Four stats I'm thinking about going into Auburn football's game against Mississippi State

Here are four stats that could impact Auburn football's game against Mississippi State.

Auburn's offense has had a tough start to the season and has been a big part of the Tiger's four-game losing streak. Hugh Freeze's team will look to end that streak against Mississippi State on Saturday.

Looking over some numbers from Auburn's 28-21 loss against Ole Miss and Mississippi State's win over Arkansas, here are a few stats and numbers that stood out to me.

Auburn threw zero passes in the third quarter against Ole Miss

In a tie-ball game entering the second quarter, Auburn quarterbacks did not throw a pass against the Rebels. It's clear that Auburn's game plan was to run the football and found success early on the ground. In the second half, things slowed down some and Auburn didn't introduce the pass into the gameplan until it was time to throw the ball down two scores in the fourth quarter.

Breakdown by quarter
First: Two passes for 16 yards
Second: Four passes for 10 yards
Third: No passes for zero yards
Fourth: 11 passes for 96 yards

Jalen McLeod rushed on 16 snaps and recorded eight pressures

According to PFF,  McLeod had a win rate of 50% in pass-running situations against Ole Miss. His 16 pass-rushing snaps totaled eight pressures. 

McLeod's pressure breakdown
One sack
One quarterback hit
Six hurries

Rivaldo Fairweather caught every target vs Ole Miss

The Auburn tight end was targetted five times and hauled in five receptions in the game. All five of his catches were between the numbers and within 9 yards of the line of scrimmage.

Half of Mississippi State's rushing yards were outside the tackles

In Mississippi State's game against Arkansas, 65 of their 130 yards on the ground were outside of the tackles per PFF. 13 of the 35 attempts on the ground resulted in an outside run.

Rushing breakdown
130 total rushing yards, 35 total attempts
35 yards around left end, six attempts
30 yards around right end, seven attempts

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