2014 · Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl · Dec 26, 2014 · Cotton Bowl
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Q4 1:15 · Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 20 yds to the LaTch 12 for a 1ST down
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Home team on offensePregame priorScore differentialGarbage-time factorScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsScore diff ÷ seconds remaining
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 11:15: Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Jon Davis for 25 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski PAT MISSED) — ILL win probability +6.7 pts (now 39%) (top driver: Deficit strained by the offense's own timeouts).
- TD · Q2 7:20: Reilly O'Toole pass intercepted for a TD Xavier Woods return for 69 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK) — LT win probability +11.2 pts (now 73%) (top driver: ILL has the ball).
- TD · Q3 6:04: Donovonn Young run for 3 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed ) — ILL win probability +16.2 pts (now 36%) (top driver: ILL has the ball).
- TD · Q4 6:15: Kenneth Dixon run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK) — LT win probability +16.0 pts (now 92%) (top driver: LT has the ball).
- TD · Q4 3:43: Blake Martin run for 28 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK) — LT win probability +4.2 pts (now 99%) (top driver: LT 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
LT made the numbers' call on 5 of 7ILL made the numbers' call on 8 of 11
- Q1 12:09ILL 4th & 25 at ILL 20, tiedAgrees with the numbersPunted · 37.8% before the snapGo for it37.6%−0.26% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call37.8%average punt
- Q1 10:43LT 4th & 7 at ILL 43, tiedClose callPunted · 62.0% before the snapGo for it62.0%37% to convertField goal62.0%−0.128% to makePuntTheir call62.0%−<0.1average punt
- Q1 8:55ILL 4th & 6 at ILL 24, tiedAgrees with the numbersPunted · 37.9% before the snapGo for it37.8%−0.138% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call38.0%average punt
- Q1 3:46ILL 4th & 9 at LT 9, down 7Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 34.9% before the snapGo for it34.5%−0.325% to convertField goalTheir call34.8%89% to makePunt33.1%−1.7average punt
- Q2 13:28ILL 4th & 6 at LT 24, down 11Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 31.2% before the snapGo for it31.1%−0.139% to convertField goalTheir call31.2%68% to makePunt28.6%−2.6average punt
- Q2 12:45LT 4th & 3 at LT 31, up 11Agrees with the numbersPunted · 69.7% before the snapGo for it70.2%−0.252% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call70.4%average punt
- Q2 8:57LT 4th & 10 at LT 28, up 5Agrees with the numbersPunted · 64.3% before the snapGo for it63.6%−0.928% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call64.5%average punt
- Q2 4:49ILL 4th & 10 at LT 35, down 12Close callPunted · 23.8% before the snapGo for it23.4%−0.130% to convertField goal23.4%45% to makePuntTheir call22.8%−0.6average punt
- Q2 3:02LT 4th & 4 at LT 15, up 12Agrees with the numbersPunted · 77.0% before the snapGo for it76.0%−0.647% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call76.7%average punt
- Q2 1:07ILL 4th & 12 at LT 28, down 12Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 22.0% before the snapGo for it21.0%−1.123% to convertField goalTheir call22.1%60% to makePunt18.6%−3.5average punt
- Q3 13:21LT 4th & 3 at LT 38, up 12Close callPunted · 80.3% before the snapGo for it80.6%52% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call80.2%−0.5average punt
- Q3 11:50ILL 4th & 4 at LT 46, down 12Close callPunted · 20.7% before the snapGo for it21.3%48% to convertField goal19.3%−2.023% to makePuntTheir call20.7%−0.6average punt
- Q3 10:21LT 4th & 16 at LT 14, up 12Agrees with the numbersPunted · 81.3% before the snapGo for it79.4%−3.014% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call82.4%average punt
- Q3 3:00LT 4th & 9 at ILL 27, up 6Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 75.3% before the snapGo for it74.2%−1.231% to convertField goalTheir call75.4%62% to makePunt66.3%−9.2average punt
- Q4 14:01ILL 4th & 11 at LT 24, down 6Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 28.5% before the snapGo for it26.4%−2.125% to convertField goalTheir call28.4%68% to makePunt18.9%−9.5average punt
- Q4 5:19ILL 4th & 17 at ILL 15, down 10Agrees with the numbersPunted · 7.1% before the snapGo for it6.6%−1.013% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call7.6%average punt
- Q4 1:15ILL 4th & 6 at LT 32, down 17Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 2.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call1.8%40% to convertField goal1.7%−0.151% to makePunt1.5%−0.4average punt
- Q4 0:21ILL 4th & 14 at LT 16, down 17Close callWent for it · 1.9% before the snapGo for itTheir call1.6%−0.216% to convertField goal1.8%81% to makePunt1.2%−0.6average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
LT made the numbers' call on 5 of 5ILL made the numbers' call on 1 of 2
- Q1 7:29LT Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call64.1%97% to makeGo for two64.1%−<0.145% to convert
- Q1 3:28LT Touchdown, up 10 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call66.8%97% to makeGo for two66.7%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 11:15ILL Touchdown, down 5 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · missedKickTheir call37.4%97% to makeGo for two37.3%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 7:20LT Touchdown, up 11 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call73.2%97% to makeGo for two73.1%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 6:04ILL Touchdown, down 6 before the tryClose callWent for two · failedKick29.4%97% to makeGo for twoTheir call29.2%−0.245% to convert
- Q4 6:15LT Touchdown, up 9 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call92.5%97% to makeGo for two92.3%−0.245% to convert
- Q4 3:43LT Touchdown, up 16 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call97.8%97% to makeGo for two97.5%−0.345% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartILLDrive 1PUNT7 plays · -15 yds · 2:4638% → 38%
Q1 14:22
2ND & 9
OWN 36
-16
62.1%
O'Toole, Reilly pass complete to Davis, Jon for 12 yards to the ILLINOIS48, PENALTY ILLINOIS pass interference (Davis, Jon) 16 yards to the ILLINOIS20, NO PLAY.Similar
Q1 13:52
2ND & 25
OWN 20
-5
62.1%
ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (Reilly O'Toole) to the Illin 15Similar
Q1 13:18
2ND & 30
OWN 15
+14
62.1%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 14 yds to the Illin 29Similar
Q1 12:50
3RD & 16
OWN 29
-9
62.2%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Houston Bates for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 20Similar
Q1 12:09
4TH & 25
OWN 20
0
62.3%
Justin DuVernois punt for 38 yds , Trent Taylor returns for no gain to the LaTch 42Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 2PUNT5 plays · 15 yds · 1:1262% → 62%
Q1 11:55
1ST & 10
OWN 42
+12
62.3%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 12 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 3PUNT6 plays · 4 yds · 1:4538% → 38%
Q1 10:25
2ND & 10
OWN 20
+7
61.9%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 7 yds to the Illin 27Similar
Q1 9:40
3RD & 8
OWN 22
+7
62.1%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 7 yds to the Illin 29Similar
Q1 9:06
4TH & 1
OWN 29
-5
62.1%
ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (Justin DuVernois) to the Illin 24Similar
Q1 8:55
4TH & 6
OWN 24
+11
62.2%
Justin DuVernois punt for 50 yds , Paul Turner returns for 11 yds to the LaTch 37Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 4TD7 plays · 63 yds · 1:2062% → 65%
Q1 7:38
4TH & 1
OPP 26
+10
62.1%
Sokol, Cody pass incomplete to Gaston, Josh, PENALTY ILLINOIS holding (Mosely, Darius) 10 yards to the ILLINOIS16, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LATECH. for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 5FG9 plays · 64 yds · 3:2736% → 37%
Q1 5:25
2ND & 7
OPP 19
+11
63.6%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 11 yds to the LaTch 8 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 5:04
1ST & GOAL
OPP 8
-11
63.7%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Houston Bates for a loss of 11 yards to the LaTch 19Similar
Q1 4:27
2ND & GOAL
OPP 19
+10
64.2%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Malik Turner for 10 yds to the LaTch 9Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 6TD2 plays · 80 yds · 0:0067% → 67%
Q1 3:28
1ST & 10
OWN 20
+80
67.2%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Kenneth Dixon for 80 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 7MISSED FG11 plays · 51 yds · 4:5233% → 31%
Q1 2:20
2ND & 10
OWN 35
+21
67.1%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 21 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 1:30
2ND & 4
OPP 38
+10
66.3%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Justin Hardee for 10 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 0:54
1ST & 10
OPP 28
+2
65.9%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Donovonn Young for 2 yds to the LaTch 26Similar
Q1 0:22
2ND & 8
OPP 26
-10
66.1%
O'Toole, Reilly rush for 2 yards to the LATECH24, PENALTY ILLINOIS holding (Schmidt, Austin) 10 yards to the LATECH36, NO PLAY.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 8PUNT4 plays · 7 yds · 0:3770% → 69%
Q2 12:45
4TH & 3
OWN 31
0
69.4%
Logan McPherson punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 35Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 9TD5 plays · 65 yds · 1:2231% → 39%
LTDrive 10PUNT8 plays · 3 yds · 2:0664% → 64%
Q2 10:00
3RD & 9
OWN 26
+2
64.6%
Sokol, Cody pass incomplete to Craft, Jarred (TEAM), PENALTY ILLINOIS pass interference (Thomas III, Earnest) 2 yards to the LATECH28, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LATECH, QB hurry by TEAM, QB hit by TEAM. for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:57
4TH & 10
OWN 28
0
64.4%
Logan McPherson punt for 42 yds, fair catch by V'Angelo Bentley at the Illin 30Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 11INT TD4 plays · 21 yds · 1:3036% → 27%
Q2 7:20
3RD & 5
OPP 49
+69
73.3%
Reilly O'Toole pass intercepted for a TD Xavier Woods return for 69 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 12PUNT12 plays · 40 yds · 2:1526% → 25%
Q2 7:04
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-7
73.7%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 18Similar
Q2 6:32
2ND & 17
OWN 18
+17
74.3%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Malik Turner for 17 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 6:07
2ND & 10
OWN 35
+18
74.1%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 18 yds to the LaTch 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 5:35
2ND & 10
OPP 47
+12
73.4%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 12 yds to the LaTch 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 4:49
4TH & 10
OPP 35
0
74.6%
Justin DuVernois punt for 26 yds, fair catch by Trent Taylor at the LaTch 9Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 13PUNT5 plays · 6 yds · 1:3975% → 76%
Q2 4:41
1ST & 10
OWN 9
0
75.0%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Carlos Henderson for no gain to the LaTch 9Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 14MISSED FG8 plays · 20 yds · 1:3023% → 21%
Q2 2:10
2ND & 10
OPP 37
+11
76.9%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 11 yds to the LaTch 26 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 2:01
1ST & 10
OPP 26
-4
75.4%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Houston Bates for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 30Similar
Q2 1:50
2ND & 14
OPP 30
-9
77.5%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Kentrell Brice for a loss of 9 yards to the LaTch 39 ILLINOIS Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Reilly O'Toole) to the LaTch 39Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 15END OF HALF5 plays · -13 yds · 0:5081% → 81%
LTDrive 16PUNT6 plays · 33 yds · 1:2980% → 80%
Q3 14:50
1ST & 10
OWN 5
+26
80.0%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Paul Turner for 26 yds to the LaTch 31 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 14:29
1ST & 10
OWN 31
+3
80.5%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Kenneth Dixon for 3 yds to the LaTch 34Similar
Q3 13:21
4TH & 3
OWN 38
0
80.0%
Logan McPherson punt for 14 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 48Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 17PUNT4 plays · 6 yds · 1:2023% → 21%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 18PUNT4 plays · -6 yds · 1:0982% → 81%
Q3 11:30
1ST & 10
OWN 20
-9
82.1%
Cody Sokol sacked by Rob Bain for a loss of 9 yards to the LaTch 11Similar
Q3 11:05
2ND & 19
OWN 11
+3
81.7%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Kenneth Dixon for 3 yds to the LaTch 14Similar
Q3 10:31
3RD & 16
OWN 14
0
81.3%
Cody Sokol pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Personal Foul (Josh Robinson) declinedSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 19TD9 plays · 72 yds · 3:5620% → 36%
Q3 8:45
3RD & 13
OWN 25
+19
82.0%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 19 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 7:30
3RD & 5
OPP 49
+22
81.4%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 7 yds to the LATECH 44 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Roughing Passer (Vontarrius Dora) to the LaTch 29 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 7:00
1ST & 10
OPP 29
+15
79.9%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 15 yds to the LaTch 14 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 6:04
1ST & GOAL
OPP 3
+3
63.9%
Donovonn Young run for 3 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 20MISSED FG11 plays · 36 yds · 3:0474% → 75%
Q3 5:04
2ND & 10
OWN 37
+6
73.4%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Trent Taylor for 6 yds to the LaTch 43Similar
Q3 4:27
3RD & 4
OWN 43
+14
74.6%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Trent Taylor for 14 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:49
2ND & 10
OPP 43
+15
76.2%
Sokol, Cody pass incomplete to Taylor, Trent, PENALTY ILLINOIS roughing passer (Ward, Jihad) 15 yards to the ILLINOIS28, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LATECH. for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:49
1ST & 10
OPP 28
-10
76.8%
Sokol, Cody pass incomplete, PENALTY LATECH holding (Danielsen, Jens) 10 yards to the ILLINOIS38, NO PLAY.Similar
Q3 3:34
3RD & 20
OPP 38
+11
73.9%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 11 yds to the Illin 27Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 21FG10 plays · 49 yds · 3:4931% → 34%
Q3 2:50
1ST & 10
OWN 27
-3
68.7%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Mitch Villemez and Houston Bates for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 24Similar
Q3 2:10
2ND & 13
OWN 24
+20
70.1%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 20 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 0:44
3RD & 1
OPP 47
+13
64.7%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Jon Davis for 13 yds to the LaTch 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 0:14
1ST & 10
OPP 34
+11
62.9%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Mike Dudek for 11 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 22FUMBLE10 plays · 8 yds · 5:1570% → 70%
Q4 13:16
2ND & 12
OWN 25
+4
69.1%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Paul Turner for 4 yds to the LaTch 29Similar
Q4 12:43
3RD & 8
OWN 29
+8
67.9%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Paul Turner for 8 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:35
3RD & 13
OWN 45
+19
69.8%
Cody Sokol sacked by LaKeith Walls for a loss of 10 yards to the LaTch 16 Cody Sokol fumbled, forced by LaKeith Walls, recovered by Illin Jihad Ward , return for 0 yards , return for 19 yds to the LaTch 16 Jihad Ward fumbled, recovered by LaTch Cody Sokol , return for 0 yardsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 23TD6 plays · 74 yds · 2:0671% → 92%
Q4 8:21
2ND & 11
OWN 15
-5
70.1%
LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, False Start (Jens Danielsen) to the LaTch 10Similar
Q4 8:00
2ND & 16
OWN 10
+17
70.2%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Hunter Lee for 17 yds to the LaTch 27 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 7:21
1ST & 10
OWN 27
+70
71.2%
Cody Sokol pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 70 yds to the Illin 3 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 24PUNT5 plays · -7 yds · 0:369% → 8%
Q4 5:55
1ST & 10
OWN 22
-7
91.1%
Reilly O'Toole sacked by Houston Bates for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 15Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 25TD9 plays · 49 yds · 1:3193% → 99%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
ILLDrive 26DOWNS13 plays · 60 yds · 3:041% → 1%
Q4 3:25
1ST & 10
OWN 24
+13
99.2%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 3:10
1ST & 10
OWN 37
+17
99.2%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 17 yds to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 2:45
1ST & 10
OPP 46
+5
99.2%
Reilly O'Toole pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 5 yds to the LaTch 41Similar
Q4 2:20
2ND & 5
OPP 41
+5
99.0%
O'Toole, Reilly pass sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ILLINOIS49 (Bates, Houston), PENALTY LATECH substitution infraction 5 yards to the LATECH36, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ILLINOIS. for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 1:15
4TH & 6
OPP 32
+20
99.2%
Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 20 yds to the LaTch 12 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 0:51
3RD & 10
OPP 12
-4
99.2%
Wes Lunt pass complete to Donovonn Young for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 16Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LTDrive 27END OF GAME1 play · -2 yds · 0:0099% → 99%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 6:04
Donovonn Young run for 3 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
-16.2
TD · Q4 6:15
Kenneth Dixon run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)
+16
TD · Q2 7:20
Reilly O'Toole pass intercepted for a TD Xavier Woods return for 69 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)
+11.2