2018 · Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl · Dec 18, 2018 · FAU Stadium
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Win probability · NIU
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Q2 5:37 · Spencer Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Home team on offenseScore differentialGarbage-time factorPregame priorScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsScore diff ÷ seconds remaining
This game in five plays
- TD · Q1 0:30: Tre Harbison 1 Yd Run (Andrew Gantz Kick) — NIU win probability +6.3 pts (now 47%) (top driver: Not a blowout margin).
- TD · Q2 12:08: Spencer Brown 3 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick) — UAB win probability +4.3 pts (now 62%) (top driver: UAB has the ball).
- TD · Q2 5:11: Xavier Ubosi 46 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick) — UAB win probability +9.3 pts (now 73%) (top driver: UAB has the ball).
- FG · Q2 0:00: Nick Vogel 35 Yd Field Goal — UAB win probability +3.3 pts (now 81%) (top driver: UAB has the ball).
- TD · Q3 5:15: Xavier Ubosi 66 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick) — UAB win probability +10.9 pts (now 95%) (top driver: UAB 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
NIU made the numbers' call on 8 of 9UAB made the numbers' call on 5 of 6
- Q1 13:49NIU 4th & 4 at NIU 31, down 7Agrees with the numbersPunted · 47.4% before the snapGo for it47.4%−0.148% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call47.5%average punt
- Q1 8:08UAB 4th & 2 at NIU 8, up 7Close callKicked a field goal · 54.2% before the snapGo for it54.1%54% to convertField goalTheir call53.9%−0.390% to makePunt52.3%−1.8average punt
- Q1 6:47NIU 4th & 4 at NIU 31, down 10Agrees with the numbersPunted · 45.3% before the snapGo for it45.3%−0.148% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call45.4%average punt
- Q1 4:23UAB 4th & 11 at UAB 47, up 10Agrees with the numbersPunted · 55.0% before the snapGo for it54.9%−0.426% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call55.3%average punt
- Q2 7:41NIU 4th & 7 at UAB 10, down 10Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 38.4% before the snapGo for it37.9%−0.231% to convertField goalTheir call38.1%88% to makePunt34.2%−3.9average punt
- Q2 5:37UAB 4th & 1 at NIU 48, up 7Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 61.1% before the snapGo for itTheir call61.0%70% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt59.2%−1.8average punt
- Q2 0:00UAB 4th & 15 at NIU 18, up 14Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 75.2% before the snapGo for it72.9%−2.215% to convertField goalTheir call75.1%79% to makePunt68.4%−6.7average punt
- Q3 11:30NIU 4th & 1 at NIU 48, down 17Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 22.4% before the snapGo for itTheir call22.7%70% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt20.3%−2.4average punt
- Q3 7:38NIU 4th & 4 at UAB 4, down 17Close callKicked a field goal · 20.0% before the snapGo for it20.0%40% to convertField goalTheir call19.4%−0.593% to makePunt13.3%−6.6average punt
- Q3 3:33NIU 4th & 5 at NIU 30, down 21Agrees with the numbersPunted · 6.3% before the snapGo for it6.5%−0.441% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call7.0%average punt
- Q3 0:22UAB 4th & 10 at NIU 25, up 21Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 96.2% before the snapGo for it96.1%−0.228% to convertField goalTheir call96.3%66% to makePunt94.2%−2.1average punt
- Q4 12:46NIU 4th & 7 at UAB 34, down 24Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 3.2% before the snapGo for itTheir call3.2%37% to convertField goal3.1%−0.147% to makePunt2.9%−0.3average punt
- Q4 9:30NIU 4th & 1 at UAB 9, down 24Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 2.7% before the snapGo for itTheir call2.6%71% to convertField goal1.9%−0.789% to makePunt0.5%−2.1average punt
- Q4 6:54NIU 4th & 2 at UAB 2, down 24Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 1.7% before the snapGo for itTheir call2.4%48% to convertField goal1.3%−1.194% to makePunt0.2%−2.2average punt
- Q4 2:15UAB 4th & 10 at UAB 41, up 24Agrees with the numbersPunted · 99.3% before the snapGo for it99.2%−<0.129% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call99.2%average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
NIU made the numbers' call on 1 of 1UAB made the numbers' call on 4 of 4
- Q1 14:42UAB Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call52.5%97% to makeGo for two52.5%−<0.145% to convert
- Q1 0:30NIU Touchdown, down 4 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call48.5%97% to makeGo for two48.5%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 12:08UAB Touchdown, up 9 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call59.3%97% to makeGo for two59.2%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 5:11UAB Touchdown, up 13 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call67.3%97% to makeGo for two67.2%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 5:15UAB Touchdown, up 20 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call91.8%97% to makeGo for two91.7%−0.145% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartUABDrive 1TD2 plays · 70 yds · 0:0058% → 58%
Q1 14:42
1ST & 10
OWN 30
+70
42.3%
Xavier Ubosi 70 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 2PUNT5 plays · 6 yds · 0:4442% → 42%
UABDrive 3FG13 plays · 70 yds · 5:3058% → 59%
Q1 13:17
2ND & 2
OWN 30
+4
42.2%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Xavier Ubosi for 4 yds to the UAB 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 12:33
2ND & 10
OWN 34
0
42.2%
Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Xavier Ubosi, broken up by Jack HeflinSimilar
Q1 12:26
3RD & 10
OWN 34
+13
42.3%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Xavier Ubosi for 13 yds to the UAB 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 11:38
2ND & 1
OPP 44
+18
41.7%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Collin Lisa for 18 yds to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 4PUNT5 plays · 6 yds · 1:1542% → 41%
Q1 7:29
2ND & 1
OWN 34
-3
41.7%
Marcus Childers sacked by Anthony Rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 31Similar
Q1 6:56
3RD & 4
OWN 31
0
41.2%
Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Dennis Robinson, broken up by D.A. WilliamsSimilar
Q1 6:47
4TH & 4
OWN 31
0
41.0%
Matt Ference punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Andre Wilson at the UAB 26Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 5PUNT8 plays · 21 yds · 2:1659% → 59%
Q1 6:39
1ST & 10
OWN 26
+10
40.9%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Xavier Ubosi for 10 yds to the UAB 36 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 6:04
3RD & 10
OWN 36
+12
40.9%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Collin Lisa for 12 yds to the UAB 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 4:23
4TH & 11
OWN 47
0
40.8%
Kyle Greenwell punt for 12 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 41Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 6TD10 plays · 59 yds · 3:4541% → 47%
Q1 4:15
1ST & 10
OWN 41
+13
41.4%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Ty Harmston for 13 yds to the UAB 46 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 3:45
1ST & 10
OPP 46
+8
41.9%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jordan Nettles for 8 yds to the UAB 38Similar
Q1 3:25
2ND & 2
OPP 38
+17
40.8%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 17 yds to the UAB 21 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 2:35
2ND & 10
OPP 21
+3
40.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 3 yds to the UAB 18Similar
Q1 1:51
3RD & 7
OPP 18
+9
39.9%
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 9 yds to the UAB 9 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 0:58
2ND & 0
OPP 7
+5
41.1%
Childers, Marcus pass incomplete to Tears, Spencer (Harris, Brontae), PENALTY UAB pass interference (Harris, Brontae) 5 yards to the UAB2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHERNIL.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 7TD9 plays · 54 yds · 3:0557% → 62%
Q2 14:47
3RD & 8
OWN 48
+12
43.1%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Andre Wilson for 12 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 13:56
2ND & 8
OPP 38
+28
42.6%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Collin Lisa for 28 yds to the NoIll 10 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 13:17
1ST & GOAL
OPP 10
+3
42.0%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Jarrion Street for 3 yds to the NoIll 7Similar
Q2 12:08
3RD & GOAL
OPP 3
+3
37.7%
Spencer Brown 3 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 8FG14 plays · 65 yds · 4:2237% → 39%
Q2 12:03
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+8
37.0%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Ty Harmston for 8 yds to the NoIll 33Similar
Q2 10:23
2ND & 7
OWN 40
+6
37.4%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 6 yds to the NoIll 46Similar
Q2 10:14
3RD & 1
OWN 46
+3
37.4%
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 3 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 9:53
1ST & 10
OWN 49
+18
37.4%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 18 yds to the UAB 33 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 9:45
1ST & 10
OPP 33
+5
38.6%
Childers, Marcus pass complete to Brown, D.J. for no gain to the UAB33, PENALTY UAB substitution infraction 5 yards to the UAB28, NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 9:25
1ST & 5
OPP 28
+15
38.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Ty Harmston for 15 yds to the UAB 13 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 7:47
3RD & 7
OPP 10
0
36.6%
Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown, broken up by Dy'jonn TurnerSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 9TD9 plays · 75 yds · 2:2363% → 73%
Q2 7:10
2ND & 10
OWN 25
+18
37.4%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Xavier Ubosi for 18 yds to the UAB 43 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 5:42
4TH & 6
OWN 47
+5
36.6%
Greenwell, Kyle punt 37 yards to the NORTHERNIL16, fair catch by Tucker, Cole, PENALTY NORTHERNIL running into kicker (Wesley, Jauan) 5 yards to the NORTHERNIL48, NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 5:11
1ST & 10
OPP 46
+46
26.8%
Xavier Ubosi 46 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 10FUMBLE7 plays · 6 yds · 2:4428% → 27%
Q2 4:34
2ND & 9
OWN 26
+4
28.0%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 4 yds to the NoIll 30Similar
Q2 4:00
3RD & 5
OWN 30
+11
27.7%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 11 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 2:21
3RD & 10
OWN 41
-10
27.4%
Marcus Childers sacked by Tre' Crawford for a loss of 10 yards to the NoIll 31 Marcus Childers fumbled, recovered by UAB Tre' Crawford , return for 0 yardsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 11END OF HALF11 plays · 13 yds · 2:1375% → 81%
Q2 1:39
2ND & 11
OPP 32
+19
23.2%
Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Hayden Pittman for 19 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 0:31
2ND & 11
OPP 14
-10
22.8%
Johnston III, Tyler rush for 5 yards to the NORTHERNIL9, PENALTY UAB holding (Cook, Rishard) 10 yards to the NORTHERNIL24, NO PLAY.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 12FG19 plays · 71 yds · 7:1422% → 21%
Q3 14:52
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-5
21.5%
Marcus Childers sacked by TEAM for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 20 Marcus Childers fumbled, recovered by NoIll Marcus Childers , return for 0 yardsSimilar
Q3 14:23
2ND & 15
OWN 20
+14
20.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 14 yds to the NoIll 34Similar
Q3 13:08
4TH & 1
OWN 34
+5
20.6%
Childers, Marcus pass incomplete to Wesley, Jauan, PENALTY UAB offside (Keely, Stacy) 5 yards to the NORTHERNIL39, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHERNIL.Similar
Q3 11:55
3RD & 3
OWN 46
+2
20.8%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jordan Nettles for 2 yds to the NoIll 48Similar
Q3 11:01
1ST & 10
OPP 49
+4
20.7%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 4 yds to the UAB 45Similar
Q3 10:35
2ND & 6
OPP 45
+1
20.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 1 yd to the UAB 44Similar
Q3 10:01
3RD & 5
OPP 44
+11
19.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 11 yds to the UAB 33 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 9:31
1ST & 10
OPP 34
+14
19.9%
Marcus Childers run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 34 for a 1ST down UAB Penalty, Personal Foul (Kristopher Moll) to the UAB 19 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 8:45
2ND & 9
OPP 18
+9
19.8%
Childers, Marcus pass incomplete to Brown, D.J., PENALTY UAB roughing passer (Binn, Kylen) 9 yards to the UAB9, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHERNIL. K.Binn ejected for targeting.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 13TD7 plays · 87 yds · 2:1282% → 95%
NIUDrive 14PUNT5 plays · 5 yds · 1:287% → 6%
Q3 5:01
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-2
6.7%
Marcus Childers sacked by Zachary Williams for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 23Similar
Q3 4:35
2ND & 12
OWN 23
+7
6.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 7 yds to the NoIll 30Similar
Q3 3:33
4TH & 5
OWN 30
+35
5.9%
Matt Ference punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Andre Wilson at the NORTHERNIL 25 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive Holding (Vinny Labus) to the UAB 35Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 15FG9 plays · 40 yds · 3:0396% → 97%
NIUDrive 16DOWNS9 plays · 46 yds · 2:284% → 3%
Q3 0:14
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+7
3.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 7 yds to the NoIll 32Similar
Q4 14:26
1ST & 10
OWN 35
+9
3.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 9 yds to the NoIll 44Similar
Q4 13:25
1ST & 10
OPP 37
-7
3.3%
Marcus Childers sacked by Zachary Williams for a loss of 7 yards to the UAB 44Similar
Q4 12:46
4TH & 7
OPP 34
+5
3.1%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 5 yds to the UAB 29Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 17INT5 plays · -4 yds · 1:1998% → 98%
NIUDrive 18FUMBLE14 plays · 28 yds · 4:243% → 2%
Q4 8:27
2ND & 0
OPP 12
+6
2.4%
Childers, Marcus pass incomplete to Brown, D.J. (Thomas, Broderick), PENALTY UAB roughing passer (Mofor, Fitzgerald) 6 yards to the UAB6, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHERNIL. F.Mofor ejected for targeting.Similar
Q4 6:54
4TH & GOAL
OPP 2
+1
1.5%
Jordan Nettles run for 1 yd Jordan Nettles fumbled, forced by Luke Brasher, recovered by UABSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UABDrive 19PUNT10 plays · 21 yds · 4:2799% → 99%
NIUDrive 20Uncategorized5 plays · 29 yds · 1:541% → 1%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 5:15
Xavier Ubosi 66 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick)
-10.9
TD · Q2 5:11
Xavier Ubosi 46 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel Kick)
-9.3
TD · Q1 0:30
Tre Harbison 1 Yd Run (Andrew Gantz Kick)
+6.3