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Purdue is a run-heavy team that leans on the ground game in favorable situations but cannot consistently move the chains, converting only 40.5 percent of third downs and generating a below-average PPA of 0.12 per play. Their defense surrenders big plays at a high rate and allows nearly half of third-down attempts to be converted, making them vulnerable on both sides of the ball against a disciplined opponent.

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 Purdue 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 Purdue 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.

• ★Attack them vertically early to exploit the 14.5% explosive play rate allowed; their secondary gives up big plays and our receivers need to be on the same page with shots down the field on first and second down.
• ★Get ahead on the scoreboard and force Purdue into pass-only mode; at 38.8% run rate when trailing they become one-dimensional, and their 40.5% third-down conversion rate means they likely stall.
• ★Stay on schedule offensively and avoid negative plays; with a 48% success rate allowed we can move the ball methodically, and their inability to get off the field on third down (45.5% allowed) rewards a patient, efficient approach.
• ★Our red zone defense must stop the power run given Purdue's 59.8% run rate inside the 20; identify their tendencies at the goal line and trust our front to win gaps before the ball ever gets to a second level.

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.