The Ducks’ offense played at an elite level, well beyond the championship threshold, in all per-play metrics I track through charting on Saturday. In the aggregate, their efficiency prior to garbage time was 71% (32 successes vs 13 failures, given the down & distance), averaging 7.9 adjusted YPP with 26.5% of plays gaining explosive yardage.
Oregon’s overall gameplan was to quickly jump to a double-digit lead and then sit on it, correctly surmising that Utah wouldn’t be able to play their way out of a deficit. The way they achieved that quick lead involved a pass-heavy attack, with only nine of their first 25 playcalls being designed runs — a 36/64 run/pass split — even then many of those runs were reserved for close to the goalline when the defense compressed.