Week 1 · 2016

Pittsburgh at Northwestern

Wed 12/28/2016 02:00 PMYankee StadiumNorthwestern pregame42%Pregame win probability: 42% for Northwestern. Pittsburgh favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Neutral site

Pittsburgh

24

8–5

Northwestern

31

7–6

Attendance

37,918

reported

NU5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28+3
14:212nd & 7own 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Nwest 33+5
13:583rd & 2own 33Clayton Thorson sacked by Allen Edwards and Shakir Soto for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 27−6
13:074th & 8own 27Hunter Niswander punt for 33 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for 2 yds to the Pitt 42+2

PITT5 plays, 30 yd · Field goal

12:521st & 10own 42Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 38 yds to the Nwest 20 for a 1ST down+38
12:301st & 10opp 20Quadree Henderson run for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 28 Quadree Henderson fumbled, recovered by Pitt Quadree Henderson−8
12:132nd & 18opp 28Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff0
11:593rd & 18opp 28Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Dontez Ford0
11:534th & 18opp 28Chris Blewitt 46 Yd Field Goal+46

NU7 plays, 17 yd · Punt

11:534th & 18own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:531st & 10own 25Clayton Thorson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 34+9
11:212nd & 1own 34Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 6 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down+6
10:521st & 10own 40Jelani Roberts run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 39−1
10:272nd & 11own 39John Moten IV run for 3 yds to the Nwest 42+3
9:523rd & 8own 42Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson0
9:384th & 8own 42Hunter Niswander punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the Pitt 230

PITT13 plays, 76 yd · On downs

9:381st & 10own 23James Conner run for 4 yds to the Pitt 27+4
8:592nd & 6own 27Nathan Peterman pass complete to James Conner for 3 yds to the Pitt 30+3
8:183rd & 3own 30Peterman, Nathan pass pass intended for Weah, Jester intercepted by McGee, Jared at the PITTSBURGH42, McGee, Jared return 0 yards to the PITTSBURGH42, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Hartage, Montre) 10 yards to the PITTSBURGH40, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN PITTSBURGH.+10
8:071st & 10own 40James Conner run for a loss of 5 yards to the Pitt 35−5
7:212nd & 15own 35Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 8 yds to the Pitt 43+8
6:583rd & 7own 43Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 15 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down+15
6:421st & 10opp 42Nathan Peterman pass complete to Aaron Mathews for 24 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down+24
6:271st & 10opp 18James Conner run for 4 yds to the Nwest 14+4
5:572nd & 6opp 14Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down+7
5:371st & goalopp 7Brian O'Neill pass incomplete to George Aston0
5:142nd & goalopp 7James Conner run for 4 yds to the Nwest 3+4
4:333rd & goalopp 3George Aston run for 2 yds to the Nwest 1+2
3:504th & goalopp 1James Conner run for no gain to the Nwest 10

NU11 plays, 99 yd · Touchdown

3:501st & 10own 1Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 2+1
3:182nd & 9own 2Justin Jackson run for 68 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down+68
2:471st & 10opp 30Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Pitt 29+1
2:192nd & 9opp 29Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson0
2:093rd & 9opp 29Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Pitt 19 for a 1ST down+10
1:471st & 10opp 19Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Pitt 14+5
1:212nd & 5opp 14Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Pitt 10+4
0:003rd & 1opp 10Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Pitt 100
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
15:004th & 1opp 10Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 8 for a 1ST down+2
14:311st & goalopp 8Justin Jackson 8 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)+8

PITT6 plays, 56 yd · Turnover

14:311st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 31 yds , George Aston return for no gain to the Pitt 340
14:301st & 10own 34Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 37 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down+37
14:091st & 10opp 29James Conner run for 21 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down+21
14:011st & goalopp 8James Conner run for 3 yds to the Nwest 5+3
13:212nd & goalopp 5PITTSBURGH Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 10−5
12:542nd & goalopp 10Nathan Peterman pass intercepted Godwin Igwebuike return for 12 yds to the Nwest 15−12

NU13 plays, 66 yd · Turnover

12:541st & 10own 15Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Solomon Vault0
12:422nd & 10own 15Justin Jackson run for 17 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down+17
12:211st & 10own 32Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 34+2
11:542nd & 8own 34Clayton Thorson sacked by Ejuan Price for a loss of 10 yards to the Nwest 24−10
11:143rd & 18own 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 21 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down+21
10:531st & 10own 45John Moten IV run for 2 yds to the Nwest 47+2
10:172nd & 8own 47John Moten IV run for 6 yds to the Pitt 47+6
9:413rd & 2opp 47Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 7 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down+7
9:161st & 10opp 40Clayton Thorson run for 10 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down+10
8:521st & 10opp 30Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 27+3
8:362nd & 7opp 27Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 10 yds to the Pitt 17 for a 1ST down+10
8:011st & 10opp 17Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 19−2
7:342nd & 12opp 19Clayton Thorson pass intercepted, touchback. Avonte Maddox return for no gain0

PITT5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

7:341st & 10own 20Nathan Peterman pass complete to George Aston for 1 yd to the Pitt 21 PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (Quadree Henderson) to the Pitt 11−9
7:021st & 19own 11James Conner run for 1 yd to the Pitt 12+1
6:362nd & 18own 12Nathan Peterman pass complete to Aaron Mathews for 11 yds to the Pitt 23+11
5:593rd & 7own 23Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Jester Weah0
5:434th & 7own 23Ryan Winslow punt for 41 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for no gain to the Nwest 23 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Nwest 260

NU8 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown

5:431st & 10own 26Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 7 yds to the Nwest 33+7
5:042nd & 3own 33Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 330
4:573rd & 3own 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 4 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+4
4:401st & 10own 37Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 40+3
4:012nd & 7own 40Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr0
3:573rd & 7own 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 32 yds to the Pitt 28 for a 1ST down+32
3:311st & 10opp 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 12 yds to the Pitt 16 for a 1ST down+12
3:081st & 10opp 16Justin Jackson 16 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)+16

PITT2 plays, 69 yd · Touchdown

3:081st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 51 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 17 yds to the Pitt 31+17
2:511st & 10own 31Jester Weah 69 Yd pass from Nathan Peterman (Chris Blewitt Kick)+69

NU10 plays, 49 yd · Turnover

2:511st & 10own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 60 yds , Solomon Vault return for 15 yds to the Nwest 20+15
2:351st & 10own 20Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 23+3
2:072nd & 7own 23Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25+2
1:373rd & 5own 25Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:370
1:323rd & 5own 25Thorson, Clayton pass incomplete, PENALTY PITTSBURGH holding (Mitchell, Reggie) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN35, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHWSTRN.+10
1:271st & 10own 35Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson0
1:212nd & 10opp 35Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 17 yds to the NORTHWSTRN 48 for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, Personal Foul (Shakir Soto) to the Pitt 33 for a 1ST down+32
1:051st & 10opp 33Thorson, Clayton pass incomplete to Moten IV, John, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Butler, J.B.) 10 yards to the PITTSBURGH43, NO PLAY.−10
1:011st & 20opp 43Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Pitt 39+4
0:412nd & 16opp 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 8 yds to the Pitt 31+8

PITT5 plays, 30 yd · End of period

0:202nd & 4own 35Qadree Ollison run for 19 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down+19
0:111st & 10opp 46TEAM pass incomplete0
0:062nd & 10opp 46Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 5 yds to the Nwest 41+5
0:003rd & 5opp 41Nathan Peterman pass incomplete0
0:00goal lineEnd of 2nd Quarter0

PITT5 plays, 68 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 33 yds , Rachid Ibrahim return for no gain to the Pitt 320
14:591st & 10own 32Quadree Henderson run for 57 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down+57
14:251st & 10opp 11Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 14−3
13:532nd & 13opp 14Rafael Araujo-Lopes run for 9 yds to the Nwest 5+9
13:133rd & 4opp 5Nathan Peterman 5 Yd Run (Chris Blewitt Kick)+5

NU15 plays, 89 yd · Touchdown

13:133rd & 4own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 62 yds , Solomon Vault return for 8 yds to the Nwest 11+8
13:051st & 10own 11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 3 yds to the Nwest 14+3
12:432nd & 7own 14Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
12:373rd & 7own 14Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 10 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down+10
12:141st & 10own 24Clayton Thorson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 31+7
11:422nd & 3own 31Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33+2
11:093rd & 1own 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 1 yd to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down+1
10:571st & 10own 34Justin Jackson run for 12 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down+12
10:371st & 10own 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Ben Skowronek0
10:312nd & 10own 46Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 47+1
9:493rd & 9own 47Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Pitt 45+8
9:224th & 1opp 45Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down+2
9:011st & 10opp 43Clayton Thorson sacked by Shakir Soto and James Folston Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 44−1
8:262nd & 11opp 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 4 yds to the Pitt 40+4
7:473rd & 7opp 40Justin Jackson 40 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)+40

PITT9 plays, 29 yd · Missed FG

7:473rd & 7own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 45 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 26 yds to the Pitt 46+26
7:371st & 10own 46Nathan Peterman pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 30 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down+30
7:061st & 10opp 24Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Nwest 23+1
6:262nd & 9opp 23Nathan Peterman run for 8 yds to the Nwest 15+8
5:463rd & 1opp 15Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down+2
5:311st & 10opp 13Qadree Ollison run for no gain to the Nwest 130
4:392nd & 10opp 13Nathan Peterman sacked by Joe Gaziano and Xavier Washington for a loss of 18 yards to the Nwest 31−18
4:213rd & 28opp 31Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 6 yds to the Nwest 25+6
3:384th & 22opp 25Chris Blewitt 43 yd FG MISSED+43

NU4 plays, -5 yd · Punt

3:381st & 10own 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28+3
2:592nd & 7own 28Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 27−1
2:243rd & 8own 27Justin Jackson run for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 20−7
1:354th & 15own 20Hunter Niswander punt blocked by Chawntez Moss blocked by Chawntez Moss+2

PITT7 plays, 22 yd · Touchdown

1:351st & 10opp 22Chawntez Moss run for no gain to the Nwest 220
1:012nd & 10opp 22Quadree Henderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 18+4
0:003rd & 6opp 18Ben DiNucci pass complete to Dontez Ford for 7 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down+7
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
15:001st & 10opp 11Chawntez Moss run for 3 yds to the Nwest 8+3
14:172nd & 7opp 8Ben DiNucci run for 2 yds to the Nwest 6+2
13:153rd & 5opp 6George Aston 6 Yd pass from Ben DiNucci (Chris Blewitt Kick)+6

NU16 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown

13:153rd & 5own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 24 yds to the Nwest 24+24
13:071st & 10own 24Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 30+6
12:442nd & 4own 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 5 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down+5
12:171st & 10own 35Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 12 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down+12
11:521st & 10own 47Clayton Thorson sacked by Jeremiah Taleni for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 44−3
11:212nd & 13own 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the Nwest 48+4
10:493rd & 9own 48Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Pitt 46+6
10:184th & 3opp 46Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 10:180
10:184th & 3opp 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 5 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down+5
10:031st & 10opp 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson0
9:572nd & 10opp 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel0
9:513rd & 10opp 41Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 11 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down+11
9:321st & 10opp 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 5 yds to the Pitt 25+5
9:122nd & 5opp 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr0
8:573rd & 5opp 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 4 yds to the Pitt 21+4
8:234th & 1opp 21Garrett Dickerson 21 Yd pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell Kick)+21

PITT2 plays, 2 yd · Turnover

8:234th & 1own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
8:141st & 10own 25Quadree Henderson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 27 Quadree Henderson fumbled, forced by Anthony Walker Jr., recovered by Nwest Tyler Lancaster+2

NU5 plays, 9 yd · Field goal

8:141st & 10opp 27Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down+13
7:441st & 10opp 14Justin Jackson run for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 21−7
7:072nd & 17opp 21Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 18+3
6:233rd & 14opp 18Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson0
6:144th & 14opp 18Jack Mitchell 37 Yd Field Goal+37

PITT12 plays, 50 yd · Turnover

6:174th & 14own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 40 yds , Rachid Ibrahim return for 7 yds to the Pitt 32+7
6:091st & 10own 32Quadree Henderson run for no gain to the Pitt 320
5:222nd & 10own 32Ben DiNucci pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 3 yds to the Pitt 35+3
4:413rd & 7own 35Ben DiNucci run for 16 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down+16
4:291st & 10opp 49NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the Nwest 44+5
4:181st & 5opp 44Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Qadree Ollison0
4:112nd & 5opp 44Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down+5
3:571st & 10opp 39Quadree Henderson run for 21 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down+21
3:391st & 10opp 18Chawntez Moss run for no gain to the Nwest 180
3:062nd & 10opp 18Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes0
2:593rd & 10opp 18Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff0
2:494th & 10opp 18Ben DiNucci pass intercepted Jared McGee return for no gain to the Nwest 30

NU5 plays, 1 yd · Punt

2:491st & 10own 3Clayton Thorson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 6+3
2:182nd & 7own 6Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 4−2
2:123rd & 9own 4Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:120
2:063rd & 9own 4Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr0
1:554th & 9own 4Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for no gain to the Pitt 4 PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Pitt 340

PITT3 plays, 3 yd · Turnover

1:551st & 10own 34Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Jester Weah0
1:492nd & 10own 34Chawntez Moss run for 3 yds to the Pitt 37+3
1:223rd & 7own 37Ben DiNucci pass intercepted Kyle Queiro return for 13 yds to the Pitt 21−13

NU3 plays, -2 yd · End of period

1:221st & 10opp 21TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 22−1
0:002nd & 11opp 22TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 23−1
0:00own 0End of 4th Quarter0

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