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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame’s Defense Shines, Offense Ho-Hum

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish improved to 6-0 on Saturday with a 31-13 road victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. For the most part, the Irish had few problems during the game, rolling up 426 yards of total offense and collecting 24 first downs on the afternoon.

With four different runners gaining more than 40 yards apiece and eight different receivers catching at least one pass, Notre Dame spread the wealth and avoided the prospect of looking ahead to their pivotal date with Clemson next Saturday night.

Below are some of the keys aspects of the Irish win:

Brief Momentum Shift

Notre Dame started the game with a 15-play drive that consumed the first 8:44 of the game and culminated with a touchdown pass from Ian Book to Joe Wilkins Jr.