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Nebraska is a balanced offense that leans run-heavy and grinds possession, averaging 62.8 plays per game with nearly a 50-50 run-pass split. Their PPA of 0.22 per play puts them in the strong category, meaning they generate positive value consistently, but their 11.7% explosive rate and 48.1% success rate tell us they win more by volume than by big plays. Defensively they are a middle-of-the-road unit that surrenders a 42% success rate and a 12.6% explosive rate, meaning they can be stressed both on schedule and on single big moments.

Every scrimmage snap split by down and distance. Run rate and pass rate are heat-shaded on a Maryland-red scale so the strong tendencies jump off the page. The top row is all downs combined.

The same run/pass tendency, re-cut by where the ball sits, the score on the board, and which half it is. Counts are real charted snaps; thin splits are flagged honestly. Run % and pass % are heat-shaded on the same Maryland-red scale.

Drive for drive: what Nebraska does with the ball, next to what their defense gives up. Points per drive are estimated from the drive result (touchdown counts as seven, field goal as three). Everything here is computed from real CFBD drive data.

How the man calling it for Nebraska thinks on fourth down, drawn from every fourth-down snap his offense has taken this season. "Went" means they ran a play (rush or pass); "kicked" means a field goal or a punt. The split is then cut by field zone so you know where he gets aggressive.

• ★If Maryland can win first and second down on offense and avoid third-and-long, Nebraska's defense's 40.4% third-down conversion rate allowed means sustained drives are very achievable, keeping Nebraska's offense on the sideline.
• ★Nebraska's defense gives up explosives at 12.6%, so Maryland should build shot plays into the game plan on early downs and look to attack vertically before Nebraska can settle into their run-defense keys.
• ★Nebraska leans heavily run at 60.7% when leading, so Maryland must score early to pull Nebraska out of their most comfortable identity and force their offense into a pass-first approach they use only when trailing.
• ★Nebraska's 58.1% red zone run rate means Maryland's goal-line defense must stop power concepts, and winning the red zone run fits could be the margin in a close game where Nebraska's overall positive PPA efficiency makes them dangerous in scoring territory.

This is the charting layer. CFBD play-by-play does not carry coverage shells, blitz, or pressure, so the rates below stay blank until a game is broken down on film or pulled from Telemetry. The sample row shows the shape only, not real numbers.

This is the charting layer. Personnel groupings and formation families are not in CFBD play-by-play; they are tagged off the film or pulled from Telemetry, then drop straight into these tables. The sample row is illustrative shape only.

The numbers above come from charted play-by-play. The detail a coordinator wants next, special-teams maps, opponent media quotes, and player grades, comes off the film and the Telemetry feed. Each item below drops straight into this report once charted.

• Coverage and blitz tendencies by down and distance (Telemetry / PFF charting).
• Special-teams punt and kickoff location maps.
• Opponent media quotes from the weekly press conferences.
• Player grades, pressures, and coverage data from Telemetry.