However, the script was flipped for the Irish, as their typically impressive offense made plenty of huge, boneheaded mistakes, while the defense, prone to being inconsistent and downright weak at times, played 3 quarters of lights-out football in holding the Eagles’ abysmal offense to just 3 points. However, the defense’s true colors shone through in the final period, as they allowed BC to climb back into the game, giving up one huge touchdown play (of course) and allowing another long touchdown drive to bring BC within a recovered onside kick and a made field goal of tying the game against the 4th-ranked Irish.
Defensive Grades: Notre Dame vs. BC
