The last two weeks have not been a pretty display of offense by Notre Dame football. First, there was the rain game against Michigan where the offense looked anemic, and then there was the frustrating game vs. Virginia Tech — especially in the first half — that saw many points left out there.
On the year, Duke has only out-gained opponents by 89 yards. Therefore, much like last week, Notre Dame enters a favorable contest. Duke is actually yielding more passing yards to opponents. The Irish absolutely need to take advantage, which leads us to our first key matchup: