2017 Northwestern Wildcats Clayton Thorson #18 Passing Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 434 | 262 | 60.4 | 2844 | 15 | 12 | 121.29 | 58 | 139 | 57 | 19 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 242 | 153 | 63.2 | 1645 | 9 | 6 | 127.63 | 58 | 79 | 32 | 12 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 192 | 109 | 56.8 | 1199 | 6 | 6 | 113.29 | 48 | 60 | 25 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 103 | 63 | 61.2 | 593 | 2 | 4 | 108.17 | 58 | 28 | 8 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 139 | 90 | 64.7 | 1052 | 7 | 2 | 142.06 | 52 | 51 | 24 | 9 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 122 | 66 | 54.1 | 661 | 2 | 3 | 100.10 | 48 | 34 | 10 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 11 | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 446 | 2 | 3 | 121.08 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| Overtime | 2 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 254.10 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 189 | 119 | 63.0 | 1396 | 8 | 3 | 135.80 | 58 | 55 | 31 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 124 | 77 | 62.1 | 700 | 3 | 2 | 114.27 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 103 | 56 | 54.4 | 639 | 4 | 5 | 109.58 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 173.23 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 11 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 144 | 1 | 2 | 101.32 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 12 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 118.14 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 75.65 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 84.21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 48 | 32 | 66.7 | 360 | 0 | 2 | 121.34 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 116 | 74 | 63.8 | 678 | 0 | 3 | 107.72 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 4 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 132 | 76 | 57.6 | 940 | 1 | 1 | 118.38 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 8 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 632 | 2 | 5 | 110.21 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 4 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 234 | 12 | 1 | 191.29 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 161.51 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 108.80 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 354 | 4 | 3 | 129.87 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| Tied | 12 | 127 | 75 | 59.1 | 933 | 4 | 2 | 128.02 | 58 | 41 | 19 | 8 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 673 | 3 | 3 | 121.82 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 281 | 1 | 3 | 103.81 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 73.09 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||