Northern Illinois @ Buffalo Game Overview
NIU vs BUFFRecords
                
                NIU RecordLast 10
            
            
        Win / Loss
                    7-3-0
                ATS
                    6-3-1
                Over / Under
                    
                        5-5-0
                    
                | Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, '21 | 
                            
                                
                                 | 
                            W 30 - 29 | W 2.5 | u59.5 | 
| Nov 03, '21 | 
                            
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                            L 47 - 52 | L 3 | o70.0 | 
| Oct 23, '21 | 
                            
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                            W 39 - 38 | W 6 | o56.0 | 
| Oct 16, '21 | 
                            
                                
                                 | 
                            W 34 - 26 | L -9 | o45.0 | 
| Oct 09, '21 | 
                            
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                            W 22 - 20 | W 12.5 | u51.5 | 
| Oct 02, '21 | 
                            
                                
                                 | 
                            W 27 - 20 | W -1 | u60.0 | 
| Sep 25, '21 | 
                            
                                
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                            W 41 - 14 | W -21 | u62.0 | 
| Sep 18, '21 | 
                            
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                            L 10 - 63 | L 27.5 | o54.5 | 
| Sep 11, '21 | 
                            
                                
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                            L 43 - 50 | P 7 | o45.5 | 
| Sep 04, '21 | 
                            
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                            W 22 - 21 | W 19 | u57.0 | 
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Northern Illinois's Injuries
        | Player | POS | Status | Date | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Buffalo's Injuries
        | Player | POS | Status | Date | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
Yds/Game
                267.2
            Yds/Att
                8.7
            TDs/Int
                8 / 2
            | Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Lombardi | Nov 10, 2021 | NIU 30 - BALL 29 | 264 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 6.9 | 1/1 | 122.3 | 
| R.Lombardi | Nov 3, 2021 | KENT 52 - NIU 47 | 532 | 57 | 33 | 57.9 | 9.3 | 3/0 | 153.7 | 
| R.Lombardi | Oct 23, 2021 | CMU 38 - NIU 39 | 348 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 12.9 | 3/0 | 207.9 | 
| R.Lombardi | Oct 16, 2021 | NIU 34 - BGSU 26 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 1/0 | 131.2 | 
| R.Lombardi | Oct 9, 2021 | TOL 20 - NIU 22 | 154 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 6.4 | 0/1 | 103.9 | 
Yds/Game
                249.0
            Yds/Att
                7.7
            TDs/Int
                8 / 6
            | Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Vantrease | Nov 9, 2021 | M-OH 45 - BUFF 18 | 151 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 7.6 | 0/1 | 108.4 | 
| M.Myers | Nov 9, 2021 | M-OH 45 - BUFF 18 | 76 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 6.9 | 1/0 | 151.7 | 
| M.Myers | Oct 30, 2021 | BUFF 44 - BGSU 56 | 239 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 10.0 | 1/1 | 139.1 | 
| K.Vantrease | Oct 30, 2021 | BUFF 44 - BGSU 56 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 3.8 | 0/1 | 61.9 | 
| K.Vantrease | Oct 23, 2021 | AKR 10 - BUFF 45 | 241 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 12.1 | 3/0 | 225.7 | 
| M.Myers | Oct 23, 2021 | AKR 10 - BUFF 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 0/0 | 150.4 | 
| K.Vantrease | Oct 16, 2021 | BUFF 27 - OHIO 26 | 251 | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 8.4 | 2/1 | 159.0 | 
| K.Vantrease | Oct 9, 2021 | KENT 48 - BUFF 38 | 229 | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 5.2 | 1/2 | 94.4 | 
| M.Myers | Oct 9, 2021 | KENT 48 - BUFF 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 0/0 | 167.2 | 
NIU vs BUFF Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432.2 | (44) | Yards | (92) | 426.1 | 
| 5.9 | (53) | Yards/Play | (110) | 6.6 | 
| 220.2 | (4) | Rush Yds | (110) | 198.0 | 
| 45.9 | (5) | Rush Att | (114) | 40.8 | 
| 4.8 | (20) | Yards/Rush | (107) | 4.9 | 
| 212.0 | (105) | Pass Yds | (57) | 228.1 | 
| 27.0 | (111) | Pass Att | (3) | 24.0 | 
| 15.7 | (113) | Comp | (9) | 14.8 | 
| 58.1 | (100) | Comp% | (81) | 61.7 | 
| 13.5 | (43) | Yards/Comp | (124) | 15.4 | 
| 7.9 | (72) | Yards/Att | (123) | 9.5 | 
| 134.8 | (90) | QB rating | (120) | 165.1 | 
| League Avg. | 
|---|
| 389.0 | 
| 5.7 | 
| 158.3 | 
| 37.2 | 
| 4.3 | 
| 231.6 | 
| 31.2 | 
| 19.1 | 
| 61.3 | 
| 12.1 | 
| 7.4 | 
| - | 
More Stats
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | (2) | Sacks | (12) | 3.4 | 
| 3.1 | (3) | Sack Yds | (--) | 21.4 | 
| 0.7 | (29) | Intercepts | (125) | 0.3 | 
| 0.6 | (101) | Fumbles | (52) | 0.9 | 
| 5.9 | (24) | Penalties | (125) | 8.7 | 
| 53.4 | (36) | Penalty Yds | (125) | 78.6 | 
| League Avg. | 
|---|
| 2.2 | 
| 13.9 | 
| 0.8 | 
| 0.6 | 
| 6.2 | 
| 54.6 | 
Points
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.5 | (37) | Score | (93) | 30.6 | 
| 4.7 | (121) | 1st Q | (114) | 8.0 | 
| 11.1 | (38) | 2nd Q | (69) | 7.6 | 
| 5.2 | (99) | 3rd Q | (52) | 4.3 | 
| 10.5 | (14) | 4th Q | (116) | 10.7 | 
| League Avg. | 
|---|
| 27.6 | 
| 6.1 | 
| 8.2 | 
| 6.3 | 
| 6.8 | 
Special Teams
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | (105) | Yards/Punt Ret | (114) | 12.6 | 
| 21.4 | (89) | Yards/KO Ret | (52) | 19.8 | 
| 21.0 | (4) | FG Att | (69) | 14.0 | 
| 19.0 | (4) | FG Made | (12) | 6.0 | 
| 90.5 | (22) | FG% | (1) | 42.9 | 
| League Avg. | 
|---|
| 8.9 | 
| 21.0 | 
| 66.7 | 
| 49.4 | 
| 74.2 |