When two football teams combine to score zero points in a half, and 17 altogether, you start to question some things.
Will either team ever actually score?
Where did the staples of the modern offense go?
Why did I willingly choose to cover this matchup?
What happened to the game I love?
Those thoughts provided comedic relief during a slog of a game at Wrigley Field Saturday, a contest featuring 339 total yards, three non-garbage time plays of 10-plus yards and 14 punts. To the credit of both teams, the second half became more exciting: the floodgates really opened with all sides finding the end zone, including Northwestern doing so to tie the game with 1:50 left on a Brendan Sullivan touchdown pass to Cam Johnson.