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Sam still going with the "Damn the stats. We tried to run but couldn't." line.
So here we go again:
First possession:
1-10 NEB 25 Pierson-El, D. rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NEB22 (Biegel, Vince).
2-13 NEB 22 Armstrong Jr. rush over left end for 9 yards to the NEB31 (Tindal, Derrick).
3-4 NEB 31 Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Carter, Cethan for 3 yards to the NEB34 (Caputo, Michael).
4-1 NEB 34 PENALTY NEB false start (Natter, A.J.) 5 yards to the NEB29. 4-6 NEB 29 Foltz, Sam punt 27 yards to the WIS44, downed.
So they were ready for the Jet Sweep. Considering they run that themselves, probably not that surprising. Then we ran for 9 yards and threw short. The run was to the outside as well - QB counter. No runs for the RBs.
Second possession:
1-10 NEB 25 Newby, Terrell rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the NEB34 (Tindal, Derrick).
2-1 NEB 34 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB (Sagapolu, R1 Olive;Caputo, Michael).
1-10 NEB 36 Cross, Imani rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the NEB39 (Caputo, Michael).
2-7 NEB 39 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NEB44 (Orr, Chris;Schobert, Joe).
3-2 NEB 44 Armstrong Jr. rush over right end for 1 yard to the NEB45 (Tindal, Derrick), PENALTY NEB holding declined.
4-1 NEB 45 Foltz, Sam punt 55 yards to the WIS0, touchback
Ran for 9. Ran inside for 2 but go the first down. Run with our power back straight ahead for a short gain. Run for 5 - great job by Newby to not lose several yards as Wisconsin blitzed into the jet sweep - then run for 1. On the last play the defender who was left behind by the Jet motion made the tackle. No one to block him.
Third Possession:
1-10 NEB 20 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Turner, Jamal.
2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the NEB21 (Goldberg, A.;Sagapolu, Olive).
3-9 NEB 21 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Carter, Cethan.
4-9 NEB 21 Foltz, Sam punt 46 yards to the WIS33, out-of-bounds
Pass - run up the middle - pass.
Fourth possession:
1-10 NEB 20 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Pierson-El, D..
2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 16 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB (McEvoy, R2 Tanner;Caputo, Michael).
1-10 NEB 36 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Reilly, Brandon.
2-10 NEB 36 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 6 yards to the NEB42 (Caputo, Michael;Orr, Chris).
3-4 NEB 42 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Ozigbo, Devine.
4-4 NEB 42 Foltz, Sam punt 41 yards to the WIS17, Erickson, Alex return 6 yards to the WIS23 (Janovich, Andy).
Pass. Outside run for 16. Pass. Outside run for 6. Pass.
So they were keying on our Jet Sweep. Probably shouldn't have been a surprise. The just sweep and the TA run off it netted -2 yards. Only a great play by Newby turned the third Jet play into a 5 yard gain. TA had a nice gain off the Jet fake but they learned the second time and shut it down.
Newby running to the edge had plays of 9, 5, 16 and 6. That's 9 yards per carry. Funny how when he actually gets a chance he does pretty well.
The other runs were straight ahead. Gains of 2, 3 and 1 although one of those did get a first down.
The third and fourth possession we had 3 runs for 23 yards (7.7 ypc) while being 0-5 passing. But Sam lumps them in with with the "running game not working" stats.
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So here we go again:
First possession:
1-10 NEB 25 Pierson-El, D. rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NEB22 (Biegel, Vince).
2-13 NEB 22 Armstrong Jr. rush over left end for 9 yards to the NEB31 (Tindal, Derrick).
3-4 NEB 31 Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Carter, Cethan for 3 yards to the NEB34 (Caputo, Michael).
4-1 NEB 34 PENALTY NEB false start (Natter, A.J.) 5 yards to the NEB29. 4-6 NEB 29 Foltz, Sam punt 27 yards to the WIS44, downed.
So they were ready for the Jet Sweep. Considering they run that themselves, probably not that surprising. Then we ran for 9 yards and threw short. The run was to the outside as well - QB counter. No runs for the RBs.
Second possession:
1-10 NEB 25 Newby, Terrell rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the NEB34 (Tindal, Derrick).
2-1 NEB 34 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB (Sagapolu, R1 Olive;Caputo, Michael).
1-10 NEB 36 Cross, Imani rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the NEB39 (Caputo, Michael).
2-7 NEB 39 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NEB44 (Orr, Chris;Schobert, Joe).
3-2 NEB 44 Armstrong Jr. rush over right end for 1 yard to the NEB45 (Tindal, Derrick), PENALTY NEB holding declined.
4-1 NEB 45 Foltz, Sam punt 55 yards to the WIS0, touchback
Ran for 9. Ran inside for 2 but go the first down. Run with our power back straight ahead for a short gain. Run for 5 - great job by Newby to not lose several yards as Wisconsin blitzed into the jet sweep - then run for 1. On the last play the defender who was left behind by the Jet motion made the tackle. No one to block him.
Third Possession:
1-10 NEB 20 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Turner, Jamal.
2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the NEB21 (Goldberg, A.;Sagapolu, Olive).
3-9 NEB 21 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Carter, Cethan.
4-9 NEB 21 Foltz, Sam punt 46 yards to the WIS33, out-of-bounds
Pass - run up the middle - pass.
Fourth possession:
1-10 NEB 20 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Pierson-El, D..
2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 16 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB (McEvoy, R2 Tanner;Caputo, Michael).
1-10 NEB 36 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Reilly, Brandon.
2-10 NEB 36 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 6 yards to the NEB42 (Caputo, Michael;Orr, Chris).
3-4 NEB 42 Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Ozigbo, Devine.
4-4 NEB 42 Foltz, Sam punt 41 yards to the WIS17, Erickson, Alex return 6 yards to the WIS23 (Janovich, Andy).
Pass. Outside run for 16. Pass. Outside run for 6. Pass.
So they were keying on our Jet Sweep. Probably shouldn't have been a surprise. The just sweep and the TA run off it netted -2 yards. Only a great play by Newby turned the third Jet play into a 5 yard gain. TA had a nice gain off the Jet fake but they learned the second time and shut it down.
Newby running to the edge had plays of 9, 5, 16 and 6. That's 9 yards per carry. Funny how when he actually gets a chance he does pretty well.
The other runs were straight ahead. Gains of 2, 3 and 1 although one of those did get a first down.
The third and fourth possession we had 3 runs for 23 yards (7.7 ypc) while being 0-5 passing. But Sam lumps them in with with the "running game not working" stats.
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And really, it's our problems on 1st down that's making things so difficult. There were hardly any manageable 3rd downs to go off of.
I hate saying it, but it's really on our offensive line. The answer? I'm not sure. We tried some really short out routes at times on 1st down, and Tommy was off on a lot of them. Maybe the answer is letting him keep it on QB draws on 1st down. He at least can see holes and get about five yards per attempt.
Undone
All-American
Awesome stats that you drew up.
Across the whole of the game though, we just awful on first down in general. That was really the case against Illinois also, regardless of whether it's a nitpick of "play calling/play selection."