During the Chris Petersen era, the Washington Huskies defensive strategy has been largely predicated on one principal above all others: forcing opposing offenses to earn every single yard, no matter how consequential that individual yard may be. On Saturday, the Dawgs employed that strategy to great effect, beating the Arizona State Sun Devils for just the second time since 2001. While the seven-point margin of victory made fans sweat the outcome for longer than they would have liked (the Huskies were favored by 18 points at kickoff), there’s no denying that Washington looked like a more complete team against ASU than they did a week earlier at Utah, and should still be considered one of the favorites to win this year’s Pac-12 championship.
Grading the Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington Huskies Football
