Vanderbilt 42, Elon 31: Well, the brakes work, at least

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Plays 62 76 Total Yards 440 495 Yards Per Play 7.10 6.51 Rushing Attempts 32 41 Rushing Yards 186 157 Rushing YPP 5.81 3.83 Passing Attempts 30 35 Passing Yards 254 338 Passing YPP 8.47 9.66 Rushing Success Rate 34.38% 31.71% Passing Success Rate 46.67% 48.57% Success Rate 41.94% 39.47% Avg. Field Position 28.5 28.9 PP40 6.00 5.17 Turnovers 0 1 Here’s why I’m not alarmed by the box score: through Vanderbilt’s first drive of the third quarter, when the Commodores needed just 2:34 and five plays to go 75 yards to extend the lead to 35-10, the offense had a success rate of right at 50 percent (both rushing and passing) and the offense was averaging…