Saturday’s 19-14 win over Pitt was, without question, Notre Dame’s worst performance all season. There is zero need to look for historical comparisons — it’s of no moment how six years ago it took a different Notre Dame squad eleven days and twenty-three hours to beat Pitt on a field goal that should have been disallowed. The only meaning the game should have is that the Irish are undefeated and now rank fourth overall. That, and the defense is fantastic.
Here are the top plays. Somehow they found more than one.
Pitt is a team that combines Purdue-level talent with an SEC-worthy sense of entitlement.