Notre Dame’s defense has flexed its muscles all season, but for one noteworthy week. That was no different at Duke in Saturday’s 38-7 snoozer.
Meanwhile, the Irish offense has shown up against only the comically-overmatched, until now. The Blue Devils (4-5) may not be the cream of the ACC’s crop, but they are competent and well-coached, lending some credibility to Notre Dame’s relative offensive explosion.
And it was an explosion, at least in that it was the most the Irish (7-2) have scored against a Power Five program this year and the most yards per play against a Power Five opponent since the opener.