Washington started off the season playing Auburn in Atlanta against a stellar defensive line which included a likely 1st round pick in DT Derrick Brown. Jake Browning was pressured on 30.77% of pass attempts. 2 weeks later the Dawgs traveled to Utah to play the Utes which didn’t have a likely 1st round pick but which had 3 members of their defensive line who made the Pac-12 all-1st or 2nd teams. UW was pressured on 38.46% of pass attempts.
If you exclude the North Dakota game then the Huskies have nicely bookended their season with games against Utah and games against talented non-conference teams away from home.