The units, side by side
What actually happens around a number like this
Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.
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| Games | — |
| Plays per game | — |
| Drives per game | — |
| SP+ | — (, offence , defence ) |
| Returning production | — (pass —, rush —, receiving —) |
BUF
| Games | 4 |
| Plays per game | 76.5 |
| Drives per game | 14.0 |
| SP+ | -17.2 (124th, offence 129th, defence 107th) |
| Returning production | -1% (pass 9%, rush 9%, receiving -7%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | BUF |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 49%62nd |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 41%74th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 39%97th |
| no-huddle share | — | 82%44th |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 65%58th |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 45%35th |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 24.4133rd |
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
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| offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
BUF offence
| BUF offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.000 | 306 | 122 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.333 | 306 | 136 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.219 | 306 | 72 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.027 | 306 | 120 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.340 | 306 | 133 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.918 | 306 | 82 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.047 | 306 | 114 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.324 | 306 | 132 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.502 | 306 | 83 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.379 | 306 | 134 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.240 | 306 | 119 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.704 | 306 | 119 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.192 | 306 | 95 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.800 | 306 | 34 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.250 | 306 | 53 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.163 | 306 | 97 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.101 | 306 | 98 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.062 | 306 | 90 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.600 | 306 | 39 of 138 |
null defence
| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
BUF defence
| BUF defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.116 | 276 | 91 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.366 | 276 | 44 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.445 | 276 | 131 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.017 | 276 | 64 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.385 | 276 | 56 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.926 | 276 | 73 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.251 | 276 | 97 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.367 | 276 | 43 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.955 | 276 | 135 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.429 | 276 | 54 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.257 | 276 | 47 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.039 | 276 | 100 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.192 | 276 | 65 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.625 | 276 | 32 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.536 | 276 | 81 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.152 | 276 | 53 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.076 | 276 | 31 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.076 | 276 | 106 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 68.200 | 276 | 15 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