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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
NEV pass rush4.7% 8578th5.2% 230133rdfaces HAW5.1% 19469th4.9% ~1.6 sacks
HAW pass rush3.5% 11596th6.3% 255120thfaces NEV5.3% 7574th4.4% ~1.5 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.

HAW with the ball

HAW offence vs NEV defenceHAW offenceNEV defencerank gap
points added per play0.042112th0.149100th-12
success rate0.384117th0.42190th-27
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.125116th1.12031st-85
rush: points added per play-0.008116th0.125108th-8
rush: success rate0.43385th0.438103rd+18
rush: explosiveness0.86994th0.87452nd-42
pass: points added per play0.117105th0.271102nd-3
pass: success rate0.373114th0.42293rd-21
pass: explosiveness1.274131st1.53564th-67
standard downs: success rate0.439120th0.47489th-31
passing downs: success rate0.29189th0.30591st+2
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13865th3.272120th+55
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17580th0.14622nd-58
short-yardage conversion rate0.80038th0.62533rd-5
points per trip inside the 403.190113th3.24061st-52
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.168104th0.1127th-97
havoc allowed by the front seven0.108110th0.0636th-104
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06187th0.04939th-48
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.70023rd——

NEV with the ball

NEV offence vs HAW defenceNEV offenceHAW defencerank gap
points added per play0.09396th0.213124th+28
success rate0.41499th0.466126th+27
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.29544th1.22770th+26
rush: points added per play0.21835th0.250131st+96
rush: success rate0.49331st0.490131st+100
rush: explosiveness1.08923rd1.031102nd+79
pass: points added per play-0.015128th0.13070th-58
pass: success rate0.324133rd0.435103rd-30
pass: explosiveness1.69135th1.44747th+12
standard downs: success rate0.46695th0.526128th+33
passing downs: success rate0.30576th0.30695th+19
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.23652nd3.437134th+82
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.197100th0.1103rd-97
short-yardage conversion rate0.640112th0.75083rd-29
points per trip inside the 404.04562nd3.77398th+36
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12947th0.13430th-17
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07442nd0.07529th-13
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05574th0.06065th-9
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.30028th——

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.