2021 · AutoZone Liberty Bowl · Dec 28, 2021 · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
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Win probability · TTU
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Q2 0:13 · Jonathan Garibay 26 yd FG GOOD
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseScore differentialGarbage-time factorBlowout marginScore diff ÷ offense timeouts
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 14:08: Will Rogers pass complete to Rara Thomas for 17 yds for a TD, (Nolan McCord KICK) — MSST win probability +3.8 pts (now 69%) (top driver: Deficit strained by the offense's own timeouts).
- KEY PLAY · Q2 0:27: Donovan Smith pass incomplete to Myles Price — TTU win probability +5.6 pts (now 49%) (top driver: TTU has the ball).
- FG · Q2 0:13: Jonathan Garibay 26 yd FG GOOD — TTU win probability +5.8 pts (now 53%) (top driver: TTU has the ball).
- TD · Q3 9:03: Donovan Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK) — TTU win probability +16.5 pts (now 76%) (top driver: TTU has the ball).
- TD · Q3 0:02: Donovan Smith pass complete to J.J. Sparkman for 14 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK) — TTU win probability +10.6 pts (now 97%) (top driver: TTU 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
TTU made the numbers' call on 5 of 7MSST made the numbers' call on 4 of 7
- Q1 9:27MSST 4th & 14 at TTU 48, down 7Agrees with the numbersPunted · 68.6% before the snapGo for it68.5%−0.219% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call68.7%average punt
- Q1 3:03TTU 4th & 3 at MSST 13, up 7Close callKicked a field goal · 37.0% before the snapGo for it37.0%50% to convertField goalTheir call36.8%−0.285% to makePunt34.3%−2.7average punt
- Q2 12:06TTU 4th & 14 at TTU 21, up 3Agrees with the numbersPunted · 35.6% before the snapGo for it34.6%−1.717% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call36.3%average punt
- Q2 9:49MSST 4th & 6 at MSST 30, down 3Agrees with the numbersPunted · 60.1% before the snapGo for it60.0%−0.239% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call60.2%average punt
- Q2 4:20TTU 4th & 4 at MSST 33, up 3Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 43.6% before the snapGo for itTheir call43.8%48% to convertField goal42.9%−0.949% to makePunt41.8%−2.0average punt
- Q2 3:21MSST 4th & 11 at MSST 30, down 3Agrees with the numbersPunted · 54.5% before the snapGo for it53.3%−1.425% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call54.7%average punt
- Q2 0:31TTU 4th & 17 at MSST 40, up 3Numbers favored field goal by 1.1 ptsPunted · 43.7% before the snapGo for it43.1%−1.215% to convertField goal44.3%34% to makePuntTheir call43.2%−1.1average punt
- Q2 0:13TTU 4th & 4 at MSST 8, up 3Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 46.3% before the snapGo for it45.3%−1.242% to convertField goalTheir call46.4%90% to makePunt40.7%−5.7average punt
- Q3 12:58MSST 4th & 2 at MSST 40, down 6Numbers favored go for it by 1.4 ptsPunted · 48.0% before the snapGo for it48.3%57% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call46.9%−1.4average punt
- Q3 11:57TTU 4th & 8 at TTU 17, up 6Agrees with the numbersPunted · 53.0% before the snapGo for it51.4%−2.332% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call53.7%average punt
- Q3 10:03MSST 4th & 10 at TTU 42, down 6Agrees with the numbersPunted · 45.0% before the snapGo for it44.9%−0.330% to convertField goal44.0%−1.230% to makePuntTheir call45.2%average punt
- Q3 4:06MSST 4th & 16 at TTU 31, down 13Numbers favored field goal by 2.1 ptsWent for it · 19.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call17.4%−2.116% to convertField goal19.5%54% to makePunt18.0%−1.5average punt
- Q4 4:38TTU 4th & 7 at TTU 39, up 27Agrees with the numbersPunted · 99.9% before the snapGo for it99.8%−<0.137% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call99.9%average punt
- Q4 1:16MSST 4th & 4 at TTU 47, down 27Close callWent for it · 0.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call0.0%−<0.148% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt0.0%average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
TTU made the numbers' call on 4 of 4MSST made the numbers' call on 1 of 1
- Q1 12:40TTU Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call28.6%97% to makeGo for two28.6%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 14:08MSST Touchdown, down 4 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call64.2%97% to makeGo for two64.2%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 9:03TTU Touchdown, up 12 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call72.7%97% to makeGo for two72.6%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 0:02TTU Touchdown, up 19 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call93.9%97% to makeGo for two93.8%−0.145% to convert
- Q4 8:47TTU Touchdown, up 26 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call99.9%97% to makeGo for two99.9%−<0.145% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartTTUDrive 1TD9 plays · 75 yds · 2:0824% → 25%
MSSTDrive 2PUNT10 plays · 27 yds · 3:0575% → 72%
Q1 10:48
2ND & 3
OWN 45
+11
26.3%
Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 11 yds to the TexTc 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 3FG14 plays · 79 yds · 6:1928% → 34%
Q1 8:25
1ST & 10
OWN 20
+11
28.8%
SaRodorick Thompson run for 11 yds to the TexTc 31 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 7:19
3RD & 8
OWN 33
+12
29.5%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Myles Price for 12 yds to the TexTc 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 6:03
1ST & 10
OPP 32
+12
31.7%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Myles Price for 12 yds to the MisSt 20 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 5:25
2ND & 4
OPP 14
-8
32.3%
SaRodorick Thompson run for 2 yds to the MisSt 12 TEXAS TECH Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the MisSt 22Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 4TD11 plays · 75 yds · 3:4766% → 69%
Q1 2:55
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+10
33.8%
Will Rogers pass complete to Lideatrick Griffin for 10 yds to the MisSt 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 2:27
1ST & 10
OWN 35
+18
34.3%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 18 yds to the TexTc 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 1:54
1ST & 10
OPP 47
+9
34.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Caleb Ducking for 9 yds to the TexTc 38Similar
Q1 1:03
1ST & 10
OPP 37
-1
34.8%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for a loss of 1 yard to the TexTc 38Similar
Q1 0:21
3RD & 11
OPP 38
+18
35.9%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jo'quavious Marks for 18 yds to the TexTc 20 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 14:49
2ND & 10
OPP 20
+3
35.4%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 3 yds to the TexTc 17Similar
Q2 14:08
3RD & 7
OPP 17
+17
31.5%
Will Rogers pass complete to Rara Thomas for 17 yds for a TD, (Nolan McCord KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 5PUNT5 plays · -4 yds · 1:5233% → 33%
MSSTDrive 6DOWNS5 plays · 4 yds · 2:1166% → 63%
Q2 10:11
4TH & 1
OWN 35
-5
36.2%
MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, False Start (LaQuinston Sharp) to the MisSt 30Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 7DOWNS13 plays · 52 yds · 5:2436% → 42%
Q2 9:02
2ND & 9
OWN 18
+12
36.1%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Jerand Bradley for 12 yds to the TexTc 30 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 7:42
2ND & 7
OWN 33
+6
38.3%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 6 yds to the TexTc 39Similar
Q2 5:58
3RD & 10
OWN 43
+18
40.3%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Trey Cleveland for 18 yds to the MisSt 39 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 4:20
4TH & 4
OPP 33
+2
42.4%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 2 yds to the MisSt 31Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 8PUNT5 plays · -1 yds · 0:5259% → 54%
TTUDrive 9FUMBLE9 plays · 24 yds · 2:4244% → 43%
Q2 1:13
1ST & 15
OPP 38
-2
45.4%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 40Similar
Q2 0:31
4TH & 17
OPP 40
+1
43.1%
Austin McNamara punt for 27 yds , Austin Williams returns for 1 yd to the MisSt 14 Austin Williams fumbled, recovered by TexTc Tyrique MatthewsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 10FG5 plays · 6 yds · 0:1449% → 53%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 11END OF HALF4 plays · 18 yds · 0:0649% → 47%
MSSTDrive 12PUNT7 plays · 20 yds · 1:5052% → 50%
Q3 14:48
1ST & 10
OWN 20
+3
48.4%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 3 yds to the MisSt 23Similar
Q3 14:25
2ND & 7
OWN 23
+9
48.8%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 9 yds to the MisSt 32 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 13:53
1ST & 10
OWN 32
+8
48.5%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 8 yds to the MisSt 40Similar
Q3 12:58
4TH & 2
OWN 40
-2
50.0%
Archer Trafford punt for 43 yds , Adrian Frye returns for a loss of 2 yards to the TexTc 15Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 13PUNT4 plays · 2 yds · 0:5653% → 51%
Q3 11:57
4TH & 8
OWN 17
0
51.0%
Austin McNamara punt for 36 yds , Jaden Walley returns for no gain to the MisSt 17 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MisSt 37Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 14PUNT8 plays · 21 yds · 1:4950% → 47%
Q3 11:46
2ND & 10
OWN 37
+11
50.4%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 11 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 11:27
1ST & 10
OWN 48
-5
48.4%
MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, False Start (Nick Jones) to the MisSt 43Similar
Q3 10:56
1ST & 15
OWN 43
+15
51.5%
Will Rogers pass complete to Rara Thomas for 15 yds to the TexTc 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 15TD4 plays · 95 yds · 0:4955% → 76%
MSSTDrive 16DOWNS11 plays · 36 yds · 4:4227% → 20%
Q3 8:48
1ST & 10
OWN 24
+17
73.3%
Will Rogers pass complete to Dillon Johnson for 17 yds to the MisSt 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 8:15
1ST & 10
OWN 41
+1
72.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jamire Calvin for 1 yd to the MisSt 42Similar
Q3 7:36
2ND & 9
OWN 42
+3
72.7%
Will Rogers pass complete to Dillon Johnson for 3 yds to the MisSt 45Similar
Q3 6:47
3RD & 6
OWN 45
+10
73.6%
Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 10 yds to the TexTc 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 6:20
1ST & 10
OPP 45
+5
72.8%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 5 yds to the TexTc 40Similar
Q3 5:42
2ND & 5
OPP 40
+15
73.1%
Rogers, Will pass incomplete to Thomas, Rara, PENALTY TEXASTECH pass interference (Fields, DaMarcus) 15 yards to the TEXASTECH25, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MISSSTATE.Similar
Q3 4:52
3RD & 5
OPP 20
-11
74.7%
Will Rogers sacked by Tyree Wilson for a loss of 11 yards to the TexTc 31Similar
Q3 4:06
4TH & 16
OPP 31
-9
79.6%
Will Rogers sacked by Tyree Wilson for a loss of 9 yards to the TexTc 40Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 17TD10 plays · 60 yds · 3:5783% → 97%
Q3 3:35
2ND & 3
OWN 47
+3
83.1%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 2:55
1ST & 10
50
+15
84.2%
Donovan Smith pass complete to J.J. Sparkman for 15 yds to the MisSt 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 0:49
2ND & 8
OPP 13
-8
86.1%
Myles Price run for 2 yds to the MisSt 11 TEXAS TECH Penalty, Offensive Holding (Mason Tharp) to the MisSt 21Similar
Q3 0:02
3RD & 9
OPP 14
+14
96.6%
Donovan Smith pass complete to J.J. Sparkman for 14 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 18INT10 plays · 26 yds · 2:264% → 2%
Q4 14:27
3RD & 4
OWN 34
-1
96.5%
Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 14 yds to the MisSt 48 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Nick Jones) to the MisSt 33Similar
Q4 14:00
1ST & 10
OWN 33
+5
97.3%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jo'quavious Marks for 5 yds to the MisSt 38Similar
Q4 13:35
3RD & 5
OWN 38
+9
97.4%
Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 9 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 13:06
2ND & 10
OWN 47
+7
97.6%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jo'quavious Marks for 7 yds to the TexTc 46Similar
Q4 12:29
3RD & 3
OPP 46
0
97.7%
Will Rogers pass intercepted Eric Monroe return for no gain to the TexTc 15Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 19TD8 plays · 85 yds · 3:3598% → 100%
Q4 12:00
2ND & 5
OWN 20
+48
97.7%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Myles Price for 48 yds to the MisSt 32 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 11:31
2ND & 10
OPP 32
+19
97.9%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Xavier White for 19 yds to the MisSt 13 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:47
2ND & GOAL
OPP 1
+1
99.8%
SaRodorick Thompson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 20FUMBLE6 plays · 39 yds · 2:160% → 0%
Q4 8:41
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+11
99.9%
Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 11 yds to the MisSt 36 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 7:14
2ND & 8
OPP 32
-10
99.9%
Will Rogers sacked by Tony Bradford Jr. for a loss of 10 yards to the TexTc 42Similar
Q4 6:25
3RD & 18
OPP 42
+6
99.9%
Will Rogers pass complete to Dillon Johnson for 6 yds Dillon Johnson fumbled, recovered by TexTc DaMarcus FieldsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TTUDrive 21PUNT4 plays · 3 yds · 1:41100% → 100%
Q4 6:19
1ST & 10
OWN 36
+2
99.9%
Donovan Smith pass complete to Travis Koontz for 2 yds to the TexTc 38Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
MSSTDrive 22END OF GAME14 plays · 69 yds · 4:310% → 0%
Q4 3:45
2ND & 9
OWN 2
+8
99.9%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jo'quavious Marks for 8 yds to the MisSt 10Similar
Q4 2:32
2ND & 10
OWN 19
+28
99.9%
Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 28 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 1:16
4TH & 4
OPP 47
+4
100.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jamire Calvin for 4 yds to the TexTc 43 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 0:54
1ST & 10
OPP 43
-1
100.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jamire Calvin for a loss of 1 yard to the TexTc 44Similar
Q4 0:47
2ND & 11
OPP 44
+6
100.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Jamire Calvin for 6 yds to the TexTc 38Similar
Q4 0:19
3RD & 5
OPP 38
+8
100.0%
Will Rogers pass complete to Caleb Ducking for 8 yds to the TexTc 30 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 9:03
Donovan Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)
+16.5
TD · Q3 0:02
Donovan Smith pass complete to J.J. Sparkman for 14 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)
+10.6
FG · Q2 0:13
Jonathan Garibay 26 yd FG GOOD
+5.8