Two of the numbers that were glaring a week ago were first-down passing and third-and-short defense.
Well, Chris Turner was 5-for-7 for 34 yards on first down. And Maryland’s defense didn’t face a third-and-short all day.
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So those got fixed up quite well for Maryland.
A couple things that stand out about this week: Turner targeted his tight ends seven times, and Dan Gronkowski and Lansford Watson combined for seven catches.
Also, Maryland had only four “explosive plays” —- gains of 16+ yards —- as opposed to eight a week earlier. But the offense still looked vastly better, even if there weren’t as many big plays.
(Those long-yardage plays were Da’Rel Scott‘s 24-yard touchdown, Turner connecting with Darrius Heyward-Bey on gains of 32 and 27, and Davin Meggett running for 38 yards).
Anyway, here’s the extended rundown of Game Three of Maryland’s season:
| TOUCHES |
vs. Cal |
Season |
| Da’Rel Scott |
20 |
59 |
| Davin Meggett |
13 |
23 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey |
3 |
12 |
| Dan Gronkowski |
4 |
6 |
| Danny Oquendo |
2 |
4 |
| Lansford Watson |
3 |
4 |
| Morgan Green |
3 |
3 |
| Cory Jackson |
2 |
3 |
| Ronnie Tyler |
1 |
3 |
| Adrian Cannon |
1 |
2 |
| LaQuan Williams |
0 |
2 |
| Isaiah Williams |
0 |
2 |
| Haroon Brown |
0 |
1 |
| Torrey Smith |
1 |
1 |
| LOOKS (Targets/Catches) |
vs. Cal |
Season |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey |
4 (2) |
16 (9) |
| Dan Gronkowski |
4 (4) |
8 (6) |
| Da’Rel Scott |
2 (1) |
8 (3) |
| Danny Oquendo |
2 (2) |
7 (4) |
| Ronnie Tyler |
0 (0) |
5 (3) |
| Torrey Smith |
1 (1) |
4 (1) |
| Lansford Watson |
3 (3) |
4 (4) |
| LaQuan Williams |
0 (0) |
4 (2) |
| Isaiah Williams |
0 (0) |
4 (2) |
| Adrian Cannon |
1 (1) |
3 (2) |
| Davin Meggett |
1 (0) |
2 (1) |
| Haroon Brown |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
| Morgan Green |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
| Cory Jackson |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
| RED ZONE LOOKS/TOUCHES (vs. Cal) |
Runs |
Targets |
Total |
Notes |
| Davin Meggett |
4 |
0 |
4 |
* TD |
| Da’Rel Scott |
4 |
0 |
4 |
* TD |
| Dan Gronkowski |
0 |
2 |
2 |
* TD |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Chris Turner |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
SEASON
| RED ZONE LOOKS/TOUCHES |
Runs |
Targets |
Total |
Notes |
| Davin Meggett |
5 |
0 |
5 |
* 2 TD |
| Da’Rel Scott |
4 |
0 |
4 |
* TD |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey |
2 |
2 |
4 |
* TD rush |
| Chris Turner |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
| TEAM kneel |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Dan Gronkowski |
0 |
2 |
2 |
* TD |
| Torrey Smith |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
| PENALTIES |
Offender |
Yards |
| Holding |
Nolan Carroll |
10 |
| Intentional grounding |
Chris Turner |
0 |
| Pass interference |
Kevin Barnes |
15 |
| PUNTING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| From |
To |
Yards |
Return |
Penalties |
Net |
Quarter |
| 41 |
(20) |
39 |
-1 |
—- |
40 |
2 |
| 2 |
50 |
48 |
4 |
—- |
44 |
2 |
| 16 |
(35) |
49 |
5 |
—- |
44 |
3 |
| 41 |
(4) |
55 |
—- |
—- |
55 |
4 |
| TAKEAWAYS |
Type, Q |
Next drive (Plays, yards, time, result) |
| Kevin Barnes |
INT, 1 |
4-14-1:40, TD |
| GIVEAWAYS |
Type, Q |
Next drive (Plays, yards, time, result) |
| Torrey Smith |
F, 2 |
3-6-1:28, PUNT |
| Da’Rel Scott |
F, 3 |
4-5-1:26, DOWNS |
| QBs by down (vs. Cal) |
|
| Chris Turner |
15-19-156, 2 TD |
| First |
5-7, 34 |
| Second |
3-4, 38, 2 TD |
| Third |
7-8, 84 |
| Fourth |
0-0 |
| Da’Rel Scott |
0-1 |
| First |
0-1, 0 |
| Second |
0-0 |
| Third |
0-0 |
| QBs by down (season) |
|
| Jordan Steffy |
10-18-115, 2 INT |
| First |
3-8, 46, INT |
| Second |
3-3, 29 |
| Third |
4-6, 40 |
| Fourth |
0-1, INT |
| Chris Turner |
29-50, 374, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| First |
8-19, 136, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Second |
9-14, 93, 2 TD |
| Third |
12-17, 145 |
| Josh Portis |
1-1, 4 |
| First |
1-1, 4 |
| Second |
0-0, 0 |
| Third |
0-0, 0 |
| Da’Rel Scott |
0-1, 0 |
| First |
0-1, 0 |
| Second |
0-0, 0 |
| Third |
0-0, 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE/QB |
vs. Cal |
Season |
| Chris Turner |
63-290 |
128-670 |
| Jordan Steffy |
0-0 |
44-329 |
| Josh Portis |
4-7 |
15-52 |
| THE CALLS |
Run |
Pass |
Season ratio |
| First down |
21 |
9 |
52/31 |
| Second down |
19 |
6 |
43/21 |
| * 1-3 |
5 |
1 |
6/3 |
| * 4-6 |
3 |
0 |
10/3 |
| * 7-9 |
5 |
2 |
12/5 |
| * 10+ |
6 |
3 |
15/10 |
| Third down |
3 |
9 |
12/25 |
| * 1-3 |
0 |
1 |
4/3 |
| * 4-6 |
1 |
2 |
4/5 |
| * 7-9 |
1 |
1 |
2/8 |
| * 10+ |
1 |
5 |
2/9 |
| Fourth down |
0 |
0 |
2/1 |
| * 1-3 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
| * 4-6 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
| * 7-9 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
| * 10+ |
0 |
0 |
0/1 |
| TOTAL |
33 |
24 |
109/78 |
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION (vs. Cal)
| Quarter |
1-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10+ |
Total |
| First |
0/0 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
1/1 |
3/3 |
| Second |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/1 |
1/2 |
1/3 |
| Third |
1/1 |
0/0 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
2/3 |
| Fourth |
0/0 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/2 |
0/3 |
| Total |
1/1 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
2/6 |
6/12 |
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION (SEASON)
| Quarter |
1-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10+ |
Total |
| First |
1/1 |
2/4 |
0/0 |
1/2 |
4/7 |
| Second |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0/5 |
1/2 |
2/8 |
| Third |
2/2 |
0/1 |
3/4 |
1/3 |
6/10 |
| Fourth |
2/3 |
1/4 |
0/1 |
1/4 |
4/12 |
| Total |
6/7 |
3/9 |
3/10 |
4/11 |
16/37 |
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE (vs. Cal)
| Quarter |
1-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10+ |
Total |
| First |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
| Second |
0/0 |
0/2 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/3 |
| Third |
0/0 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
2/4 |
| Fourth |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
| Total |
0/0 |
0/3 |
1/3 |
1/5 |
2/11 |
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE (Season)
| Quarter |
1-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10+ |
Total |
| First |
2/3 |
1/2 |
0/3 |
0/1 |
3/9 |
| Second |
5/5 |
0/4 |
0/3 |
0/2 |
5/14 |
| Third |
1/2 |
0/4 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
4/11 |
| Fourth |
2/2 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/4 |
2/8 |
| Total |
10/12 |
1/11 |
2/10 |
1/9 |
14/42 |
—- Patrick Stevens
