Duke 9, Boston 7: By The Numbers

Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY SportsA look inside the statistical breakdown following the Eagles' second straight conference defeat.

9. Total number of passing attempts in the first half of Saturday's game. That's about right where Boston College was a week ago, when they attempted 10 passes in the first half against NIU. The only difference was that last week, they completed four of the passes, including one for a touchdown, while they went 0-9 this week in the first half.

10. The total number of rushing attempts by Jeff Smith alone in the first half. Smith tallied 59 of the Boston College 100 yards of offense in the first half. Troy Flutie only saw time on the first couple of drives, then ceded the…