MercerMercer

Bears

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Overall: 0-0
Conf: NR
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Sep 19

at Georgia Tech

11 - 44 L

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GIC Team Intelligence

Overall54.266th pct

QB37th pct

Run91st pct

Pass27th pct

Trenches89th pct

Explosive81st pct

Resilience54th pct

Special Teams31st pct

Quarterback4737th pct

+ Completion over expected (69.6%)
− Dropback success (37.5%)

Dropback success: 37.5%; 43; 25th
Completion over expected: 69.6%; 64; 91st
Turnover avoidance: 3.7%; 44; 26th
Sack avoidance: 9.0%

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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QB37th pct

Run91st pct

Pass27th pct

Trenches89th pct

Explosive81st pct

Resilience54th pct

Special Teams31st pct

Quarterback4737th pct

+ Completion over expected (69.6%)
− Dropback success (37.5%)

Dropback success: 37.5%; 43; 25th
Completion over expected: 69.6%; 64; 91st
Turnover avoidance: 3.7%; 44; 26th
Sack avoidance: 9.0%

+ Explosive runs (19.7%)
+ Stuff avoidance (13.0%)

Rush success: 46.2%; 55; 70th
Stuff avoidance: 13.0%; 61; 86th
Explosive runs: 19.7%; 70; 98th
Short yardage: 72.4%; 53; 63rd

Confidence: medium

+ Completion over expected (69.6%)
− Pass success (37.5%)

Pass success: 37.5%; 43; 25th
Explosive passes: 12.8%; 42; 22nd
Protection: 9.0%; 41; 17th
Completion over expected: 69.6%; 64; 91st

Confidence: low

+ Pressure creation (9.9%)
+ Stuff creation (22.3%)
− Pass protection (9.0%)

Run-line control: 13.0%; 61; 86th
Pass protection: 9.0%; 41; 17th
Short-yardage blocking: 72.4%; 53; 63rd
Stuff creation: 22.3%; 62; 89th
Pressure creation: 9.9%; 65; 94th
Short-yardage defense: 66.1%; 52; 57th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive runs (19.7%)
+ Explosive prevention (12.7%)
− Explosive passes (12.8%)

Explosive play rate: 16.9%; 58; 78th
Explosive passes: 12.8%; 42; 22nd
Explosive runs: 19.7%; 70; 98th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.238; 59; 81st
Explosive prevention: 12.7%; 56; 73rd

Confidence: high

+ Defensive response (70.0%)

Offensive response: 28.8%; 46; 34th
Defensive response: 70.0%; 59; 82nd
Momentum reversal: 23.4%; 46; 36th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 69.7%; 50; 51st
Mistake avoidance: 61.4%; 49; 46th

Confidence: low

+ Field goals vs expectation (+10 pts of make rate)
+ Punt returns (11.7 yds)
− Net punting (36.4 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: +10 pts of make rate; 58; 80th
Net punting: 36.4 yds; 37; 9th
Kick returns: 19.4 yds; 45; 30th
Punt returns: 11.7 yds; 56; 74th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 44; 27th

Confidence: low