Week 5 · Saturday, September 27, 2025
W 34–27
at Pittsburgh
Acrisure Stadium · 45,301 in attendance · ESPN2
Line score
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Win expectancy
80.5%
Excitement index
5.39
Elo after
1750 (-5)
Weather
75° Cloudy
Betting
Spread
LOU -3
Against the spread
COVER
Total
53.5
Result
OVER 61
Closing line from DraftKings · Louisville -3. Lines are on record from 2013 on.
Team Stats
Louisville left, Pittsburgh right.
LouisvillePittsburgh
393Total yards339
339Passing259
54Rushing80
23First downs14
9-19Third down1-10
9-92Penalties6-38
1Turnovers5
39:22Possession20:38
Drives
Every possession, in order. Bar position is field position; length is yards gained.
Louisvilleopponentown goal line → opponent goal line
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29 drives · a light edge marks a scoring drive
Box Score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Moss | 33/51 | 339 | 3 | 1 |
| Eli Holstein | 14/26 | 228 | 2 | 2 |
| Cole Gonzales | 3/6 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Watson | 14 | 47 | 0 | 15 |
| Isaac Brown | 14 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Caullin Lacy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Miller Moss | 4 | -15 | 1 | 4 |
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | 6 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Juelz Goff | 7 | 32 | 0 | 9 |
| Eli Holstein | 7 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Jalynn Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Gonzales | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Junko | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bell | 10 | 135 | 1 | 25 |
| Caullin Lacy | 8 | 95 | 0 | 37 |
| Nate Kurisky | 4 | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| Antonio Meeks | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Jaleel Skinner | 3 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
| Isaac Brown | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Treyshun Hurry | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Duke Watson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cataurus Hicks | 4 | 113 | 1 | 56 |
| Raphael Williams | 4 | 57 | 1 | 38 |
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 51 | 0 | 34 |
| Justin Holmes | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Juelz Goff | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Malachi Thomas | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Deuce Spann | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SACKS | TFL | QB HUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayon Holloway | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJo Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kalib Perry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Quinn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Watts | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Corey Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| T.J. Capers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Guerad | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Jabari Mack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Denzel Lowry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clev Lubin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Konga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Ruffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adonijah Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaxon Panariello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Nygra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Minkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Braylan Lovelace | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Rashad Battle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruce Brookins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavir Bains | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Louis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Bryant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadarian Harrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Zelinsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean FitzSimmons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaine Spires | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Neal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Mcintyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Ibrahim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juelz Goff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Fowler-El | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Lapi | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nick James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Brewu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maverick Gracio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Advanced
Efficiency by quarter, garbage time included as played.
Predicted points added / play
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | -0.28 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.05 |
| Pittsburgh | 0.48 | 0.18 | -0.30 | -0.30 | 0.04 |
Success rate
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 39% | 41% | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| Pittsburgh | 57% | 37% | 25% | 18% | 35% |
Explosiveness
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.22 | 1.31 |
| Pittsburgh | 1.04 | 1.19 | 2.50 | 1.17 | 1.26 |
LOUPITTSBURGH
Scoring opps10 · 2.7 pts6 · 3.3 pts
Havoc rate25.9%16.7%
Avg start60.472.8
Stuff rate29%24%
Most valuable plays
Miller Moss QB+11.8
Chris Bell WR+11.1
Cataurus Hicks WR+8.0
Nate Kurisky TE+4.8
Antonio Meeks WR+3.8
Raphael Williams WR+3.4
Cumulative predicted points added across the game.
Every Play
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