While I have some time to kill before the game tonight, I thought I'd provide a deep dive into the drive charts and stats for the QB play in Week 1. You can read through everything and make a decision for yourself on who played better, but in my opinion NONE of the drives really ended as a result of the QB's performance on that drive.
I tried to provide context on QB pressures (who missed the block, etc) but I'm sure I missed some of those. I also included the stats for called run plays on each drive to see how the play-calling broke down for each QB.
I'll follow up this post with another looking deeper into the stats on a some different things for anyone who finds that stuff interesting! Without further ado...
2nd & 6 (OSU24): Gordon 3 yd run up the middle
2nd & 3 (OSU27): Complete: 8 yds to Stribling (8 air, 0 YAC) right side, in route
1st & 10 (OSU35): Complete: 14 yds to Stribling (9 air, 5 YAC) right side
1st & 10 (OSU49): Rangel scramble for 6 yds (LT missed block)
2nd & 4 (UCA45): Incomplete: left side, miscommunication (pass short, Bray long)
3rd & 4 (UCA45): Complete: 8 yds to Bray (8 air, 0 YAC)
1st & 10 (UCA37): Nixon 6 yd run to left side
2nd & 4 (UCA31): Collins 2 yd run to middle/right
3rd & 2 (UCA29): Collins -1 yd run up middle
4th & 3 (UCA30): Interception: pressured (Birmingham missed block)
RESULT: INTERCEPTION, 11 plays 50 yards (4.54 per)
RUN PLAYS: 5 called runs, 14 yards (2.8 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 3 straight runs w/o 1st down & missed block on 4th
1st & 10 (OSU20): thrown away(-ish?) toward Stribling, pressure (Brooks missed block), rolling right
2nd & 10 (OSU20): Complete: 30 yds to Stribling (27 air, 3 YAC) right side (big time throw per PFF)
1st & 10 (50): thrown away, play action w/ late pressure, no one open
2nd & 10 (50): Complete: 22 yds to Gordon (2 air, 20 YAC), right flat, pressure, stepped into it
1st & 10 (UCA28): Complete: 2 yds to Presley (-1 air, 3 YAC), right flat
2nd & 8 (UCA26): Complete: 4 yds to Bray (6 air, -2 YAC), middle left
3rd & 4 (UCA22): Rangel run for 10 yds up middle (called QB draw?)
1st & 10 (UCA12): Complete: 1 yd to Gordon (-3 air, 4 YAC) right flat
2nd & 9 (UCA11): Complete: 11 yd to Presley (-6 air, 17 YAC) left flat for TOUCHDOWN
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN, 9 plays 80 yards (8.88 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 10 yards (10.0 YPC) — QB draw only run of drive
1st & 10 (OSU38): thrown away, no one open, no real pressure
2nd & 10 (OSU38): Nixon 5 yd run up the middle
3rd & 5 (OSU43): Complete: 27 yds to Stewart (1 air, 26 YAC) **PENALTY** (Unnecessary Roughness on Birmingham)
3rd & 20 (OSU28): Complete: 18 yds to Nixon (5 air, 13 YAC) right flat check down
4th & 2 (OSU46): Pahl punt for 54 yds (touchback)
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 8 yards (2.67 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 5 yards (5.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — PENALTY that negated 27 yard gain to the UCA 30...
1st & 10 (OSU22): Collins 6 yd run up middle
2nd & 4 (OSU28): Rangel 2 yd run, QB keeper, boot left
3rd & 2 (OSU30): Collins NO GAIN up the middle
4th & 2 (OSU30): Pahl 60 yard punt
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 8 yards (2.67 per)
RUN PLAYS: 3 called runs, 8 yards (2.67 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 3 straight runs without 1st down...
2nd & 10 (UCA40): Complete: 9 yds to Owens (4 air, 5 YAC) left side
3rd & 1 (UCA31): Complete: 8 yds to Owens (-2 air, 10 YAC) left flat
1st & 10 (UCA23): Complete: 9 yds to Bray (9 air, 0 YAC) left middle
2nd & 1 (UCA14): Incomplete: left side, miscommunication (pass out, Bray in)
3rd & 1 (UCA14): high snap, Bowman scramble, short of 1st down
4th & 1 (UCA14): Complete: 3 yds to Presley (1 air, 2 YAC) left side
1st & 10 (UCA11): Presley 5 yd run up middle
2nd & 5 (UCA6): Nixon (3 yd LOSS) up middle, bounce out right
3rd & 8 (UCA9): thrown away, no one open
4th & 8 (UCA9): Hale 36 yd FG GOOD
RESULT: FIELD GOAL, 11 plays 31 yards (2.81 per)
RUN PLAYS: 2 called runs, 2 yards (1.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 2 rushes for 2 yards on 1st & 2nd down, no one open on 3rd & 8
1st & 10 (OSU20): Complete: -6 yards to Nixon (-6 air, 0 YAC), screen play blown up by D
2nd & 16 (OSU14): Complete: 19 yds to Shettron (16 air, 3 YAC) over middle, under pressure
1st & 10 (OSU33): Complete: 5 yds to Green (5 air, 0 YAC), left sideline
2nd & 5 (OSU38): Complete: 3 yds to Nixon (-5 air, 8 YAC), right flat
3rd & 2 (OSU40): Complete: 6 yds to Bray (5 air, 1 YAC), left side
1st & 10 (OSU46): DROPPED by Gordon (would've been 5+ yds, left side)
2nd & 10 (OSU46): Incomplete: deep right (thrown away-ish), under pressure (Cooper missed block)
3rd & 10 (OSU46): UCA PENALTY - 5 yds (illegal substitution)
3rd & 5 (UCA49): UCA PENALTY - 5 yds (offsides)
1st & 10 (UCA44): DROPPED by Green (would've been 22+ yds) over the middle
2nd & 10 (UCA44): thrown away, no one open
3rd & 10 (UCA44): Incomplete to Presley (8 yd out route, throw low & wide)
4th & 10 (UCA44): Kaak 29 yard punt
RESULT: PUNT, 10 plays 36 yards (3.6 per)
RUN PLAYS: 0 called runs, 0 yards (ZERO!)
DRIVE KILLER — DROP by Green that would've put OSU inside the UCA 20... Drive stalled after.
NOTE: Drive started with 20 seconds left in the half, so all play calls were quick, deep throws.
1st & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete, deep right for Stribling, dangerous throw (per PFF)
2nd & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete (caught), 15 yd out for Presley, caught w/ toe on sideline
3rd & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete, overthrew Shettron over the middle, dangerous throw (per PFF)
4th & 10 (UCA28): Hale 35 yd FG GOOD
RESULT: FIELD GOAL, 3 plays 0 yards (0.0 per)
RUN PLAYS: 0 called runs, 0 yards (20 seconds left, runs make no sense)
DRIVE KILLER — N/A (only 20 sec before half, so all aggressive pass calls) but would've had 1st & 10 at the UCA13 with enough time for 1-2 end zone shots if Presley's toe hadn't been on the sideline when he caught the pass on 2nd down.
1st & 10 (OSU28): Complete: 5 yds to Presley (-1 air, 6 YAC), right flat
2nd & 5 (OSU33): Nixon 7 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (OSU40): Complete: 12 yds to Nixon (-5 air, 17 YAC) right flat
1st & 10 (UCA48): SACK (-2 yds), pocket collapsed (Cooper & Gordon missed block on same guy)
2nd & 12 (50): Complete: 4 yds to Johnson (2 air, 2 YAC) right flat
3rd & 8 (UCA46): Complete: 4 yds to Johnson (4 air, 0 YAC), pressure, no one open deep
4th & 4 (UCA42): Kaak 37 yard PUNT
RESULT: PUNT, 6 plays 30 yards (5.0 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 7 yards (7.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — SACK on 1st down, PRESSURE on 3rd down
2nd & 8 (OSU22): Complete: 0 yds to Green (-2 air, 2 YAC) left flat
3rd & 8 (OSU22): Complete: 5 yds to Green (4 air, 1 YAC) over middle
4th & 3 (OSU27): Kaak 40 yd punt to UCA 33
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 7 yards (2.33 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 2 yds (2.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — Never really got started... 3rd & long.
1st & 10 (OSU7): Incomplete: overthrew Presley on 7 yd out to left side
2nd & 10 (OSU7): Gordon 43 yd run, no play *PENALTY* (holding on Cooper)
2nd & 14 (OSU3): Gordon 17 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (OSU20): Gordon 1 yd run up middle
2nd & 9 (OSU21): Complete: 5 yds to Presley (5 air, 0 YAC) left side
3rd & 4 (OSU26): Complete: 8 yds to Nixon (-1 air, 9 YAC) right flat
1st & 10 (OSU34): Complete: 21 yds to Stribling (7 air, 21 YAC) right side
1st & 10 (UCA45): Incomplete: screen to Nixon, batted down by DL
2nd & 10 (UCA45): Complete: 28 yds to Presley (2 air, 26 YAC), right flat
1st & 10 (UCA17): Collins 17 yd run up middle for TOUCHDOWN
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN
RUN PLAYS: 3 called runs, 35 yds (11.67 YPC) + 43 yd run called back on HOLD
1st & 10 (OSU22): Complete: 39 yds to Bray (33 air, 6 YAC) deep left (big time throw per PFF)
1st & 10 (UCA39): Gordon 2 yd run up middle
2nd & 8 (UCA37): Gordon 15 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (UCA22): Gundy 4 yd run (called QB run) to right
2nd & 6 (UCA18): Gundy 16 yd run (scramble?) to the left
1st & GL (UCA2) Gordon 2 yd TD run
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN
RUN PLAYS: 4 called runs, 23 yds (5.75 YPC) + 15 yd QB scramble
NOTE: Drive started with 3:28 left. All run plays to run out clock.
1st & 10 (OSU25): Collins 7 yd run up middle
2nd & 3 (OSU32): Collins 8 yd run to left side
1st & 10 (OSU40): Nixon 8 yd run to right side
2nd & 2 (OSU48): Nixon 4 yd run to right side
1st & 10 (UCA48): QB kneel down
2nd & 12 (50): QB kneel down
RESULT: END OF GAME
RUN PLAYS: 4 called runs, 27 yds (6.75 YPC)
I tried to provide context on QB pressures (who missed the block, etc) but I'm sure I missed some of those. I also included the stats for called run plays on each drive to see how the play-calling broke down for each QB.
I'll follow up this post with another looking deeper into the stats on a some different things for anyone who finds that stuff interesting! Without further ado...
GARRET RANGEL
1st & 10 (OSU20): Gordon 4 yd run to right side2nd & 6 (OSU24): Gordon 3 yd run up the middle
2nd & 3 (OSU27): Complete: 8 yds to Stribling (8 air, 0 YAC) right side, in route
1st & 10 (OSU35): Complete: 14 yds to Stribling (9 air, 5 YAC) right side
1st & 10 (OSU49): Rangel scramble for 6 yds (LT missed block)
2nd & 4 (UCA45): Incomplete: left side, miscommunication (pass short, Bray long)
3rd & 4 (UCA45): Complete: 8 yds to Bray (8 air, 0 YAC)
1st & 10 (UCA37): Nixon 6 yd run to left side
2nd & 4 (UCA31): Collins 2 yd run to middle/right
3rd & 2 (UCA29): Collins -1 yd run up middle
4th & 3 (UCA30): Interception: pressured (Birmingham missed block)
RESULT: INTERCEPTION, 11 plays 50 yards (4.54 per)
RUN PLAYS: 5 called runs, 14 yards (2.8 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 3 straight runs w/o 1st down & missed block on 4th
1st & 10 (OSU20): thrown away(-ish?) toward Stribling, pressure (Brooks missed block), rolling right
2nd & 10 (OSU20): Complete: 30 yds to Stribling (27 air, 3 YAC) right side (big time throw per PFF)
1st & 10 (50): thrown away, play action w/ late pressure, no one open
2nd & 10 (50): Complete: 22 yds to Gordon (2 air, 20 YAC), right flat, pressure, stepped into it
1st & 10 (UCA28): Complete: 2 yds to Presley (-1 air, 3 YAC), right flat
2nd & 8 (UCA26): Complete: 4 yds to Bray (6 air, -2 YAC), middle left
3rd & 4 (UCA22): Rangel run for 10 yds up middle (called QB draw?)
1st & 10 (UCA12): Complete: 1 yd to Gordon (-3 air, 4 YAC) right flat
2nd & 9 (UCA11): Complete: 11 yd to Presley (-6 air, 17 YAC) left flat for TOUCHDOWN
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN, 9 plays 80 yards (8.88 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 10 yards (10.0 YPC) — QB draw only run of drive
1st & 10 (OSU38): thrown away, no one open, no real pressure
2nd & 10 (OSU38): Nixon 5 yd run up the middle
3rd & 5 (OSU43): Complete: 27 yds to Stewart (1 air, 26 YAC) **PENALTY** (Unnecessary Roughness on Birmingham)
3rd & 20 (OSU28): Complete: 18 yds to Nixon (5 air, 13 YAC) right flat check down
4th & 2 (OSU46): Pahl punt for 54 yds (touchback)
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 8 yards (2.67 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 5 yards (5.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — PENALTY that negated 27 yard gain to the UCA 30...
1st & 10 (OSU22): Collins 6 yd run up middle
2nd & 4 (OSU28): Rangel 2 yd run, QB keeper, boot left
3rd & 2 (OSU30): Collins NO GAIN up the middle
4th & 2 (OSU30): Pahl 60 yard punt
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 8 yards (2.67 per)
RUN PLAYS: 3 called runs, 8 yards (2.67 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 3 straight runs without 1st down...
ALAN BOWMAN
1st & 10 (UCA40): DROPPED by Bray (would've been 6+ yds, left side)2nd & 10 (UCA40): Complete: 9 yds to Owens (4 air, 5 YAC) left side
3rd & 1 (UCA31): Complete: 8 yds to Owens (-2 air, 10 YAC) left flat
1st & 10 (UCA23): Complete: 9 yds to Bray (9 air, 0 YAC) left middle
2nd & 1 (UCA14): Incomplete: left side, miscommunication (pass out, Bray in)
3rd & 1 (UCA14): high snap, Bowman scramble, short of 1st down
4th & 1 (UCA14): Complete: 3 yds to Presley (1 air, 2 YAC) left side
1st & 10 (UCA11): Presley 5 yd run up middle
2nd & 5 (UCA6): Nixon (3 yd LOSS) up middle, bounce out right
3rd & 8 (UCA9): thrown away, no one open
4th & 8 (UCA9): Hale 36 yd FG GOOD
RESULT: FIELD GOAL, 11 plays 31 yards (2.81 per)
RUN PLAYS: 2 called runs, 2 yards (1.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — 2 rushes for 2 yards on 1st & 2nd down, no one open on 3rd & 8
1st & 10 (OSU20): Complete: -6 yards to Nixon (-6 air, 0 YAC), screen play blown up by D
2nd & 16 (OSU14): Complete: 19 yds to Shettron (16 air, 3 YAC) over middle, under pressure
1st & 10 (OSU33): Complete: 5 yds to Green (5 air, 0 YAC), left sideline
2nd & 5 (OSU38): Complete: 3 yds to Nixon (-5 air, 8 YAC), right flat
3rd & 2 (OSU40): Complete: 6 yds to Bray (5 air, 1 YAC), left side
1st & 10 (OSU46): DROPPED by Gordon (would've been 5+ yds, left side)
2nd & 10 (OSU46): Incomplete: deep right (thrown away-ish), under pressure (Cooper missed block)
3rd & 10 (OSU46): UCA PENALTY - 5 yds (illegal substitution)
3rd & 5 (UCA49): UCA PENALTY - 5 yds (offsides)
1st & 10 (UCA44): DROPPED by Green (would've been 22+ yds) over the middle
2nd & 10 (UCA44): thrown away, no one open
3rd & 10 (UCA44): Incomplete to Presley (8 yd out route, throw low & wide)
4th & 10 (UCA44): Kaak 29 yard punt
RESULT: PUNT, 10 plays 36 yards (3.6 per)
RUN PLAYS: 0 called runs, 0 yards (ZERO!)
DRIVE KILLER — DROP by Green that would've put OSU inside the UCA 20... Drive stalled after.
NOTE: Drive started with 20 seconds left in the half, so all play calls were quick, deep throws.
1st & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete, deep right for Stribling, dangerous throw (per PFF)
2nd & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete (caught), 15 yd out for Presley, caught w/ toe on sideline
3rd & 10 (UCA28): Incomplete, overthrew Shettron over the middle, dangerous throw (per PFF)
4th & 10 (UCA28): Hale 35 yd FG GOOD
RESULT: FIELD GOAL, 3 plays 0 yards (0.0 per)
RUN PLAYS: 0 called runs, 0 yards (20 seconds left, runs make no sense)
DRIVE KILLER — N/A (only 20 sec before half, so all aggressive pass calls) but would've had 1st & 10 at the UCA13 with enough time for 1-2 end zone shots if Presley's toe hadn't been on the sideline when he caught the pass on 2nd down.
1st & 10 (OSU28): Complete: 5 yds to Presley (-1 air, 6 YAC), right flat
2nd & 5 (OSU33): Nixon 7 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (OSU40): Complete: 12 yds to Nixon (-5 air, 17 YAC) right flat
1st & 10 (UCA48): SACK (-2 yds), pocket collapsed (Cooper & Gordon missed block on same guy)
2nd & 12 (50): Complete: 4 yds to Johnson (2 air, 2 YAC) right flat
3rd & 8 (UCA46): Complete: 4 yds to Johnson (4 air, 0 YAC), pressure, no one open deep
4th & 4 (UCA42): Kaak 37 yard PUNT
RESULT: PUNT, 6 plays 30 yards (5.0 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 7 yards (7.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — SACK on 1st down, PRESSURE on 3rd down
GUNNAR GUNDY
1st & 10 (OSU20): Collins 2 yd run up middle2nd & 8 (OSU22): Complete: 0 yds to Green (-2 air, 2 YAC) left flat
3rd & 8 (OSU22): Complete: 5 yds to Green (4 air, 1 YAC) over middle
4th & 3 (OSU27): Kaak 40 yd punt to UCA 33
RESULT: PUNT, 3 plays 7 yards (2.33 per)
RUN PLAYS: 1 called run, 2 yds (2.0 YPC)
DRIVE KILLER — Never really got started... 3rd & long.
1st & 10 (OSU7): Incomplete: overthrew Presley on 7 yd out to left side
2nd & 10 (OSU7): Gordon 43 yd run, no play *PENALTY* (holding on Cooper)
2nd & 14 (OSU3): Gordon 17 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (OSU20): Gordon 1 yd run up middle
2nd & 9 (OSU21): Complete: 5 yds to Presley (5 air, 0 YAC) left side
3rd & 4 (OSU26): Complete: 8 yds to Nixon (-1 air, 9 YAC) right flat
1st & 10 (OSU34): Complete: 21 yds to Stribling (7 air, 21 YAC) right side
1st & 10 (UCA45): Incomplete: screen to Nixon, batted down by DL
2nd & 10 (UCA45): Complete: 28 yds to Presley (2 air, 26 YAC), right flat
1st & 10 (UCA17): Collins 17 yd run up middle for TOUCHDOWN
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN
RUN PLAYS: 3 called runs, 35 yds (11.67 YPC) + 43 yd run called back on HOLD
1st & 10 (OSU22): Complete: 39 yds to Bray (33 air, 6 YAC) deep left (big time throw per PFF)
1st & 10 (UCA39): Gordon 2 yd run up middle
2nd & 8 (UCA37): Gordon 15 yd run up middle
1st & 10 (UCA22): Gundy 4 yd run (called QB run) to right
2nd & 6 (UCA18): Gundy 16 yd run (scramble?) to the left
1st & GL (UCA2) Gordon 2 yd TD run
RESULT: TOUCHDOWN
RUN PLAYS: 4 called runs, 23 yds (5.75 YPC) + 15 yd QB scramble
NOTE: Drive started with 3:28 left. All run plays to run out clock.
1st & 10 (OSU25): Collins 7 yd run up middle
2nd & 3 (OSU32): Collins 8 yd run to left side
1st & 10 (OSU40): Nixon 8 yd run to right side
2nd & 2 (OSU48): Nixon 4 yd run to right side
1st & 10 (UCA48): QB kneel down
2nd & 12 (50): QB kneel down
RESULT: END OF GAME
RUN PLAYS: 4 called runs, 27 yds (6.75 YPC)
