added per play0.22434th-0.15814th-20
rush: success rate0.44279th0.2571st-78
rush: explosiveness1.13116th0.71916th0
pass: points added per play0.36742nd0.02435th-7
pass: success rate0.42383rd0.36235th-48
pass: explosiveness2.0612nd1.30314th+12
standard downs: success rate0.451107th0.37917th-90
passing downs: success rate0.39221st0.22928th+7
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.19660th2.1537th-53
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15250th0.270130th+80
short-yardage conversion rate0.562126th0.57116th-110
points per trip inside the 404.88518th2.30815th-3
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14575th0.16271st-4
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08052nd0.09664th+12
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06493rd0.06687th-6
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.30055th——

MIA with the ball

MIA offence vs FSU defenceMIA offenceFSU defencerank gap
points added per play0.4422nd0.219125th+123
success rate0.5713rd0.435102nd+99
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27850th1.350111th+61
rush: points added per play0.12372nd0.134111th+39
rush: success rate0.51121st0.41479th+58
rush: explosiveness0.98263rd0.95983rd+20
pass: points added per play0.8391st0.325116th+115
pass: success rate0.6541st0.458111th+110
pass: explosiveness1.48988th1.654102nd+14
standard downs: success rate0.6302nd0.497109th+107
passing downs: success rate0.37529th0.316103rd+74
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8874th3.01095th+91
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12115th0.18047th+32
short-yardage conversion rate0.81231st0.929135th+104
points per trip inside the 405.05714th3.52480th+66
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0684th0.15658th+54
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0469th0.10175th+66
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0213rd0.05449th+46
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.00079th——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.