East Tennessee StateEast Tennessee State

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at North Carolina

3 - 35 L

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GIC Team Intelligence

Overall54.467th pct

QB63rd pct

Run93rd pct

Pass33rd pct

Trenches90th pct

Explosive22nd pct

Resilience35th pct

Special Teams76th pct

Quarterback5363rd pct

+ Turnover avoidance (1.2%)
+ Completion over expected (65.8%)
− Sack avoidance (7.7%)

Dropback success: 41.0%; 49; 45th
Completion over expected: 65.8%; 58; 77th
Turnover avoidance: 1.2%; 64; 92nd
Sack avoidance

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average FBS team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of FBS teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 9 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

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QB63rd pct

Run93rd pct

Pass33rd pct

Trenches90th pct

Explosive22nd pct

Resilience35th pct

Special Teams76th pct

Quarterback5363rd pct

+ Turnover avoidance (1.2%)
+ Completion over expected (65.8%)
− Sack avoidance (7.7%)

Dropback success: 41.0%; 49; 45th
Completion over expected: 65.8%; 58; 77th
Turnover avoidance: 1.2%; 64; 92nd
Sack avoidance

+ Stuff avoidance (9.5%)
+ Rush success (48.8%)
− Explosive runs (11.4%)

Rush success: 48.8%; 60; 85th
Stuff avoidance: 9.5%; 71; 98th
Explosive runs: 11.4%; 41; 20th
Short yardage: 84.0%; 67; 95th

Confidence: medium

+ Completion over expected (65.8%)
− Explosive passes (12.0%)

Pass success: 41.0%; 49; 45th
Explosive passes: 12.0%; 39; 14th
Protection: 7.7%; 45; 29th
Completion over expected: 65.8%; 58; 77th

Confidence: low

+ Run-line control (9.5%)
+ Short-yardage blocking (84.0%)
− Short-yardage defense (82.5%)

Run-line control: 9.5%; 71; 98th
Pass protection: 7.7%; 45; 29th
Short-yardage blocking: 84.0%; 67; 95th
Stuff creation: 20.8%; 58; 79th
Pressure creation: 8.3%; 58; 78th
Short-yardage defense: 82.5%; 37; 10th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive play rate (11.7%)

Explosive play rate: 11.7%; 38; 11th
Explosive passes: 12.0%; 39; 14th
Explosive runs: 11.4%; 41; 20th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.172; 41; 20th
Explosive prevention: 13.3%; 54; 64th

Confidence: high

+ Mistake avoidance (68.6%)
− Momentum reversal (21.0%)

Offensive response: 30.6%; 47; 37th
Defensive response: 54.4%; 46; 33rd
Momentum reversal: 21.0%; 44; 27th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 71.0%; 51; 56th
Mistake avoidance: 68.6%; 56; 72nd

Confidence: low

+ Punt returns (13.0 yds)
+ Return touchdowns (0.14 / game)

Field goals vs expectation: +3 pts of make rate; 52; 59th
Net punting: 40.4 yds; 53; 62nd
Kick returns: 21.6 yds; 52; 56th
Punt returns: 13.0 yds; 61; 86th
Return touchdowns: 0.14 / game; 61; 87th

Confidence: low