Despite the final margin of victory, North Carolina’s 38-7 win over Duke on Saturday was not perfect. There were things on both sides of the ball that you could nitpick. One thing you really can’t is Josh Downs’ effort in the win.
Our Player of the Game in Saturday’s Victory Bell clash goes to Downs after finishing with eight catches for 168 yards and a touchdown. Including his punt returns, he had over 200 all-purpose yards on the day.
As a team, UNC picked up 21 first downs on the day, and five of them came on Downs catches.