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Wisconsin vs. Purdue: 3 things we learned from the Badgers’ win

The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers withstood a difficult first quarter, then used a dominant second quarter to derail the Purdue Boilermakers 49-20 on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Wisconsin (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) scored 35 points in that second frame, including 28 unanswered, that lifted them to a huge lead after trailing 3-0.

UW awakened after That sluggish first quarter on both sides of the ball, and went on to comfortably win against a Purdue (3-8, 1-7) team that haD former standout quarterback Drew Brees in the house.

The three things we learned from Saturday’s win:

The Wisconsin defense can overcome rough starts

It was an uncharacteristic start for Justin Wilcox’s squad, giving up 76 passing yards in the first quarter alone and committing a couple of offside penalties.