2014 · Week 1 · Aug 30, 2014 · Georgia Dome
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Win probability · ALA
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Q2 8:17 · Nick O'Toole punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 12
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseGarbage-time factorScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsScore differentialBlowout margin
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 11:58: Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 19 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK) — WVU win probability +3.5 pts (now 14%) (top driver: WVU has the ball).
- TD · Q2 1:57: T.J. Yeldon run for 1 yd for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK) — ALA win probability +4.5 pts (now 90%) (top driver: ALA has the ball).
- TD · Q2 1:43: Mario Alford 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Josh Lambert Kick) — WVU win probability +6.2 pts (now 17%) (top driver: ALA has the ball).
- TD · Q3 7:44: Derrick Henry run for 19 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK) — ALA win probability +6.4 pts (now 92%) (top driver: ALA has the ball).
- FG · Q3 4:59: Josh Lambert 42 yd FG GOOD — WVU win probability +3.3 pts (now 14%) (top driver: WVU has the ball).
Was that the right call?
Each option's modeled win probability for the team making the call, from the score, clock and field position before the play. Gaps under one point are close calls. How this works
Fourth downs
ALA made the numbers' call on 3 of 6WVU made the numbers' call on 5 of 8
- Q1 10:58WVU 4th & 3 at ALA 3, tiedClose callKicked a field goal · 9.1% before the snapGo for it9.2%44% to convertField goalTheir call9.1%−0.193% to makePunt8.6%−0.6average punt
- Q1 8:18ALA 4th & 4 at WVU 30, down 3Close callKicked a field goal · 90.0% before the snapGo for it90.0%48% to convertField goalTheir call90.0%−<0.156% to makePunt89.9%−0.1average punt
- Q1 6:08WVU 4th & 16 at ALA 43, tiedAgrees with the numbersPunted · 10.5% before the snapGo for it10.4%−0.116% to convertField goal10.5%−0.128% to makePuntTheir call10.6%average punt
- Q2 10:28ALA 4th & 4 at ALA 31, tiedAgrees with the numbersPunted · 85.1% before the snapGo for it85.1%−0.148% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call85.2%average punt
- Q2 8:17WVU 4th & 8 at WVU 38, tiedAgrees with the numbersPunted · 15.7% before the snapGo for it15.5%−0.334% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call15.7%average punt
- Q3 11:53ALA 4th & 6 at WVU 36, up 3Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 82.3% before the snapGo for itTheir call82.4%40% to convertField goal81.9%−0.542% to makePunt81.6%−0.8average punt
- Q3 9:34WVU 4th & 15 at ALA 30, down 3Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 19.0% before the snapGo for it17.4%−1.717% to convertField goalTheir call19.1%56% to makePunt17.7%−1.3average punt
- Q3 4:59WVU 4th & 8 at ALA 25, down 10Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 11.5% before the snapGo for it11.6%−0.333% to convertField goalTheir call11.8%66% to makePunt6.9%−4.9average punt
- Q3 1:27ALA 4th & 1 at WVU 10, up 7Numbers favored go for it by 2.3 ptsKicked a field goal · 87.5% before the snapGo for it87.5%71% to convertField goalTheir call85.2%−2.388% to makePunt79.2%−8.3average punt
- Q4 12:23WVU 4th & 5 at ALA 46, down 7Close callPunted · 14.8% before the snapGo for it15.0%41% to convertField goal12.8%−2.223% to makePuntTheir call14.3%−0.7average punt
- Q4 8:07ALA 4th & 11 at WVU 28, up 7Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 89.3% before the snapGo for it87.8%−1.326% to convertField goalTheir call89.1%60% to makePunt82.2%−6.9average punt
- Q4 6:49WVU 4th & 7 at WVU 28, down 10Agrees with the numbersPunted · 6.8% before the snapGo for it6.8%−0.336% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call7.1%average punt
- Q4 2:24ALA 4th & 1 at ALA 33, up 10Close callPunted · 94.4% before the snapGo for it94.8%71% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call94.1%−0.7average punt
- Q4 1:05WVU 4th & 11 at WVU 46, down 10Close callWent for it · 4.4% before the snapGo for itTheir call4.5%−0.126% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt4.6%average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
ALA made the numbers' call on 3 of 3WVU made the numbers' call on 2 of 2
- Q2 14:11ALA Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call89.0%97% to makeGo for two88.9%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 11:58WVU Touchdown, down 1 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call13.6%97% to makeGo for two13.5%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 1:57ALA Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call86.4%97% to makeGo for two86.3%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 1:43WVU Touchdown, down 1 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call17.9%97% to makeGo for two17.8%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 7:44ALA Touchdown, up 9 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call89.9%97% to makeGo for two89.8%−0.145% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartWVUDrive 1FG15 plays · 79 yds · 3:527% → 8%
Q1 14:50
1ST & 10
OWN 18
+3
93.3%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Wendell Smallwood for 3 yds to the WVirg 21Similar
Q1 12:51
2ND & 10
OWN 41
+29
92.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 29 yds to the Alab 30 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 12:45
1ST & 10
OPP 30
+8
92.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 8 yds to the Alab 22Similar
Q1 12:11
1ST & 10
OPP 19
+13
92.5%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 13 yds to the Alab 6 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 2FG8 plays · 45 yds · 2:3392% → 92%
Q1 10:51
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+24
92.1%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 24 yds to the Alab 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 10:45
1ST & 10
OWN 49
+7
92.3%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 7 yds to the WVirg 44Similar
Q1 9:40
1ST & 10
OPP 36
+2
92.0%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for 2 yds to the WVirg 34Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 3PUNT8 plays · 30 yds · 1:559% → 9%
Q1 8:03
1ST & 10
OWN 27
+14
91.4%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Wendell Smallwood for 14 yds to the WVirg 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 8:00
1ST & 10
OWN 41
+6
91.3%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Jordan Thompson for 6 yds to the WVirg 47Similar
Q1 7:35
2ND & 4
OWN 47
+16
91.0%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 16 yds to the Alab 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 6:40
3RD & 11
OPP 38
-5
90.8%
Clint Trickett sacked by Xzavier Dickson for a loss of 5 yards to the Alab 43Similar
Q1 6:08
4TH & 16
OPP 43
+38
90.9%
Nick O'Toole punt for 33 yds, downed at the Alab 10 ALABAMA Penalty, Illegal Block (5 Yards) to the Alab 5Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 4TD17 plays · 95 yds · 6:4991% → 91%
Q1 4:36
3RD & 11
OWN 4
+11
90.3%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 11 yds to the Alab 15 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 2:40
3RD & 2
OWN 23
+4
89.8%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 4 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 15:00
2ND & 7
OPP 42
+5
89.8%
WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Christian Brown) to the WVirg 37Similar
Q2 14:50
2ND & 2
OPP 37
+22
89.7%
Blake Sims pass complete to Christion Jones for 22 yds to the WVirg 15 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 5TD10 plays · 75 yds · 2:079% → 14%
Q2 14:05
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+14
90.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Jordan Thompson for 14 yds to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 13:25
3RD & 5
OWN 44
+15
90.1%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 15 yds to the Alab 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 13:15
1ST & 10
OPP 41
+8
89.8%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 8 yds to the Alab 33Similar
Q2 12:51
3RD & 2
OPP 33
+10
89.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Elijah Wellman for 10 yds to the Alab 23 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 11:58
2ND & 6
OPP 19
+19
85.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 19 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 6PUNT5 plays · 6 yds · 1:2288% → 87%
WVUDrive 7PUNT8 plays · 32 yds · 2:0314% → 14%
ALADrive 8TD15 plays · 88 yds · 6:1386% → 90%
Q2 6:34
3RD & 7
OWN 15
+17
84.4%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 17 yds to the Alab 32 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 5:42
2ND & 7
OWN 35
+10
84.9%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 10 yds to the Alab 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 4:00
1ST & 10
OPP 43
-3
85.4%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for a loss of 3 yards to the WVirg 46Similar
Q2 3:02
3RD & 13
OPP 46
+38
83.5%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for 38 yds to the WVirg 8 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 9END OF HALF11 plays · 50 yds · 1:2582% → 86%
Q2 1:00
2ND & 9
OWN 27
+3
81.8%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for 3 yds to the Alab 30Similar
Q2 0:20
1ST & 10
OPP 49
+14
83.5%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for 14 yds to the WVirg 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 0:09
1ST & 10
OPP 35
+3
84.0%
Blake Sims pass complete to Christion Jones for 3 yds to the WVirg 32Similar
Q2 0:04
2ND & 7
OPP 32
+8
84.0%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 8 yds to the WVirg 24 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 10DOWNS11 plays · 40 yds · 2:5585% → 83%
Q3 14:48
1ST & 10
OWN 24
+10
84.5%
WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Alab 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 14:40
1ST & 10
OWN 34
+15
84.6%
WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the Alab 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 13:57
1ST & 20
OWN 39
+19
84.5%
Blake Sims pass complete to DeAndrew White for 19 yds to the WVirg 42Similar
Q3 13:05
1ST & 10
OPP 40
-10
85.4%
ALABAMA Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the 50 yard lineSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 11MISSED FG9 plays · 34 yds · 2:1618% → 18%
Q3 10:24
2ND & 12
OWN 49
+26
80.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 26 yds to the Alab 25 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 10:07
1ST & 10
OPP 25
-9
78.8%
Clint Trickett sacked by TEAM for a loss of 9 yards to the Alab 34 WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Intentional Grounding ( Yards) to the Alab 34Similar
Q3 9:55
2ND & 19
OPP 34
+4
79.8%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Shelton Gibson for 4 yds to the Alab 30Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 12TD6 plays · 70 yds · 1:4283% → 92%
Q3 9:26
1ST & 10
OWN 30
+13
83.1%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 13 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 8:50
1ST & 10
OPP 45
+6
84.7%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 6 yds to the WVirg 39Similar
Q3 8:03
1ST & 10
OPP 26
+7
85.2%
Blake Sims pass complete to Jalston Fowler for 7 yds to the WVirg 19Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 13FG10 plays · 66 yds · 2:319% → 14%
Q3 7:30
1ST & 10
OWN 9
+21
91.1%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Wendell Smallwood for 21 yds to the WVirg 30 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 6:39
2ND & 11
OWN 29
+19
90.5%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Rushel Shell for 19 yds to the WVirg 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 6:11
1ST & 10
OWN 48
+12
89.5%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Jordan Thompson for 12 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 5:59
1ST & 10
OPP 40
+13
89.0%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 13 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 14FG10 plays · 64 yds · 3:2089% → 91%
Q3 4:47
1ST & 10
OWN 26
+15
88.6%
Blake Sims pass complete to Amari Cooper for 15 yds to the Alab 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:33
3RD & 9
OWN 42
+20
88.3%
Blake Sims run for 5 yds to the WVirg 47 for a 1ST down WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the WVirg 38 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 15FG10 plays · 51 yds · 2:4410% → 13%
Q3 1:21
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-2
90.5%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Jordan Thompson for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 23Similar
Q3 0:52
2ND & 12
OWN 23
+6
90.6%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 6 yds to the WVirg 29Similar
Q3 0:20
3RD & 6
OWN 29
+32
91.4%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Jordan Thompson for 32 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 0:10
1ST & 10
OPP 39
+9
89.6%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 9 yds to the Alab 30Similar
Q4 14:51
2ND & 1
OPP 30
+25
88.8%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 25 yds to the Alab 5 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:10
3RD & GOAL
OPP 5
-9
89.5%
TEAM run for a loss of 9 yards to the Alab 24 TEAM fumbled, recovered by WVirg Clint TrickettSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 16INT2 plays · 0 yds · 0:0090% → 90%
Q4 13:20
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+14
90.4%
Blake Sims pass intercepted Daryl Worley return for 4 yds to the Alab 41 WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the WVirg 49Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 17PUNT4 plays · 5 yds · 0:3715% → 13%
ALADrive 18FG12 plays · 60 yds · 4:0790% → 92%
WVUDrive 19PUNT5 plays · 3 yds · 1:117% → 6%
ALADrive 20PUNT9 plays · 20 yds · 4:1693% → 95%
Q4 6:40
1ST & 10
OWN 13
-4
93.1%
T.J. Yeldon run for 5 yds to the Alab 18 ALABAMA Penalty, Illegal Block (-9 Yards) to the Alab 9Similar
Q4 4:42
3RD & 7
OWN 16
+8
93.5%
Blake Sims pass complete to Chris Black for 8 yds to the Alab 24 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 2:24
4TH & 1
OWN 33
0
95.4%
JK Scott punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Jordan Thompson at the WVirg 28Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
WVUDrive 21DOWNS5 plays · 18 yds · 1:115% → 4%
Q4 2:16
1ST & 10
OWN 28
+19
95.1%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Wendell Smallwood for 19 yds to the WVirg 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 2:10
1ST & 10
OWN 47
+3
94.4%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 3 yds to the 50 yard lineSimilar
Q4 1:55
2ND & 7
50
-11
94.2%
Clint Trickett sacked by Jonathan Allen for a loss of 11 yards to the WVirg 39Similar
Q4 1:30
3RD & 18
OWN 39
+7
95.7%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Kevin White for 7 yds to the WVirg 46Similar
Q4 1:05
4TH & 11
OWN 46
0
96.1%
Clint Trickett pass complete to Rushel Shell for no gain to the WVirg 46Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ALADrive 22END OF HALF3 plays · 1 yds · 0:3597% → 97%
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 7:44
Derrick Henry run for 19 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
+6.4
TD · Q2 1:43
Mario Alford 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Josh Lambert Kick)
-6.2
TD · Q2 1:57
T.J. Yeldon run for 1 yd for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
+4.5