A lot of folks predicted that the 2024 Notre Dame-Navy game would play out differently than previous matchups. The Midshipmen came into Week 9 undefeated, with four of their six wins coming against American conference opponents. There was even not so quiet chatter about a potential upset.
And we surely got a special game but nothing like those expectations.
That’s largely because Navy’s offense had probably its worst game in a long time against the absolute worst opponent: Notre Dame’s 2024 lights-out defense. I covered some of the big picture stuff the defense was able to accomplish in the game’s regular review but I wanted to do this special performance a little more justice.