On the first play of the fourth quarter, Oregon scored a touchdown to expand its lead to 22 points, which is beyond the cutoff most advanced statistical systems use for defining a game as no longer competitive with that little time remaining. Since I watch film I can use more custom-tailored criteria for garbage time and otherwise non-representative play, but in this case that’s the point I used as well. Both teams had two more possessions in which the character of both offenses and defenses qualitatively changed – USC with desperation passing on offense and playing for turnovers on defense, Oregon killing the clock on offense and backing out to soft zone to force long drives on defense.
Duck Tape: Film Review of Week 11, 2023 vs USC
