— On a day its offense struggled mightily, the Navy defense rose up in the second half and saved the day.
Safeties Lorentez Barbour and Daiquan Thomasson made clutch interceptions late in the fourth quarter as Navy held Army scoreless in the second half and escaped with a 21-17 victory over archrival Army before an announced crowd of 69,722 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Thomasson's pickoff came at his own 2 yard line after Army attempted a double-pass designed to produce the go-ahead touchdown.
Quarterback Keenan Reynolds rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while passing for another 113 yards and a score as Navy's offense used big plays to overcome an otherwise futile offensive effort and extend its record winning streak in the series to 14 games.