Massachusetts by quarter

How 2024 went inside the games, one row per game.

Points added — rushing

1st2nd3rd4thwk 1vs Eastern MichiganLwk 2at ToledoLwk 3at BuffaloLwk 4vs Central ConnecticutWwk 5at Miami (OH)Lwk 6at Northern IllinoisLwk 7vs MissouriLwk 9vs WagnerWwk 10at Mississippi StateLwk 12vs LibertyLwk 13at GeorgiaLwk 14vs UConnL

Expected points the running game added PER PLAY that quarter. Zero is a neutral carry; around +0.15 is a strong quarter on the ground and −0.15 a poor one. ⚠ It is an average, so a three-carry quarter counts the same as a twenty-carry one — read the bars with the score in mind.

One row per game, through the season · one scale across every row · · = no plays that quarter, which is not a zero

Points added — passing

1st2nd3rd4thwk 1vs Eastern MichiganLwk 2at ToledoLwk 3at BuffaloLwk 4vs Central ConnecticutWwk 5at Miami (OH)Lwk 6at Northern IllinoisLwk 7vs MissouriLwk 9vs WagnerWwk 10at Mississippi StateLwk 12vs LibertyLwk 13at GeorgiaLwk 14vs UConnL

The same measure for throws. Passing swings harder than rushing in both directions, so its bars are taller either way — compare a passing quarter to other PASSING quarters, not to the running grid above.

One row per game, through the season · one scale across every row · · = no plays that quarter, which is not a zero

Points added — all plays

1st2nd3rd4thwk 1vs Eastern MichiganLwk 2at ToledoLwk 3at BuffaloLwk 4vs Central ConnecticutWwk 5at Miami (OH)Lwk 6at Northern IllinoisLwk 7vs MissouriLwk 9vs WagnerWwk 10at Mississippi StateLwk 12vs LibertyLwk 13at GeorgiaLwk 14vs UConnL

Both together, weighted by how often each was called — so this is closer to the scoreboard than to either grid above it, and a quarter can be positive here while one phase was losing ground.

One row per game, through the season · one scale across every row · · = no plays that quarter, which is not a zero

Explosiveness

1st2nd3rd4thwk 1vs Eastern MichiganLwk 2at ToledoLwk 3at BuffaloLwk 4vs Central ConnecticutWwk 5at Miami (OH)Lwk 6at Northern IllinoisLwk 7vs MissouriLwk 9vs WagnerW·wk 10at Mississippi StateLwk 12vs LibertyLwk 13at GeorgiaLwk 14vs UConnL·

How BIG the good plays were — average points added counting only the plays that worked. It says nothing about how often they came, so a quarter of one long touchdown and nine three-and-outs scores well here and badly on success rate.

One row per game, through the season · one scale across every row · · = no plays that quarter, which is not a zero

Success rate

1st2nd3rd4thwk 1vs Eastern MichiganLwk 2at ToledoLwk 3at BuffaloL·wk 4vs Central ConnecticutWwk 5at Miami (OH)Lwk 6at Northern IllinoisLwk 7vs MissouriL·wk 9vs WagnerWwk 10at Mississippi StateLwk 12vs LibertyLwk 13at GeorgiaL·wk 14vs UConnL

Share of plays that stayed on schedule: half the yards needed on first down, 70% on second, all of them on third or fourth. Around 45% is an average offense. This is the FREQUENCY half of the pair above — explosiveness is the size half.

One row per game, through the season · one scale across every row · · = no plays that quarter, which is not a zero · success rate excludes garbage time, so a missing 4th quarter in a blowout means it was not counted rather than that the offense stopped