Oregon chose to leverage its passing attack in this game, calling 65% pass plays (compared to 55% in the October game) including all three of its first possession and all but eight for the rest of the first half, maintaining an instantaneous passing rate well into the 70s until late in the third quarter.
The Ducks used their typical horizontal stretch passing game as setup to what would likely be later vertical stretch plays, but UW’s defense was much better prepared for the horizontal game this time around and Oregon’s pass efficiency fell by ten percentage points to 53% (19 successful plays vs 17 failed ones, given the down & distance), with 6.