2023 · Week 1 · Sep 2, 2023 · FirstBank Stadium
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Win probability · VAN
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Q3 1:17 · Austin McCready punt for 42 yds
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseScore differentialGarbage-time factorScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsBlowout margin
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 8:50: Will Sheppard 3 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila Kick) — VAN win probability +1.1 pts (now 96%) (top driver: VAN has the ball).
- TD · Q3 12:18: AJ Swann pass complete to Will Sheppard for 17 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK) — VAN win probability +2.2 pts (now 96%) (top driver: VAN has the ball).
- TD · Q3 11:32: Xavier Lankford pass complete to Terrell Gardner for 62 yds for a TD (Victor Barbosa KICK) — AAMU win probability +3.0 pts (now 8%) (top driver: AAMU has the ball).
- TD · Q3 3:07: AJ Swann run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK) — VAN win probability +3.6 pts (now 97%) (top driver: VAN has the ball).
- TD · Q4 14:54: Sedrick Alexander run for 17 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK) — VAN win probability +2.0 pts (now 99%) (top driver: VAN 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
VAN made the numbers' call on 4 of 4AAMU made the numbers' call on 8 of 10
- Q1 6:05AAMU 4th & 4 at VAN 4, tiedClose callKicked a field goal · 3.6% before the snapGo for it3.6%40% to convertField goalTheir call3.6%−<0.193% to makePunt3.1%−0.5average punt
- Q1 1:32VAN 4th & 5 at AAMU 5, down 3Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 95.2% before the snapGo for it95.1%−<0.133% to convertField goalTheir call95.2%92% to makePunt94.6%−0.5average punt
- Q2 13:02VAN 4th & 3 at AAMU 35, up 4Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 95.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call95.0%53% to convertField goal94.9%−0.145% to makePunt94.8%−0.2average punt
- Q2 11:28AAMU 4th & 5 at AAMU 40, down 4Close callPunted · 5.4% before the snapGo for it5.4%41% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call5.4%−<0.1average punt
- Q2 1:44AAMU 4th & 20 at AAMU 24, down 9Agrees with the numbersPunted · 5.6% before the snapGo for it4.9%−0.79% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call5.7%average punt
- Q2 1:00VAN 4th & 12 at VAN 25, up 9Agrees with the numbersPunted · 93.4% before the snapGo for it92.4%−0.822% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call93.3%average punt
- Q2 0:13AAMU 4th & 7 at AAMU 26, down 9Agrees with the numbersPunted · 6.0% before the snapGo for it5.5%−0.536% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call6.0%average punt
- Q3 9:12VAN 4th & 9 at VAN 36, up 9Agrees with the numbersPunted · 92.6% before the snapGo for it92.4%−0.631% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call93.0%average punt
- Q3 7:01AAMU 4th & 9 at AAMU 23, down 9Agrees with the numbersPunted · 6.6% before the snapGo for it6.3%−0.930% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call7.2%average punt
- Q3 1:17AAMU 4th & 8 at AAMU 18, down 16Agrees with the numbersPunted · 3.6% before the snapGo for it3.4%−0.332% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call3.7%average punt
- Q4 12:17AAMU 4th & 12 at AAMU 23, down 23Agrees with the numbersPunted · 0.7% before the snapGo for it0.7%−0.122% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call0.8%average punt
- Q4 8:49AAMU 4th & 23 at AAMU 27, down 30Agrees with the numbersPunted · 0.1% before the snapGo for it-0.0%−0.17% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call0.1%average punt
- Q4 7:43AAMU 4th & 1 at VAN 21, down 37Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 0.1% before the snapGo for itTheir call0.1%71% to convertField goal0.0%−0.174% to makePunt-0.2%−0.3average punt
- Q4 2:32AAMU 4th & 6 at VAN 12, down 37Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 0.1% before the snapGo for it0.0%−<0.136% to convertField goalTheir call0.0%86% to makePunt-0.0%−0.1average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
VAN made the numbers' call on 5 of 5AAMU made the numbers' call on 1 of 1
- Q3 12:18VAN Touchdown, up 15 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call96.1%97% to makeGo for two96.1%−<0.145% to convert
- Q3 11:32AAMU Touchdown, down 10 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call6.8%97% to makeGo for two6.7%−<0.145% to convert
- Q3 3:07VAN Touchdown, up 15 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call96.1%97% to makeGo for two96.1%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 14:54VAN Touchdown, up 22 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call99.5%97% to makeGo for two99.4%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 11:32VAN Touchdown, up 29 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call100.0%97% to makeGo for two100.0%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 7:43VAN Touchdown, up 36 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call100.0%97% to makeGo for two100.0%−<0.145% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartAAMUDrive 1FG22 plays · 71 yds · 8:552% → 4%
Q1 15:00
2ND & 7
OWN 28
0
97.6%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Bryson Clark for no gain to the AAMU 28Similar
Q1 11:40
3RD & 5
OPP 36
+8
97.2%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Ryan Morrow for 8 yds to the VAN 28 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 11:40
1ST & 10
OPP 28
+11
97.1%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Bryson Clark for 11 yds to the VAN 17 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 11:40
1ST & 10
OPP 17
+5
97.1%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Cameron Young for 5 yds to the VAN 12Similar
Q1 8:12
3RD & GOAL
OPP 5
+1
96.5%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Cameron Young for 1 yd to the VAN 4Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 2FG10 plays · 47 yds · 4:2996% → 95%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 3PUNT4 plays · -7 yds · 0:005% → 5%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 4DOWNS8 plays · 22 yds · 2:2496% → 95%
AAMUDrive 5PUNT4 plays · 5 yds · 1:345% → 5%
Q2 13:02
3RD & 8
OWN 37
+3
95.2%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Donovan Eaglin for 3 yds to the AAMU 40Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 6TD10 plays · 50 yds · 2:3895% → 96%
Q2 11:28
3RD & 13
OPP 41
+23
94.6%
AJ Swann pass complete to London Humphreys for 23 yds to the AAMU 18 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:58
1ST & GOAL
OPP 6
0
94.5%
SWANN, AJ pass to the right incomplete intended for SHEPPARD, Will broken up by DAWSON, Kaleb at the AAM0. PENALTY AAM Holding on DAWSON, Kaleb enforced half the distance from the goal, 3 yards from the AAM6 to the AAM3 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 7INT3 plays · 4 yds · 0:355% → 5%
VANDrive 8INT6 plays · 23 yds · 2:1796% → 95%
Q2 8:11
3RD & 5
OPP 22
+12
95.4%
AJ Swann pass complete to Logan Kyle for 12 yds to the AAMU 10 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 9PUNT9 plays · 16 yds · 4:105% → 5%
Q2 5:54
2ND & 8
OWN 10
+10
95.1%
Cornelious Brown IV pass complete to Terrell Gardner for 10 yds to the AAMU 20 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 5:54
1ST & 10
OWN 20
+3
95.0%
Cornelious Brown IV pass complete to DJ Moffett for 3 yds to the AAMU 23Similar
Q2 5:54
2ND & 7
OWN 23
+11
95.0%
Cornelious Brown IV pass complete to Terrell Gardner for 11 yds to the AAMU 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 5:54
2ND & 12
OWN 32
+1
95.1%
Cornelious Brown IV pass complete to Darin Turner for 1 yd to the AAMU 33Similar
Q2 1:54
3RD & 11
OWN 33
-9
94.6%
Cornelious Brown IV sacked by Nate Clifton for a loss of 9 yards to the AAMU 24Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 10PUNT4 plays · -2 yds · 0:4494% → 94%
AAMUDrive 11PUNT6 plays · 3 yds · 0:476% → 6%
Q2 1:00
1ST & 10
OWN 23
+3
94.4%
Cornelious Brown IV pass complete to Cameron Young for 3 yds to the AAMU 26Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 12END OF HALF2 plays · -2 yds · 0:0094% → 94%
VANDrive 13TD6 plays · 75 yds · 2:4293% → 96%
Q3 15:00
1ST & 15
OWN 20
+14
93.4%
AJ Swann pass complete to Jayden McGowan for 14 yds to the VAN 34Similar
Q3 15:00
2ND & 1
OWN 34
+15
93.8%
AJ Swann pass complete to Will Sheppard for 15 yds to the VAN 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 15:00
1ST & 10
OWN 49
+23
94.0%
AJ Swann pass complete to Jayden McGowan for 23 yds to the AAMU 28 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 12:18
1ST & 10
OPP 17
+17
96.3%
AJ Swann pass complete to Will Sheppard for 17 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 14TD2 plays · 73 yds · 0:405% → 8%
VANDrive 15PUNT6 plays · 11 yds · 2:2093% → 92%
Q3 9:12
4TH & 9
OWN 36
0
92.4%
Matthew Hayball punt for 54 yds, fair catch by Terrell Gardner at the AAMU 10Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 16PUNT7 plays · 13 yds · 2:118% → 7%
Q3 9:12
3RD & 8
OWN 12
+10
92.8%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Bryson Clark for 10 yds to the AAMU 22 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 17TD9 plays · 57 yds · 3:5493% → 97%
Q3 7:01
1ST & 10
OPP 45
+27
93.3%
AJ Swann pass complete to Justin Ball for 27 yds to the AAMU 18 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 18PUNT4 plays · 2 yds · 1:464% → 4%
Q3 3:03
2ND & 10
OWN 16
-1
96.1%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Cameron Young for a loss of 1 yard to the AAMU 15Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 19TD5 plays · 52 yds · 1:2397% → 99%
AAMUDrive 20PUNT7 plays · -2 yds · 2:371% → 1%
Q4 14:54
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-2
99.1%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Ryan Morrow for a loss of 2 yards to the AAMU 23Similar
Q4 14:54
2ND & 12
OWN 23
+30
99.1%
Ryan Morrow run for 40 yds to the VAN 37 Alabama A&M Penalty, Offensive Holding (Darin Turner) to the AAMU 25Similar
Q4 14:54
2ND & 15
OWN 20
-5
99.2%
Alabama A&M Penalty, False Start (Keenan Hambrick) to the AAMU 15Similar
Q4 14:54
2ND & 20
OWN 15
+8
99.2%
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Levar Gumms for 8 yds to the AAMU 23Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 21TD2 plays · 19 yds · 0:4599% → 100%
AAMUDrive 22PUNT7 plays · 2 yds · 2:430% → 0%
Q4 11:32
3RD & 9
OWN 41
-9
99.9%
Xavier Lankford sacked by Jeffrey Ugochukwu for a loss of 9 yards to the AAMU 32Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
VANDrive 23TD3 plays · 49 yds · 1:06100% → 100%
Q4 8:49
1ST & 10
OPP 49
+35
99.9%
Ken Seals pass complete to Junior Sherrill for 35 yds to the AAMU 14 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 8:49
1ST & GOAL
OPP 7
-10
99.9%
ALEXANDER, Sedrick rush to the left for a loss of 4 yards to the AAM11 (MORGAN, Demetrie;WILLIAMS, Tervae). PENALTY VAN Illegal Block in the Back on SHERRILL, Junior enforced 10 yards from the AAM7 to the AAM17 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).Similar
Q4 7:43
1ST & GOAL
OPP 17
+17
99.9%
Ken Seals pass complete to Kamrean Johnson for 17 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
AAMUDrive 24FG11 plays · 63 yds · 5:110% → 0%
VANDrive 25END OF GAME4 plays · 55 yds · 2:26100% → 100%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q3 3:07
AJ Swann run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK)
+3.6
TD · Q3 11:32
Xavier Lankford pass complete to Terrell Gardner for 62 yds for a TD (Victor Barbosa KICK)
-3
TD · Q3 12:18
AJ Swann pass complete to Will Sheppard for 17 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK)
+2.2