It wasn’t pretty (it’s astonishing how many times I find myself saying that) but Pitt’s football team defeated Syracuse on Saturday, 21-10.
Here’s the thing. Pitt was favored to win the game by about 20 points so many fans will look at the final score and insist that was too high. While the Panthers didn’t technically win by that many, they left nine points on the board due to missed field goals, had a gaggle of really dumb penalties, and gave Syracuse some great field position to play with.
Is Pitt three touchdowns better than Syracuse? Maybe, Maybe not.