87°F, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Duane Heydt; umpire JAmes Hyson; head linesman John Hoffman; line judge Peter Beratta; side judge Tony Tarantini; field judge Mike Cullin; back judge Gary Dancewicz; center judge Jeff TomplinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
James Madison
7
0
3
3
13
NC State
0
17
0
7
24
Standouts
PassingRyan Finley29 of 43, 309 yards, 2 TDNC State
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
James Madison
NC State
365
Total yards
392
202
Passing yards
309
163
Rushing yards
83
6.7
Yards per pass
7.2
4.3
Yards per rush
2.9
23
First downs
25
7–13
Third downs
11–16
0–0
Fourth downs
1–1
1
Turnovers
1
5–25
Penalties
5–50
31:42
Possession
28:18
1
Sacks (by defense)
2
Efficiency
James Madison
NC State
46%
Success rate
41%
0.22
EPA per play
0.23
1.01
Explosiveness
1.28
0.02
Rushing EPA
−0.20
0.54
Passing EPA
0.53
47%
Passing-down success
42%
0.00
First-down EPA
−0.09
0.16
Second-down EPA
−0.07
1.12
Third-down EPA
1.25
14%
Havoc by its defense
13%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
NC State 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
NC State −14.5, over/under 56.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were NC State 84%, James Madison 16%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, James Madison right to left.
Q1 James MadisonPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
Q1 NC StateFumble, 12 plays, 60 yards
Q1 James MadisonTouchdown, 8 plays, 68 yards
Q1 NC StateField goal, 11 plays, 69 yards
Q2 James MadisonPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 38 yards
Q2 James MadisonFumble, 13 plays, 66 yards
Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 69 yards
Q2 James MadisonEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
Q3 James MadisonField goal, 7 plays, 39 yards
Q3 NC StateMissed FG, 11 plays, 47 yards
Q3 James MadisonPunt, 8 plays, 34 yards
Q3 NC StatePunt, 9 plays, 32 yards
Q4 James MadisonField goal, 15 plays, 74 yards
Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 84 yards
Q4 James MadisonEnd of game, 7 plays, 59 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then James Madison 7, NC State 0
James Madison Punt, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 15 at own 30
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 65 yds , Marcus Marshall return for 21 yds to the JMads 26
15:00
1st & 10 at own 26
Ben DiNucci run for 5 yds to the JMads 31
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 31
Cardon Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMads 30
15:00
3rd & 6 at own 30
Ben DiNucci run for 24 yds to the NCSt 46 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 46
Cardon Johnson run for 4 yds to the NCSt 42
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 42
JMU Penalty, intentional grounding ( Yards) to the NCSt 42
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 42
Ben DiNucci run for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 49
15:00
3rd & 13 at opp 49
Ben DiNucci run for 4 yds to the NCSt 45
15:00
4th & 9 at opp 45
Harry O’Kelly punt for 37 yds
NC State Fumble, 12 plays
11:00
1st & 10 at own 8
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 14 yds to the NCSt 22 for a 1ST down
11:00
1st & 10 at own 22
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 13 yds to the NCSt 35 for a 1ST down
11:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Ryan Finley pass incomplete
11:00
2nd & 10 at own 35
Reggie Gallaspy II run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 34
11:00
3rd & 11 at own 34
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 14 yds to the NCSt 48 for a 1ST down
11:00
1st & 10 at own 48
Reggie Gallaspy II run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 47
11:00
2nd & 11 at own 47
Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 13 yds to the JMads 40 for a 1ST down
11:00
1st & 10 at opp 40
Ryan Finley pass incomplete
11:00
2nd & 10 at opp 40
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 5 yds to the JMads 35
11:00
3rd & 5 at opp 35
Ryan Finley pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 17 yds to the JMads 18 for a 1ST down
11:00
1st & 10 at opp 18
Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 2 yds to the JMads 16
11:00
2nd & 8 at opp 16
NC STATE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the JMads 26
11:00
2nd & 18 at opp 26
Ryan Finley pass complete to Tyler Baker-Williams for a loss of 5 yards Tyler Baker-Williams fumbled, forced by Dimitri Holloway, recovered by JMads Mike Greene
James Madison Touchdown, 8 plays
6:39
1st & 10 at own 32
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 5 yds to the JMads 37
6:39
2nd & 5 at own 37
Marcus Marshall run for 6 yds to the JMads 43 for a 1ST down
6:39
1st & 10 at own 43
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Kyndel Dean for 13 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
6:39
1st & 10 at opp 44
Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the NCSt 40
6:39
2nd & 6 at opp 40
Ben DiNucci run for 7 yds to the NCSt 33 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, personal foul (Kishawn Miller) to the NCSt 18 for a 1ST down
6:39
1st & 10 at opp 18
Marcus Marshall run for 6 yds to the NCSt 12
6:39
2nd & 4 at opp 12
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Mack Cullen for 7 yds to the NCSt 5 for a 1ST down
3:41
1st & goal at opp 5
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 5 yds for a TD, (Ethan Ratke KICK)James Madison 7, NC State 0
NC State Field goal, 11 plays
3:41
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Gray kickoff for 55 yds , Maurice Trowell return for 14 yds to the NCSt 24
3:36
1st & 10 at own 24
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for no gain to the NCSt 24
3:36
2nd & 10 at own 24
Ryan Finley sacked by Ron’Dell Carter for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 20
3:36
3rd & 14 at own 20
Ryan Finley pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 22 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
3:36
1st & 10 at own 42
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 6 yds to the NCSt 48
3:36
2nd & 4 at own 48
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 23 yds to the JMads 29 for a 1ST down
3:36
1st & 10 at opp 29
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 2 yds to the JMads 27
3:36
2nd & 8 at opp 27
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 17 yds to the JMads 10 for a 1ST down
3:36
1st & goal at opp 10
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 1 yd to the JMads 9
Q2 15:00
2nd & goal at opp 9
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 2 yds to the JMads 7
Q2 15:00
3rd & goal at opp 7
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Kelvin Harmon
Q2 14:11
4th & goal at opp 7
Christopher Dunn 25 yd FG GOODJames Madison 7, NC State 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then NC State 17, James Madison 7
James Madison Punt, 5 plays
14:11
1st & 0 at own 35
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:11
1st & 10 at own 25
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Mack Cullen for 8 yds to the JMads 33
14:11
2nd & 2 at own 33
Marcus Marshall run for 5 yds to the JMads 38 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & 10 at own 38
JMU Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the JMads 33
14:11
1st & 15 at own 33
JMU Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the JMads 28
14:11
1st & 20 at own 28
Trai Sharp run for 5 yds to the JMads 33
14:11
2nd & 15 at own 33
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Josh Sims for 2 yds to the JMads 35
14:11
3rd & 13 at own 35
Ben DiNucci run for 2 yds to the JMads 37
14:11
4th & 11 at own 37
Harry O’Kelly punt for 41 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 40 yds to the JMads 38
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
11:08
1st & 10 at opp 38
Ryan Finley pass complete to C.J. Riley for 11 yds to the JMads 27 for a 1ST down
11:08
1st & 10 at opp 27
Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the JMads 26
11:08
2nd & 9 at opp 26
Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 10 yds to the JMads 16 for a 1ST down
11:08
1st & 10 at opp 16
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to C.J. Riley
9:39
2nd & 10 at opp 16
Ryan Finley pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 16 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 10, James Madison 7
James Madison Fumble, 13 plays
9:39
1st & 0 at own 35
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 60 yds , Marcus Marshall return for 19 yds to the JMads 24
9:34
1st & 10 at own 24
Trai Sharp run for 1 yd to the JMads 25
9:34
2nd & 9 at own 25
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 7 yds to the JMads 32
9:34
3rd & 2 at own 32
Ben DiNucci pass complete to David Eldridge for 3 yds to the JMads 35 for a 1ST down
9:34
1st & 10 at own 35
JMU Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the JMads 30
9:34
1st & 15 at own 30
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Clayton Cheatham for 10 yds to the JMads 40
9:34
2nd & 5 at own 40
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Josh Sims for 5 yds to the JMads 45 for a 1ST down
9:34
1st & 10 at own 45
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 6 yds to the NCSTATE 49 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, personal foul (Nick McCloud) to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down
9:34
1st & 10 at opp 34
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Trai Sharp for no gain to the NCSt 34
9:34
2nd & 10 at opp 34
Ben DiNucci pass complete to David Eldridge for 13 yds to the NCSt 21 for a 1ST down
9:34
1st & 10 at opp 21
Trai Sharp run for 3 yds to the NCSt 18
9:34
2nd & 7 at opp 18
Ben DiNucci run for 8 yds to the NCSt 10 for a 1ST down
9:34
1st & goal at opp 10
Ben DiNucci sacked by Ibrahim Kante for a loss of 5 yards to the NCSt 15
9:34
2nd & goal at opp 15
Ben DiNucci pass complete to David Eldridge for 9 yds to the NCSt 6
9:34
3rd & goal at opp 6
Ben DiNucci sacked by Ibrahim Kante for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 31 Ben DiNucci fumbled, recovered by NCSt Eurndraus Bryant , return for 0 yards , return for 20 yds to the NCSt 31 Eurndraus Bryant fumbled, recovered by NCSt Isaiah Moore , return for 0 yards
NC State Touchdown, 12 plays
3:08
1st & 10 at own 31
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 27
3:08
2nd & 14 at own 27
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 7 yds to the NCSt 34
3:08
3rd & 7 at own 34
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 10 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
3:08
1st & 10 at own 44
Ryan Finley pass complete to C.J. Riley for 12 yds to the JMads 44 for a 1ST down
3:08
1st & 10 at opp 44
Ryan Finley pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 7 yds to the JMads 37
3:08
2nd & 3 at opp 37
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 4 yds to the JMads 33 for a 1ST down
0:58
1st & 10 at opp 33
Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:58
0:58
1st & 10 at opp 33
Timeout JMU, clock 00:58
0:58
1st & 10 at opp 33
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Jakobi Meyers
0:58
2nd & 10 at opp 33
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 8 yds to the JMads 25
0:47
3rd & 2 at opp 25
Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:47
0:47
3rd & 2 at opp 25
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 3 yds to the JMads 22 for a 1ST down
0:47
1st & 10 at opp 22
Ryan Finley pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 8 yds to the JMads 14
0:47
2nd & 2 at opp 14
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Kelvin Harmon
0:18
3rd & 2 at opp 14
Ryan Finley pass complete to C.J. Riley for 14 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 17, James Madison 7
James Madison End of half, 1 play
0:18
1st & 0 at own 35
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 36 yds , Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey return for a loss of 3 yards to the JMads 26
0:13
1st & 10 at own 26
Cardon Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMads 25
3rd quarter5 drives, then NC State 17, James Madison 10
NC State Punt, 3 plays
15:00
2nd & 11 at own 35
Tyler Gray kickoff for 59 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
NC STATE Penalty, false start (Jakobi Meyers) to the NCSt 20
15:00
1st & 15 at own 20
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Damien Darden
15:00
2nd & 15 at own 20
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 13
15:00
3rd & 22 at own 13
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Kelvin Harmon
15:00
4th & 22 at own 13
A.J. Cole III punt for 29 yds, downed at the NCSt 42
James Madison Field goal, 7 plays
13:51
1st & 10 at opp 42
Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the NCSt 39
13:51
2nd & 7 at opp 39
Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the NCSt 36
13:51
3rd & 4 at opp 36
Ben DiNucci run for 24 yds to the NCSt 12 for a 1ST down
13:51
1st & 10 at opp 12
Trai Sharp run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 15
13:51
2nd & 13 at opp 15
Trai Sharp run for 4 yds to the NCSt 11
13:51
3rd & 9 at opp 11
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 8 yds to the NCSt 3
10:19
4th & 1 at opp 3
Ethan Ratke 19 yd FG GOODNC State 17, James Madison 10
NC State Missed FG, 11 plays
10:19
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Gray kickoff for 63 yds , Maurice Trowell return for 26 yds to the NCSt 28
10:13
1st & 10 at own 28
Jakobi Meyers run for 3 yds to the NCSt 31
10:13
2nd & 7 at own 31
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by D’Angelo Amos
10:13
3rd & 7 at own 31
Ryan Finley pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the NCSt 37
10:13
4th & 1 at own 37
Ryan Finley run for 1 yd to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
10:13
1st & 10 at own 38
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 21 yds to the JMads 41 for a 1ST down
10:13
1st & 10 at opp 41
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 3 yds to the JMads 38
10:13
2nd & 7 at opp 38
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 3 yds to the JMads 35
10:13
3rd & 4 at opp 35
JMU Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Wesley McCormick) to the JMads 25 for a 1ST down
10:13
1st & 10 at opp 25
Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the JMads 25
10:13
2nd & 10 at opp 25
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to C.J. Riley
10:13
3rd & 10 at opp 25
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
5:59
4th & 10 at opp 25
Christopher Dunn 43 yd FG MISSED
James Madison Punt, 8 plays
5:59
1st & 10 at own 26
Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Josh Sims, broken up by Tim Kidd-Glass
5:59
2nd & 10 at own 26
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Josh Sims for 13 yds to the JMads 39 for a 1ST down
5:59
1st & 10 at own 39
Cardon Johnson run for 3 yds to the JMads 42
5:59
2nd & 7 at own 42
Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to David Eldridge
5:59
3rd & 7 at own 42
Ben DiNucci run for 11 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down
5:59
1st & 10 at opp 47
Cardon Johnson run for 2 yds to the NCSt 45
5:59
2nd & 8 at opp 45
Cole Johnson pass complete to EJ Morgan for 5 yds to the NCSt 40
5:59
3rd & 3 at opp 40
Cole Johnson pass incomplete to Riley Stapleton, broken up by Alim McNeill
5:59
4th & 3 at opp 40
Harry O’Kelly punt for 39 yds, downed at the NCSt 1
NC State Punt, 9 plays
2:56
1st & 10 at own 1
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 2 yds to the NCSt 3
2:56
2nd & 8 at own 3
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Kelvin Harmon
2:56
3rd & 8 at own 3
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 10 yds to the NCSt 13 for a 1ST down
2:56
1st & 10 at own 13
Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 15
2:56
2nd & 8 at own 15
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
2:56
3rd & 8 at own 15
Ryan Finley run for 9 yds to the NCSt 24 for a 1ST down
2:56
1st & 10 at own 24
Ryan Finley pass incomplete to Kelvin Harmon, broken up by Matt Terrell
0:12
2nd & 10 at own 24
Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:12
0:12
2nd & 10 at own 24
Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 25
Q4 15:00
3rd & 9 at own 25
Ryan Finley pass complete to C.J. Riley for 8 yds to the NCSt 33
Q4 15:00
4th & 1 at own 33
A.J. Cole III punt for 44 yds, fair catch by D’Angelo Amos at the JMads 23
4th quarter3 drives, then NC State 24, James Madison 13
James Madison Field goal, 15 plays
14:11
1st & 10 at own 23
Marcus Marshall run for 8 yds to the JMads 31
14:11
2nd & 2 at own 31
Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the JMads 35 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & 10 at own 35
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Josh Sims for 12 yds to the JMads 47 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & 10 at own 47
Marcus Marshall run for a loss of 2 yards to the JMads 45
14:11
2nd & 12 at own 45
Ben DiNucci run for 4 yds to the JMads 49
14:11
3rd & 8 at own 49
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 9 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & 10 at opp 42
Marcus Marshall run for 1 yd to the NCSt 41
14:11
2nd & 9 at opp 41
Jawon Hamilton run for 2 yds to the NCSt 39
14:11
3rd & 7 at opp 39
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 8 yds to the NCSt 31 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & 10 at opp 31
Marcus Marshall run for 1 yd to the NCSt 30
14:11
2nd & 9 at opp 30
Marcus Marshall run for 26 yds to the NCSt 4 for a 1ST down
14:11
1st & goal at opp 4
Cardon Johnson run for no gain to the NCSt 4
14:11
2nd & goal at opp 4
Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Josh Sims
14:11
3rd & goal at opp 4
Ben DiNucci run for 1 yd to the NCSt 3
6:59
4th & goal at opp 3
Ethan Ratke 19 yd FG GOODNC State 17, James Madison 13
NC State Touchdown, 11 plays
6:59
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Gray kickoff for 61 yds , Maurice Trowell return for 12 yds to the NCSt 16
6:55
1st & 10 at own 16
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 2 yds to the NCSt 18
6:55
2nd & 8 at own 18
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 5 yds to the NCSt 23
6:55
3rd & 3 at own 23
Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 8 yds to the NCSt 31 for a 1ST down
6:55
1st & 10 at own 31
Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 32
6:55
2nd & 9 at own 32
Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 32
6:55
3rd & 9 at own 32
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 39 yds to the JMads 29 for a 1ST down
6:55
1st & 10 at opp 29
Trent Pennix run for no gain to the JMads 29
6:55
2nd & 10 at opp 29
Trent Pennix run for 1 yd to the JMads 28
2:23
3rd & 9 at opp 28
Timeout JMU, clock 02:23
2:23
3rd & 9 at opp 28
Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 10 yds to the JMads 18 for a 1ST down
2:23
1st & 10 at opp 18
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 12 yds to the JMads 6 for a 1ST down
1:05
1st & goal at opp 6
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 6 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 24, James Madison 13
James Madison End of game, 7 plays
1:05
1st & 0 at own 35
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:05
1st & 10 at own 25
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Kyndel Dean for 2 yds to the JMads 27
1:05
2nd & 8 at own 27
Ben DiNucci run for 5 yds to the JMads 32
1:05
3rd & 3 at own 32
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Marcus Marshall for 12 yds to the JMads 44 for a 1ST down
0:23
1st & 10 at own 44
Timeout JMU, clock 00:23
0:23
1st & 10 at own 44
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 26 yds to the NCSt 30 for a 1ST down
0:23
1st & 10 at opp 30
Team pass incomplete
0:23
2nd & 10 at opp 30
Ben DiNucci pass complete to Riley Stapleton for 14 yds to the NCSt 16 for a 1ST down
0:02
1st & 10 at opp 16
Timeout JMU, clock 00:02
0:02
1st & 10 at opp 16
Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to David Eldridge
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
PassingRyan Finley29 of 43, 309 yards, 2 TDNC State
ReceivingJakobi Meyers14 catches, 161 yardsNC State
DefenseGermaine Pratt12 tacklesNC State
James Madison
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