2018 · Week 14 · Nov 30, 2018 · Ford Field
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Win probability · BUF
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Q3 6:38 · Evan Finegan punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 44
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Home team on offensePregame priorGarbage-time factorScore differentialScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsBlowout margin
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 9:51: Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 13 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK) — NIU win probability +10.5 pts (now 40%) (top driver: Scoring-chance index: 44%).
- TD · Q3 11:25: Jaret Patterson run for 9 yds for a TD (Adam Mitcheson KICK) — BUF win probability +11.1 pts (now 92%) (top driver: BUF has the ball).
- TD · Q3 0:17: Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 28 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK) — NIU win probability +10.2 pts (now 19%) (top driver: NIU has the ball).
- TD · Q4 12:51: Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 32 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK) — NIU win probability +24.4 pts (now 41%) (top driver: Deficit strained by the offense's own timeouts).
- TD · Q4 1:09: Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 35 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed ) — NIU win probability +51.0 pts (now 82%) (top driver: NIU 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
BUF made the numbers' call on 5 of 7NIU made the numbers' call on 6 of 8
- Q1 12:17NIU 4th & 4 at BUF 44, tiedClose callPunted · 40.0% before the snapGo for it40.0%48% to convertField goal39.9%−0.127% to makePuntTheir call40.0%−0.1average punt
- Q1 7:55BUF 4th & 1 at NIU 22, tiedAgrees with the numbersWent for it · 60.4% before the snapGo for itTheir call60.4%71% to convertField goal60.1%−0.372% to makePunt59.2%−1.2average punt
- Q1 4:55NIU 4th & 7 at BUF 38, down 7Close callPunted · 36.5% before the snapGo for it36.7%37% to convertField goal36.5%−0.238% to makePuntTheir call36.5%−0.2average punt
- Q2 11:50NIU 4th & 1 at BUF 49, down 13Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 28.9% before the snapGo for itTheir call29.1%70% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt27.7%−1.3average punt
- Q2 4:00NIU 4th & 1 at NIU 34, down 12Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 24.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call25.3%71% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt24.4%−0.9average punt
- Q2 1:42NIU 4th & 16 at BUF 22, down 12Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 22.7% before the snapGo for it21.0%−1.715% to convertField goalTheir call22.7%72% to makePunt18.5%−4.2average punt
- Q2 0:03BUF 4th & 2 at NIU 7, up 9Numbers favored go for it by 1.5 ptsKicked a field goal · 73.2% before the snapGo for it74.4%53% to convertField goalTheir call72.9%−1.591% to makePunt65.4%−9.0average punt
- Q3 9:46NIU 4th & 1 at NIU 34, down 19Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 10.9% before the snapGo for itTheir call11.9%71% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt10.7%−1.1average punt
- Q3 8:14NIU 4th & 7 at NIU 41, down 19Agrees with the numbersPunted · 9.7% before the snapGo for it9.7%−1.037% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call10.7%average punt
- Q3 6:38BUF 4th & 14 at BUF 12, up 19Agrees with the numbersPunted · 92.5% before the snapGo for it91.6%−1.617% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call93.2%average punt
- Q3 1:58BUF 4th & 21 at BUF 5, up 19Agrees with the numbersPunted · 93.9% before the snapGo for it91.8%−2.67% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call94.3%average punt
- Q4 14:08BUF 4th & 6 at BUF 26, up 12Agrees with the numbersPunted · 87.6% before the snapGo for it87.8%−1.039% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call88.8%average punt
- Q4 9:56BUF 4th & 7 at BUF 41, up 5Agrees with the numbersPunted · 75.2% before the snapGo for it73.7%−2.437% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call76.1%average punt
- Q4 7:30NIU 4th & 16 at NIU 20, down 5Agrees with the numbersPunted · 25.3% before the snapGo for it18.3%−2.414% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call20.7%average punt
- Q4 0:21BUF 4th & 10 at NIU 41, down 1Numbers favored field goal by 10.4 ptsWent for it · 40.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call26.6%−10.430% to convertField goal37.0%32% to makePunt16.7%−20.3average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
BUF made the numbers' call on 3 of 4NIU made the numbers' call on 4 of 4
- Q1 6:38BUF Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call62.7%97% to makeGo for two62.7%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 14:55BUF Touchdown, up 13 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · missedKickTheir call70.2%97% to makeGo for two70.2%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 9:51NIU Touchdown, down 7 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call33.7%97% to makeGo for two33.6%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 5:41BUF Touchdown, up 12 before the tryClose callWent for two · failedKick75.7%97% to makeGo for twoTheir call75.6%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 11:25BUF Touchdown, up 18 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call88.5%97% to makeGo for two88.4%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 0:17NIU Touchdown, down 13 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call10.0%97% to makeGo for two9.9%−0.145% to convert
- Q4 12:51NIU Touchdown, down 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call22.8%97% to makeGo for two22.5%−0.445% to convert
- Q4 1:09NIU Touchdown, up 1 before the tryAgrees with the numbersWent for two · failedKick63.2%−0.997% to makeGo for twoTheir call64.1%45% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartNIUDrive 1PUNT10 plays · 31 yds · 2:3642% → 42%
BUFDrive 2TD15 plays · 94 yds · 5:3259% → 63%
Q1 12:10
1ST & 10
OWN 6
+12
58.6%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 12 yds to the Buff 18 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 10:55
2ND & 10
OWN 34
+17
58.6%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Jaret Patterson for 17 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 9:43
3RD & 7
OPP 46
+15
59.2%
NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 9:36
1ST & 10
OPP 31
+6
59.5%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Zac Lefebvre for 6 yds to the NoIll 25Similar
Q1 7:21
1ST & 10
OPP 20
+15
59.6%
NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 3PUNT6 plays · 37 yds · 1:3038% → 38%
BUFDrive 4TD11 plays · 94 yds · 4:5562% → 72%
Q1 4:20
2ND & 9
OWN 7
+8
62.5%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Zac Lefebvre for 8 yds to the Buff 15Similar
Q1 1:53
2ND & 10
OPP 48
+39
64.3%
Tyree Jackson run for 24 yds to the BUFFALO 48 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 1:03
2ND & 13
OPP 36
+8
64.4%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 8 yds to the NoIll 28Similar
Q1 0:33
3RD & 5
OPP 28
+15
64.7%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 15 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 14:55
1ST & 10
OPP 13
+13
71.7%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 13 yds for a TD (Alex McNulty PAT MISSED)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 5TD13 plays · 75 yds · 4:5932% → 40%
Q2 14:25
2ND & 6
OWN 29
-4
68.5%
Marcus Childers sacked by Jordan Collier for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 25Similar
Q2 13:55
3RD & 10
OWN 25
+17
69.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 17 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 11:25
1ST & 10
OPP 48
+24
69.8%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 24 yds to the Buff 24 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 10:10
3RD & 6
OPP 20
+7
70.3%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 7 yds to the Buff 13 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 9:51
1ST & 10
OPP 13
+13
59.9%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 13 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 6TD11 plays · 75 yds · 4:0465% → 75%
NIUDrive 7FG14 plays · 53 yds · 3:4827% → 29%
Q2 5:30
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-6
72.9%
Marcus Childers sacked by James Patterson for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 19Similar
Q2 5:00
2ND & 16
OWN 19
+11
73.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 11 yds to the NoIll 30Similar
Q2 2:12
1ST & 10
OPP 16
+5
71.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 5 yds to the Buff 11Similar
Q2 2:00
2ND & 5
OPP 11
-11
71.1%
NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ryan Roberts) to the Buff 22Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 8DOWNS11 plays · 70 yds · 1:2571% → 75%
Q2 1:00
2ND & 6
OWN 30
+18
71.1%
Jaret Patterson run for 3 yds to the Buff 30 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Weston Kramer) to the Buff 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 0:19
2ND & 1
OPP 46
+31
73.4%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 31 yds to the NoIll 15 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 10TD10 plays · 75 yds · 3:2779% → 92%
Q3 14:20
1ST & 10
OWN 40
+2
80.2%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Jaret Patterson for 2 yds to the Buff 42Similar
Q3 13:10
3RD & 8
OWN 42
+36
79.8%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 36 yds to the NoIll 22 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 11:54
3RD & 13
OPP 25
+16
81.1%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 16 yds to the NoIll 9 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 11PUNT9 plays · 16 yds · 3:0312% → 10%
BUFDrive 12PUNT4 plays · -4 yds · 1:2993% → 92%
Q3 6:38
4TH & 14
OWN 12
0
92.2%
Evan Finegan punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 44Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 13INT1 play · 0 yds · 0:009% → 9%
Q3 6:29
1ST & 10
OWN 44
-13
90.7%
Marcus Childers pass intercepted Tatum Slack return for a loss of 13 yards to the Buff 5Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 14PUNT8 plays · 0 yds · 4:2293% → 92%
Q3 5:43
2ND & 8
OWN 7
-5
93.1%
Tyree Jackson sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff 2Similar
Q3 4:53
3RD & 13
OWN 2
+14
91.2%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 14 yds to the Buff 16 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:40
2ND & 3
OWN 23
-10
94.0%
Tyree Jackson sacked by Josh Corcoran for a loss of 10 yards to the Buff 13Similar
Q3 2:51
3RD & 13
OWN 13
-8
93.1%
Tyree Jackson sacked by Josh Corcoran for a loss of 8 yards to the Buff 5Similar
Q3 1:58
4TH & 21
OWN 5
+4
92.3%
Evan Finegan punt for 33 yds , Cole Tucker returns for 4 yds to the Buff 34Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 15TD5 plays · 34 yds · 1:379% → 19%
BUFDrive 16PUNT5 plays · 4 yds · 0:5788% → 87%
Q4 14:08
4TH & 6
OWN 26
0
86.8%
Evan Finegan punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 37Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 17TD4 plays · 63 yds · 1:1216% → 41%
Q4 14:03
1ST & 10
OWN 37
+19
84.1%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 19 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 13:45
1ST & 10
OPP 44
+8
83.5%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 8 yds to the Buff 36Similar
Q4 12:51
1ST & 10
OPP 32
+32
59.1%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 32 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 18PUNT8 plays · 16 yds · 2:4174% → 75%
NIUDrive 19PUNT9 plays · 17 yds · 2:2032% → 27%
Q4 9:16
2ND & 7
OWN 6
+8
69.0%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 8 yds to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:53
1ST & 10
OWN 26
-5
67.1%
NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Mitchell Brinkman) to the NoIll 21Similar
Q4 8:44
1ST & 15
OWN 21
-7
67.9%
Marcus Childers sacked by Khalil Hodge and DeShondrick Foxworth for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 14Similar
Q4 8:33
1ST & 15
OWN 21
-7
67.9%
Marcus Childers sacked by Khalil Hodge and DeShondrick Foxworth for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 14Similar
Q4 7:30
4TH & 16
OWN 20
0
73.1%
Matt Ference punt for 40 yds, fair catch by K.J. Osborn at the Buff 40Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 20PUNT8 plays · -9 yds · 4:0285% → 85%
Q4 7:22
1ST & 10
OWN 40
+6
84.7%
Tyree Jackson pass complete to Kevin Marks for 6 yds to the Buff 46Similar
Q4 5:18
1ST & 10
OPP 48
-10
87.1%
BUFFALO Penalty, Offensive Holding (Paul Nosworthy) to the Buff 42Similar
Q4 4:03
3RD & 17
OWN 45
-14
85.4%
Tyree Jackson sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 14 yards to the Buff 31Similar
Q4 3:20
4TH & 31
OWN 31
0
84.6%
Evan Finegan punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 30Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 21TD8 plays · 70 yds · 2:0127% → 82%
Q4 3:10
1ST & 10
OWN 30
+8
73.2%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 8 yds to the NoIll 38Similar
Q4 2:55
2ND & 2
OWN 38
+4
69.3%
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 4 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 2:05
3RD & 10
OWN 42
+12
74.6%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 12 yds to the Buff 46 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 1:38
2ND & 10
OPP 46
+11
68.7%
Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 11 yds to the Buff 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 1:09
1ST & 10
OPP 35
+35
17.7%
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 35 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 22DOWNS8 plays · 34 yds · 0:4041% → 39%
NIUDrive 23Uncategorized1 play · -3 yds · 0:0087% → 87%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q4 1:09
Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 35 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )
-51
TD · Q4 12:51
Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 32 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)
-24.4
End of Game · Final
Game over.
-12.9