{
  "_instructions": "Automatic completed-game OPS/DCS are stored under ESPN event IDs (espn-<id>); publication is matched to GoDucks completed games by unique verified date, not opponent names. Preserve approved historic scores. The legacy cutoff marks manually reviewed games, not a recurring maintenance step.",
  "model_note": "Older published OPS/DCS are editorial DSC season values; Nebraska 58/61 is an audited play-by-play self-scout estimate, NOT a verified exact recalculation of unavailable original FBS Z-score calibration. Preserve this model-version distinction.",
  "games": {
    "boise-state": {
      "sample": "vs Boise State",
      "ops": 64,
      "dcs": 57,
      "offensive_snaps": 60,
      "defensive_snaps": 65
    },
    "oklahoma-state": {
      "sample": "at Oklahoma State",
      "ops": 81,
      "dcs": 31,
      "offensive_snaps": 60,
      "defensive_snaps": 83
    },
    "portland-state": {
      "sample": "vs Portland State",
      "ops": 56,
      "dcs": 79,
      "offensive_snaps": 93,
      "defensive_snaps": 37
    },
    "usc": {
      "sample": "at USC",
      "ops": 68,
      "dcs": 54,
      "offensive_snaps": 68,
      "defensive_snaps": 75
    },
    "ucla": {
      "sample": "vs UCLA",
      "ops": 73,
      "dcs": 66,
      "offensive_snaps": 62,
      "defensive_snaps": 70,
      "offense": [
        {
          "metric": "Final OPS",
          "value": "73"
        }
      ],
      "defense": [
        {
          "metric": "Final DCS",
          "value": "66"
        }
      ],
      "supplemental_offense": [],
      "supplemental_defense": []
    },
    "nebraska": {
      "sample": "vs Nebraska",
      "ops": 58,
      "dcs": 61,
      "offensive_snaps": 76,
      "defensive_snaps": 67,
      "score_method": "DSC play-by-play self-scout estimate, v2026 (calibration not fully recoverable)",
      "source": "Oregon vs Nebraska official play-by-play, Oct 17, 2026",
      "offense": [
        {
          "metric": "Official offensive plays",
          "value": "76 (including end-of-half kneel)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Run/pass calls (excluding kneel)",
          "value": "36 runs / 39 passes"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Overall pass-call rate",
          "value": "39/75 (52.0%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "3rd-and-4+ pass rate",
          "value": "9/13 (69.2%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "After a pass, next call also pass",
          "value": "17/29 (58.6%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Offensive success rate",
          "value": "27/75 (36.0%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Third-down conversions",
          "value": "3/17 (17.6%) excluding turnover with dead-ball penalty"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Fourth-down conversions",
          "value": "3/3"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Final OPS",
          "value": "58"
        }
      ],
      "defense": [
        {
          "metric": "Official defensive plays",
          "value": "67 (including failed punt)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Nebraska third-down conversions",
          "value": "7/17 (41.2%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Sacks",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Interceptions",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Rush plays with no gain or a loss",
          "value": "8/29 (27.6%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Pass breakups explicitly recorded",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Raw disruption events",
          "value": "12 / 66 scrimmage plays (18.2%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Official total yards allowed",
          "value": "242"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Final DCS",
          "value": "61"
        }
      ],
      "supplemental_offense": [
        {
          "metric": "First quarter pass rate",
          "value": "10/14 (71.4%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Fourth quarter run/pass calls",
          "value": "18 runs / 18 passes"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Second-and-7+ pass rate",
          "value": "8/17 (47.1%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Final score",
          "value": "Oregon 17, Nebraska 14"
        }
      ],
      "supplemental_defense": [
        {
          "metric": "Nebraska third-down stops",
          "value": "10/17 (58.8%)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Forced interception",
          "value": "Ify Obidegwu"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Special-teams stop",
          "value": "Failed Nebraska punt, turnover on downs"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Yards per official defensive play",
          "value": "242/67 (3.61)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Normalized chaos components",
          "value": "Pass rush, run disruption, coverage, turnovers and money downs"
        }
      ]
    },
    "espn-401858495": {
      "sample": "at Illinois Fighting Illini",
      "ops": 64,
      "dcs": 58,
      "offensive_snaps": 73,
      "defensive_snaps": 57,
      "score_method": "DSC-PBP-v1: operational estimate; historical opponent Z normalization unavailable",
      "auto_generated": true,
      "source_event_id": "401858495",
      "source": "ESPN summary play-by-play",
      "offense": [
        {
          "metric": "Run/pass calls",
          "value": "30 runs / 43 passes"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Third-and-4+ pass rate",
          "value": "77.8%"
        },
        {
          "metric": "After-pass repeat rate",
          "value": "57.1%"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Third down",
          "value": "4/15"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Final OPS",
          "value": "64"
        }
      ],
      "defense": [
        {
          "metric": "Defensive snaps",
          "value": "57"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Havoc events",
          "value": "9"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Sacks",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Interceptions",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Third-down stops",
          "value": "8/16"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Final DCS",
          "value": "58"
        }
      ],
      "supplemental_offense": [],
      "supplemental_defense": [],
      "event_date": "2026-10-24",
      "goducks_slug": "illinois"
    }
  },
  "season": {
    "ops": 65.32,
    "dcs": 55.65,
    "method": "offensive-play weighted OPS / defensive-play weighted DCS",
    "updated": "2026-10-25T13:00:02+00:00"
  },
  "legacy_published_through": "2026-10-17"
}