2022 · Week 4 · Sep 24, 2022 · Rynearson Stadium
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Win probability · EMU
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Q4 13:32 · Alex McNulty 28 yd FG GOOD
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 3:30: Mike Washington run for 4 yds for a TD, (Alex McNulty KICK) — BUF win probability +9.5 pts (now 54%) (top driver: BUF has the ball).
- TD · Q2 0:28: Austin Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jesus Gomez KICK) — EMU win probability +14.1 pts (now 59%) (top driver: Deficit strained by the offense's own timeouts).
- TD · Q3 10:38: Darius Boone Jr. 1 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick) — EMU win probability +12.6 pts (now 68%) (top driver: EMU has the ball).
- TD · Q3 9:15: Cole Snyder pass complete to Jamari Gassett for 65 yds for a TD, (Alex McNulty KICK) — BUF win probability +20.3 pts (now 58%) (top driver: BUF has the ball).
- FG · Q3 2:08: Alex McNulty 37 yd FG GOOD — BUF win probability +9.5 pts (now 72%) (top driver: BUF 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
EMU made the numbers' call on 3 of 6BUF made the numbers' call on 5 of 7
- Q1 11:44BUF 4th & 1 at EMU 35, tiedAgrees with the numbersWent for it · 32.4% before the snapGo for itTheir call32.4%71% to convertField goal32.2%−0.245% to makePunt32.2%−0.2average punt
- Q1 11:44BUF 4th & 3 at EMU 23, tiedAgrees with the numbersWent for it · 32.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call32.5%52% to convertField goal32.4%−<0.170% to makePunt32.0%−0.4average punt
- Q2 15:00BUF 4th & 1 at EMU 12, tiedAgrees with the numbersWent for it · 35.5% before the snapGo for itTheir call35.4%71% to convertField goal34.6%−0.886% to makePunt32.1%−3.3average punt
- Q2 8:18EMU 4th & 4 at BUF 16, tiedClose callKicked a field goal · 66.1% before the snapGo for it65.9%46% to convertField goalTheir call65.7%−0.281% to makePunt62.4%−3.4average punt
- Q2 1:37EMU 4th & 1 at BUF 7, down 10Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 46.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call46.4%70% to convertField goal44.4%−2.091% to makePunt39.1%−7.3average punt
- Q3 8:40EMU 4th & 5 at EMU 37, down 6Agrees with the numbersPunted · 47.2% before the snapGo for it47.3%−0.741% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call47.9%average punt
- Q3 2:08BUF 4th & 6 at EMU 18, up 6Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 62.3% before the snapGo for it61.0%−0.938% to convertField goalTheir call61.9%79% to makePunt50.0%−11.9average punt
- Q3 0:36EMU 4th & 6 at EMU 33, down 9Numbers favored punt by 1.9 ptsWent for it · 29.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call28.8%−1.939% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt30.7%average punt
- Q4 13:32BUF 4th & 9 at EMU 9, up 9Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 71.7% before the snapGo for it69.3%−1.725% to convertField goalTheir call71.0%89% to makePunt59.9%−11.1average punt
- Q4 11:48EMU 4th & 2 at EMU 39, down 12Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 20.2% before the snapGo for itTheir call20.1%57% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt18.4%−1.7average punt
- Q4 6:28EMU 4th & 20 at EMU 41, down 19Close callWent for it · 3.9% before the snapGo for itTheir call2.4%−0.710% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt3.1%average punt
- Q4 4:35BUF 4th & 2 at EMU 44, up 19Close callPunted · 98.3% before the snapGo for it98.3%57% to convertField goal97.4%−0.927% to makePuntTheir call97.7%−0.6average punt
- Q4 2:47BUF 4th & 5 at EMU 27, up 19Close callWent for it · 98.6% before the snapGo for itTheir call98.4%−<0.141% to convertField goal98.4%62% to makePunt97.3%−1.1average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
EMU made the numbers' call on 3 of 3BUF made the numbers' call on 3 of 4
- Q1 13:11BUF Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call32.6%97% to makeGo for two32.5%−<0.145% to convert
- Q1 12:57EMU Touchdown, down 1 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call67.9%97% to makeGo for two67.9%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 3:30BUF Touchdown, up 9 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call52.1%97% to makeGo for two52.0%−0.145% to convert
- Q2 0:28EMU Touchdown, down 4 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call56.4%97% to makeGo for two56.3%−0.145% to convert
- Q3 10:38EMU Touchdown, tied before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call61.7%97% to makeGo for two61.6%−0.245% to convert
- Q3 9:15BUF Touchdown, up 5 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call53.9%97% to makeGo for two53.7%−0.245% to convert
- Q4 8:39BUF Touchdown, up 18 before the tryClose callKicked · madeKickTheir call95.2%−0.497% to makeGo for two95.6%45% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartBUFDrive 1TD7 plays · 75 yds · 1:3235% → 35%
BUFDrive 2TD20 plays · 75 yds · 7:2235% → 37%
Q1 11:44
1ST & 10
OPP 30
+5
64.8%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Mike Washington for 5 yds to the EMich 25Similar
Q1 11:44
1ST & 10
OWN 45
-5
64.9%
PENALTY BUFF False Start (Wright,Isaiah) 5 yards from BUFF45 to BUFF40. NO PLAY.Similar
Q1 11:44
1ST & 15
OWN 40
+14
65.1%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Clevester Hines for 14 yds to the EMich 46Similar
Q1 5:35
2ND & 5
OPP 13
+13
63.1%
C. Snyder pass,to Q. Williams for 13 yds for a TD, (A. McNulty PAT BLOCKED)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 3TD10 plays · 75 yds · 3:5265% → 66%
BUFDrive 4TD15 plays · 75 yds · 4:4236% → 40%
Q1 1:43
3RD & 7
OWN 28
+10
64.0%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Clevester Hines for 10 yds to the Buff 38 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 15:00
1ST & 10
OWN 49
+30
61.9%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Justin Marshall for 30 yds to the EMich 21 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 15:00
1ST & 10
OPP 21
+5
60.7%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Quian Williams for 5 yds to the EMich 16Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 5FG10 plays · 50 yds · 3:3365% → 62%
Q2 11:51
1ST & 10
OWN 34
+15
65.4%
Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 15 yds to the EMich 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 11:51
2ND & 1
OPP 42
+7
67.0%
Austin Smith pass complete to Gunnar Oakes for 7 yds to the Buff 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 11:51
1ST & 10
OPP 22
+5
66.7%
Austin Smith pass complete to Darius Lassiter for 5 yds to the Buff 17Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 6TD13 plays · 75 yds · 4:4842% → 54%
Q2 8:18
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+6
58.4%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 6 yds to the Buff 31Similar
Q2 8:18
1ST & 10
OWN 37
+15
57.8%
EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the EMich 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:18
2ND & 4
OPP 42
+4
56.2%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 4 yds to the EMich 38 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 7TD11 plays · 83 yds · 3:0246% → 59%
BUFDrive 8FG6 plays · -5 yds · 0:1350% → 49%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 9TD12 plays · 69 yds · 4:2251% → 68%
Q3 15:00
2ND & 4
OWN 37
+29
52.9%
Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 29 yds to the Buff 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 10TD6 plays · 75 yds · 1:2336% → 58%
Q3 10:38
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+5
64.0%
No Huddle-Shotgun Snyder,Cole pass complete short left to Williams,Quian for 7 yards to the BUFF32 (Shine,Kempton) PENALTY EMU Offside (Evans,Carter) 5 yards from BUFF25 to BUFF30. NO PLAY.Similar
Q3 10:38
1ST & 5
OWN 30
+6
62.0%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Quian Williams for 6 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 10:38
1ST & 10
OWN 36
+1
62.6%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Jamari Gassett for 1 yd to the Buff 35Similar
Q3 9:15
2ND & 11
OWN 35
+65
42.3%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Jamari Gassett for 65 yds for a TD, (Alex McNulty KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 11PUNT5 plays · 5 yds · 0:3545% → 44%
Q3 9:15
1ST & 10
OWN 32
+5
45.3%
Austin Smith pass complete to Darius Lassiter for 5 yds to the EMich 37Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 12FG19 plays · 81 yds · 6:3257% → 72%
Q3 8:40
1ST & 10
OWN 1
+7
42.7%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Justin Marshall for 7 yds to the Buff 8Similar
Q3 8:40
1ST & 10
OWN 12
+8
42.3%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Justin Marshall for 8 yds to the Buff 20Similar
Q3 8:40
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+6
41.4%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Cole Harrity for 6 yds to the Buff 31Similar
Q3 8:40
2ND & 10
OWN 37
+10
40.4%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Quian Williams for 10 yds to the Buff 47 for a 1ST down EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 8:40
2ND & 10
OPP 43
-2
37.8%
Cole Snyder sacked by T.J. Peavy for a loss of 2 yards to the EMich 45Similar
Q3 8:40
3RD & 12
OPP 45
+15
39.4%
EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Targeting (Joe Sparacio) to the EMich 22 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 13DOWNS5 plays · 4 yds · 1:3223% → 20%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 14FG7 plays · 24 yds · 2:0477% → 84%
Q3 0:36
1ST & 10
OPP 33
+25
23.3%
Ron Cook Jr. run for 17 yds to the EMich 16 for a 1ST down EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jordan Crawford) to the EMich 8 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 0:00
1ST & GOAL
OPP 8
-5
22.6%
PENALTY BUFF False Start (Bessent,Desmond) 5 yards from EMU08 to EMU13. NO PLAY.Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 15DOWNS6 plays · 9 yds · 1:4415% → 13%
Q4 13:32
1ST & 10
OWN 31
+5
15.0%
Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 5 yds to the EMich 36Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 16TD10 plays · 40 yds · 3:0991% → 98%
EMUDrive 17DOWNS7 plays · 27 yds · 2:112% → 1%
Q4 8:39
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+26
2.0%
Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 26 yds to the Buff 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:39
1ST & 10
OPP 49
-5
2.2%
PENALTY EMU False Start (Johnson,Marcellus) 5 yards from BUFF49 to EMU46. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 8:39
2ND & 15
OWN 46
-7
2.0%
Austin Smith sacked by James Hook for a loss of 7 yards to the EMich 39Similar
Q4 6:28
4TH & 20
OWN 41
+11
1.3%
Austin Smith pass complete to Samson Evans for 11 yds to the Buff 48Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 18PUNT6 plays · 8 yds · 1:5399% → 99%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
EMUDrive 19INT1 play · 0 yds · 0:001% → 1%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BUFDrive 20END OF 4TH QUARTER9 plays · 3 yds · 4:2799% → 100%
Q4 2:47
4TH & 5
OPP 27
+6
0.8%
Cole Snyder pass complete to Quian Williams for 6 yds to the EMich 21 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 9:15
Cole Snyder pass complete to Jamari Gassett for 65 yds for a TD, (Alex McNulty KICK)
-20.3
TD · Q2 0:28
Austin Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jesus Gomez KICK)
+14.1
TD · Q3 10:38
Darius Boone Jr. 1 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)
+12.6