2022 · Week 1 · Sep 1, 2022 · Huskie Stadium
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Q4 3:39 · John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseScore differentialGarbage-time factorScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsScore diff ÷ seconds remaining
This game in five plays
- TD · Q3 5:59: Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Liam Soraghan for 13 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK) — NIU win probability +2.0 pts (now 99%) (top driver: NIU has the ball).
- TD · Q3 2:43: Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 24 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK) — EIU win probability +3.8 pts (now 5%) (top driver: EIU has the ball).
- TD · Q4 9:58: Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 13 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK) — EIU win probability +5.1 pts (now 8%) (top driver: EIU has the ball).
- TD · Q4 2:04: Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jay Vallie for 8 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK) — EIU win probability +11.2 pts (now 14%) (top driver: EIU has the ball).
- TD · Q4 2:04: kickoff for 9 yds EASTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Targeting (Alex Oyawale) to the EIlln 29 — NIU win probability +4.9 pts (now 91%) (top driver: EIU 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 4 of 5EIU made the numbers' call on 2 of 4
- Q1 8:56EIU 4th & 6 at EIU 20, down 7Agrees with the numbersPunted · 2.7% before the snapGo for it2.7%−<0.138% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call2.7%average punt
- Q1 7:26NIU 4th & 2 at NIU 28, up 7Close callPunted · 97.0% before the snapGo for it97.1%57% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call97.0%−0.1average punt
- Q1 0:20EIU 4th & 4 at NIU 17, down 7Close callKicked a field goal · 4.1% before the snapGo for it4.1%47% to convertField goalTheir call4.1%−<0.180% to makePunt3.5%−0.6average punt
- Q2 3:14NIU 4th & 5 at NIU 7, up 18Agrees with the numbersPunted · 96.3% before the snapGo for it95.9%−0.338% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call96.2%average punt
- Q2 0:04EIU 4th & 8 at NIU 8, down 18Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 3.7% before the snapGo for it3.4%−0.126% to convertField goalTheir call3.5%90% to makePunt1.6%−1.9average punt
- Q3 10:26EIU 4th & 11 at NIU 36, down 15Close callWent for it · 4.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call4.4%−0.127% to convertField goal4.5%42% to makePunt4.4%−0.1average punt
- Q4 12:15NIU 4th & 9 at EIU 25, up 15Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 96.9% before the snapGo for it96.9%−0.131% to convertField goalTheir call97.0%66% to makePunt95.2%−1.7average punt
- Q4 3:39NIU 4th & 6 at EIU 20, up 11Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 95.3% before the snapGo for it95.0%−0.138% to convertField goalTheir call95.2%75% to makePunt93.1%−2.1average punt
- Q4 0:58NIU 4th & 6 at EIU 25, up 7Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 95.2% before the snapGo for it94.9%−0.239% to convertField goalTheir call95.2%66% to makePunt93.6%−1.6average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
NIU made the numbers' call on 4 of 4EIU made the numbers' call on 2 of 3
- Q1 10:41NIU Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call97.4%97% to makeGo for two97.4%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 11:48NIU Touchdown, up 10 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call95.8%97% to makeGo for two95.8%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 11:27NIU Touchdown, up 17 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call97.5%97% to makeGo for two97.4%−<0.145% to convert
- Q3 5:59NIU Touchdown, up 21 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call98.7%97% to makeGo for two98.7%−<0.145% to convert
- Q3 2:43EIU Touchdown, down 16 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call3.5%97% to makeGo for two3.4%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 9:58EIU Touchdown, down 12 before the tryClose callKicked · madeKickTheir call5.5%−0.197% to makeGo for two5.6%45% to convert
- Q4 2:04EIU Touchdown, down 8 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call5.2%97% to makeGo for two4.9%−0.345% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartNIUDrive 1TD9 plays · 74 yds · 3:5898% → 98%
Q1 14:11
2ND & 9
OWN 27
+10
97.8%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 10 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 2PUNT6 plays · 4 yds · 1:273% → 3%
NIUDrive 3PUNT4 plays · 8 yds · 1:2697% → 97%
EIUDrive 4FG15 plays · 55 yds · 6:523% → 4%
Q1 3:24
3RD & 11
OWN 45
+11
96.6%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 11 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 2:47
2ND & 10
OPP 44
+5
96.4%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 5 yds to the NoIll 39Similar
Q1 2:11
3RD & 5
OPP 39
+16
96.3%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 16 yds to the NoIll 23 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 0:44
3RD & 9
OPP 22
+5
96.1%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 5 yds to the NoIll 17Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 5TD10 plays · 75 yds · 3:1996% → 97%
Q2 12:56
3RD & 8
OPP 47
+15
95.4%
(13:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete short right to Tucker,Cole PENALTY EIU Pass Interference (Dandy,Russell) 15 yards from EIU47 to EIU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 11:58
2ND & 11
OPP 33
+14
95.4%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 14 yds to the EIlln 19 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 11:48
1ST & 10
OPP 19
+19
96.7%
Mason Blakemore run for 19 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 6INT2 plays · 0 yds · 0:004% → 4%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 7TD2 plays · 35 yds · 0:0797% → 98%
EIUDrive 8INT12 plays · 27 yds · 5:213% → 2%
Q2 9:38
3RD & 4
OWN 31
+6
97.3%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 6 yds to the EIlln 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:03
3RD & 3
OWN 44
+5
97.0%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 5 yds to the EIlln 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 7:26
1ST & 10
OWN 49
+11
96.9%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 11 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 6:43
1ST & 10
OPP 40
-10
97.2%
(06:52) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah rush left for 16 yards gain to the NIU24 (Byrd,JaVaughn) PENALTY EIU Holding (Strickland,Chad) 10 yards from NIU40 to NIU50. NO PLAY.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 9PUNT5 plays · 5 yds · 2:1798% → 97%
Q2 4:59
2ND & 4
OWN 8
-4
97.6%
(05:07) No Huddle-Shotgun Waylee,Harrison rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU16 (Lewis,Tre'Jon) PENALTY NIU Holding (Lippe,J.J.) 4 yards from NIU08 to NIU04. NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 3:14
4TH & 5
OWN 7
0
97.3%
Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the NoIll 48Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 10FG9 plays · 40 yds · 2:542% → 3%
Q2 2:58
1ST & 10
OPP 48
0
97.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for no gain to the NoIll 48Similar
Q2 2:03
3RD & 8
OPP 46
+42
97.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 42 yds to the NoIll 4 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 1:50
1ST & GOAL
OPP 4
-5
95.5%
(01:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Pierre,Markenzy rush right for 1 yard loss to the NIU05 (Ester,James; Byrd,JaVaughn) PENALTY EIU Illegal Formation 5 yards from NIU04 to NIU09. NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 0:32
2ND & GOAL
OPP 20
+1
97.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Cooper Willman for 1 yd to the NoIll 19Similar
Q2 0:08
3RD & GOAL
OPP 19
+11
97.9%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 11 yds to the NoIll 8Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 11END OF HALF2 plays · -1 yds · 0:0097% → 97%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 12DOWNS11 plays · 39 yds · 4:194% → 4%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 13TD9 plays · 64 yds · 4:0896% → 99%
Q3 9:40
2ND & 10
OWN 36
+19
96.3%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 19 yds to the EIlln 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 7:05
1ST & 10
OPP 30
+15
96.6%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 15 yds to the EIlln 15 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 5:59
2ND & 8
OPP 13
+13
98.8%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Liam Soraghan for 13 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 14TD8 plays · 82 yds · 2:581% → 5%
Q3 5:05
2ND & 6
OWN 22
+6
98.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 6 yds to the EIlln 28 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:52
1ST & 10
OWN 43
+12
98.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 12 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 2:49
2ND & 4
OPP 39
+15
98.7%
(02:52) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass incomplete short left to Thomas,Justin PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Gandy,Jordan) 15 yards from NIU39 to NIU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
Q3 2:43
1ST & 10
OPP 24
+24
94.9%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 24 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 15FG15 plays · 49 yds · 5:0197% → 99%
Q3 1:44
2ND & 6
OWN 30
+5
97.3%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 5 yds to the NoIll 35Similar
Q3 0:26
1ST & 10
OWN 36
-15
97.5%
(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun Blakemore,Mason rush left for 0 yards to the NIU36 (Coates,Nick; Vincent,Jordan) PENALTY NIU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Zschernitz,Logan) 15 yards from NIU36 to NIU21. NO PLAY.Similar
Q3 0:00
2ND & 25
OWN 21
+29
97.3%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:49
1ST & 10
50
+13
97.5%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 13 yds to the EIlln 37 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:30
1ST & 10
OPP 37
+5
97.4%
PENALTY EIU Offside (Simon,Terence) 5 yards from EIU37 to EIU32. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 14:05
1ST & 5
OPP 32
+6
97.6%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 6 yds to the EIlln 26 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 13:22
2ND & 10
OPP 26
-10
97.7%
(13:28) No Huddle Brown,Antario rush right for 5 yards gain to the EIU21 (Jefferson,Alton) PENALTY NIU Holding (Cox,Marques) 10 yards from EIU26 to EIU36. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 12:30
3RD & 20
OPP 36
+11
97.5%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Miles Joiner for 11 yds to the EIlln 25Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 16TD8 plays · 85 yds · 1:592% → 8%
Q4 11:27
2ND & 3
OWN 22
+34
97.9%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Cooper Willman for 34 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 10:45
2ND & 5
OPP 39
+10
97.7%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 10 yds to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 9:58
2ND & 10
OPP 13
+13
92.4%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 13 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 17FG14 plays · 62 yds · 5:4995% → 98%
Q4 8:41
3RD & 10
OWN 18
+38
94.8%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 38 yds to the EIlln 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:20
1ST & 10
OPP 44
+1
95.6%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 1 yd to the EIlln 45Similar
Q4 7:04
3RD & 8
OPP 42
+13
95.6%
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to George Gumbs for 13 yds to the EIlln 29 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 5:44
2ND & 10
OPP 29
-10
96.1%
(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun Blakemore,Mason rush right for 18 yards gain to the EIU11 (Bohanek,Colin), out of bounds PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from EIU29 to EIU39. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 5:24
2ND & 20
OPP 39
+15
96.0%
(05:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete short middle to McCray,Fabian PENALTY EIU Pass Interference 15 yards from EIU39 to EIU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 18TD9 plays · 74 yds · 1:202% → 14%
Q4 2:43
3RD & 10
OPP 32
+15
97.5%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 15 yds to the NoIll 17 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 2:21
1ST & 10
OPP 17
+9
97.1%
(02:27) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass incomplete short right QB hurried by Ester,James PENALTY NIU Holding 9 yards from NIU17 to NIU08, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 2:12
1ST & GOAL
OPP 8
-2
97.0%
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass complete short right to Hill,Nile for 2 yards to the NIU06 (Rayner,Daveren) PENALTY EIU Illegal Touch-Pass (Hill,Nile). NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 2:04
2ND & GOAL
OPP 8
+8
85.8%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jay Vallie for 8 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NIUDrive 19MISSED FG6 plays · 4 yds · 0:5097% → 97%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EIUDrive 20END OF GAME6 plays · 39 yds · 0:427% → 10%
Q4 0:42
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+5
93.2%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 5 yds to the EIlln 30Similar
Q4 0:30
2ND & 5
OWN 30
+12
92.8%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 12 yds to the EIlln 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 0:22
2ND & 10
OWN 42
+10
92.3%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 10 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 0:10
1ST & 10
OPP 48
+4
90.6%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 4 yds to the NoIll 44Similar
Q4 0:00
2ND & 6
OPP 44
+8
90.3%
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 8 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q4 2:04
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jay Vallie for 8 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)
-11.2
End of Game · Final
Game over.
+9.7
TD · Q4 9:58
Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 13 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)
-5.1