2025 · Week 1 · Aug 30, 2025 · Beaver Stadium
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Q1 1:41 · Ryan Barker 28 yd FG GOOD
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseScore differentialBlowout marginGarbage-time factorScore diff ÷ offense timeouts
This game in five plays
- TD · Q2 10:02: Kaytron Allen run for 12 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) — PSU win probability +0.7 pts (now 99%) (top driver: PSU has the ball).
- FG · Q2 4:52: Joe McFadden 28 yd FG GOOD — NEV win probability +0.6 pts (now 2%) (top driver: NEV has the ball).
- FG · Q2 2:22: Ryan Barker 28 yd FG GOOD — PSU win probability +0.4 pts (now 99%) (top driver: PSU has the ball).
- TD · Q2 0:23: Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 31 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) — PSU win probability +0.6 pts (now 99%) (top driver: PSU has the ball).
- FG · Q3 9:23: Ryan Barker 32 yd FG GOOD — PSU win probability +0.6 pts (now 100%) (top driver: PSU 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
PSU made the numbers' call on 6 of 7NEV made the numbers' call on 5 of 7
- Q1 1:41PSU 4th & 10 at NEV 10, up 7Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 98.2% before the snapGo for it98.1%−0.124% to convertField goalTheir call98.2%88% to makePunt97.7%−0.5average punt
- Q2 14:20NEV 4th & 5 at NEV 30, down 10Agrees with the numbersPunted · 1.9% before the snapGo for it1.9%−<0.141% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call1.9%average punt
- Q2 4:52NEV 4th & 10 at PSU 11, down 17Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 1.9% before the snapGo for it1.7%−0.124% to convertField goalTheir call1.8%87% to makePunt0.9%−0.9average punt
- Q2 2:22PSU 4th & 3 at NEV 11, up 14Close callKicked a field goal · 97.5% before the snapGo for it97.5%50% to convertField goalTheir call97.4%−0.187% to makePunt96.7%−0.8average punt
- Q2 1:38NEV 4th & 9 at NEV 28, down 17Agrees with the numbersPunted · 2.0% before the snapGo for it1.8%−0.230% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call2.0%average punt
- Q2 1:38PSU 4th & 2 at NEV 35, up 17Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 98.2% before the snapGo for itTheir call98.3%57% to convertField goal98.1%−0.245% to makePunt97.9%−0.4average punt
- Q3 9:23PSU 4th & 5 at NEV 15, up 24Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 99.0% before the snapGo for it98.9%−<0.139% to convertField goalTheir call98.9%83% to makePunt98.3%−0.6average punt
- Q3 4:47NEV 4th & 20 at NEV 15, down 33Agrees with the numbersPunted · 0.1% before the snapGo for it-0.1%−0.29% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call0.2%average punt
- Q3 3:21PSU 4th & 9 at NEV 22, up 33Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 99.9% before the snapGo for it99.8%−0.130% to convertField goalTheir call99.9%72% to makePunt99.5%−0.4average punt
- Q4 14:47NEV 4th & 6 at PSU 6, down 36Close callWent for it · 0.1% before the snapGo for itTheir call0.1%−<0.131% to convertField goal0.1%91% to makePunt-0.4%−0.5average punt
- Q4 14:47PSU 4th & 2 at NEV 12, up 36Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 99.9% before the snapGo for itTheir call99.9%56% to convertField goal99.8%−0.186% to makePunt99.4%−0.5average punt
- Q4 4:35NEV 4th & 5 at NEV 28, down 43Agrees with the numbersPunted · 0.0% before the snapGo for it0.0%−<0.140% to convertField goalOut of rangePuntTheir call0.0%average punt
- Q4 1:54PSU 4th & 2 at NEV 48, up 43Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 100.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call100.0%57% to convertField goalOut of rangePunt99.9%−0.1average punt
- Q4 0:50NEV 4th & 6 at PSU 33, down 43Close callWent for it · 0.0% before the snapGo for itTheir call0.0%−<0.140% to convertField goal0.0%49% to makePunt0.0%−<0.1average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
PSU made the numbers' call on 4 of 5NEV made the numbers' call on 0 of 1
- Q1 3:05PSU Touchdown, up 6 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call98.3%97% to makeGo for two98.3%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 10:02PSU Touchdown, up 16 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call98.3%97% to makeGo for two98.3%−<0.145% to convert
- Q2 0:23PSU Touchdown, up 23 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call99.0%97% to makeGo for two99.0%−<0.145% to convert
- Q3 7:15PSU Touchdown, up 33 before the tryClose callWent for two · failedKick100.0%97% to makeGo for twoTheir call100.0%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 7:37PSU Touchdown, up 42 before the tryAgrees with the numbersKicked · madeKickTheir call100.0%97% to makeGo for two100.0%−<0.145% to convert
- Q4 0:25NEV Touchdown, down 37 before the tryClose callWent for two · convertedKick0.0%97% to makeGo for twoTheir call0.0%−<0.145% to convert
Play by play - hover to pin the curve, click to jump
Download drive chartNEVDrive 1FUMBLE9 plays · 44 yds · 5:141% → 1%
Q1 15:00
2ND & 8
OWN 27
+6
99.4%
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 6 yds to the NEV 33Similar
Q1 15:00
2ND & 11
OWN 35
+5
99.4%
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 5 yds to the NEV 40Similar
Q1 15:00
1ST & 10
OWN 47
+12
99.4%
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Jett Carpenter for 12 yds to the PSU 41 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 9:46
1ST & 10
OPP 41
+10
99.1%
Ky Woods run for 10 yds to the PSU 31 Ky Woods fumbled, recovered by PSU A.J. HarrisSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
PSUDrive 2TD13 plays · 69 yds · 6:4199% → 99%
NEVDrive 3INT2 plays · 0 yds · 0:001% → 1%
Q1 2:57
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-14
98.8%
Chubba Purdy pass intercepted Zane Durant return for 14 yds to the NEV 6Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
PSUDrive 4FG4 plays · -4 yds · 1:1699% → 99%
Q1 2:57
3RD & GOAL
OPP 1
-9
98.8%
Drew Allar run for a loss of 9 yards to the NEV 10 Drew Allar fumbled, recovered by PSU Drew AllarSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 5PUNT6 plays · 5 yds · 2:211% → 1%
PSUDrive 6TD10 plays · 72 yds · 4:1899% → 99%
Q2 14:20
1ST & 10
OWN 28
+14
98.6%
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 14 yds to the PSU 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 14:20
2ND & 8
OWN 44
-2
98.6%
Drew Allar sacked by Nelson Ropati for a loss of 2 yards to the PSU 42Similar
Q2 14:20
3RD & 10
OWN 42
+5
98.5%
PENALTY NEV Offside (Witte,Thomas) 5 yards from PSU42 to PSU47. NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 14:20
2ND & 4
OPP 42
+18
98.6%
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 18 yds to the NEV 24 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 14:20
1ST & 10
OPP 24
+12
98.6%
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 12 yds to the NEV 12 for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 7FG10 plays · 59 yds · 5:051% → 2%
PSUDrive 8FG5 plays · 7 yds · 2:1898% → 99%
Q2 4:40
2ND & 13
OPP 21
-1
98.4%
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 22Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 9PUNT8 plays · 1 yds · 0:382% → 2%
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
PSUDrive 10TD8 plays · 64 yds · 1:1599% → 99%
Q2 1:38
1ST & 10
OWN 36
+11
98.7%
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 11 yds to the PSU 47 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 1:38
2ND & 3
OPP 46
+3
98.8%
Drew Allar pass complete to Luke Reynolds for 3 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 1:38
3RD & 10
OPP 43
+8
98.7%
Drew Allar pass complete to Luke Reynolds for 8 yds to the NEV 35Similar
Q2 1:38
4TH & 2
OPP 35
+4
98.7%
Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 4 yds to the NEV 31 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 0:23
1ST & 10
OPP 31
+31
99.3%
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 31 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 11END OF HALF3 plays · -9 yds · 0:231% → 1%
PSUDrive 12FG11 plays · 60 yds · 5:3299% → 100%
Q3 14:55
2ND & 1
OWN 34
+18
99.2%
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 18 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 14:55
1ST & 10
OPP 48
+13
99.2%
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 13 yds to the NEV 35 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 14:55
1ST & 10
OPP 35
-10
99.2%
No Huddle-Shotgun Allar,Drew sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NEV36 (Ropati,Nelson) PENALTY PSU Holding (Shelton,Drew) 10 yards from NEV35 to NEV45. NO PLAY.Similar
Q3 14:55
2ND & 9
OPP 34
+14
99.2%
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 14 yds to the NEV 20 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 14:55
3RD & 8
OPP 18
+3
99.2%
Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for 3 yds to the NEV 15Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 13FUMBLE4 plays · 0 yds · 1:430% → 0%
PSUDrive 14TD2 plays · 16 yds · 0:21100% → 100%
NEVDrive 15PUNT5 plays · -10 yds · 2:280% → 0%
Q3 7:15
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-7
99.9%
Chubba Purdy sacked by Dejuan Lane for a loss of 7 yards to the NEV 18Similar
Q3 7:15
3RD & 13
OWN 22
-7
99.9%
Chubba Purdy sacked by Dani Dennis-Sutton for a loss of 7 yards to the NEV 15Similar
Q3 4:47
4TH & 20
OWN 15
+10
99.9%
Bailey Ettridge punt for 40 yds , Trebor Pena returns for 10 yds to the NEV 45Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
PSUDrive 16FG5 plays · 23 yds · 1:26100% → 100%
NEVDrive 17DOWNS11 plays · 69 yds · 3:340% → 0%
Q3 3:21
2ND & 9
OWN 48
+32
99.9%
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 32 yds to the PSU 20 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q3 3:21
3RD & 10
OPP 20
+10
99.9%
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 10 yds to the PSU 10 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 15:00
3RD & GOAL
OPP 6
0
99.9%
Nevada Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Nathaneal Floyd) declinedSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
PSUDrive 18TD15 plays · 94 yds · 7:10100% → 100%
Q4 14:47
2ND & 5
OWN 11
+12
99.9%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Cam Wallace for 12 yds to the PSU 23 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:47
3RD & 7
OWN 26
+16
99.9%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 26 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down Penn State Penalty, Illegal Block (Liam Clifford) to the PSU 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:47
1ST & 10
OWN 42
+24
99.9%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Khalil Dinkins for 24 yds to the NEV 34 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 14:47
3RD & 13
OPP 23
+11
99.9%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Tyseer Denmark for 11 yds to the NEV 12Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 19PUNT6 plays · 5 yds · 2:560% → 0%
PSUDrive 20DOWNS7 plays · 20 yds · 2:41100% → 100%
Q4 4:35
2ND & 1
OWN 39
+5
100.0%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 5 yds to the PSU 44 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 4:35
2ND & 10
OWN 44
+6
100.0%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Tyseer Denmark for 6 yds to the 50 yard lineSimilar
Q4 4:35
3RD & 4
50
+2
100.0%
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 2 yds to the NEV 48Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NEVDrive 21TD11 plays · 50 yds · 1:290% → 0%
Q4 0:50
4TH & 6
OPP 33
+14
100.0%
AJ Bianco pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 14 yds to the PSU 19 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q4 0:50
2ND & 10
OPP 19
+15
100.0%
Shotgun Bianco,AJ pass incomplete short right to Brown,Jordan thrown to PSU03 PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (Dinkins,Kolin) 15 yards from PSU19 to PSU04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 0:50
1ST & GOAL
OPP 4
-5
100.0%
PENALTY NEV False Start (Scott,Trenton) 5 yards from PSU04 to PSU09. NO PLAY.Similar
Q4 0:25
1ST & GOAL
OPP 9
+9
100.0%
Marcus Bellon 9 Yd pass from AJ Bianco (AJ Bianco Pass to Jett Carpenter for Two-Point Conversion)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
TD · Q2 10:02
Kaytron Allen run for 12 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
+0.7
FG · Q2 4:52
Joe McFadden 28 yd FG GOOD
-0.6
TD · Q2 0:23
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 31 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
+0.6