The Duke Blue Devils (4-2 overall) and the No. 12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-0 overall) were both undefeated at 3-0 in conference play when the two ACC programs met in Week 8.
The winner would stand atop the conference rankings after the game, and the loser would fall to the increasing mix of teams with one loss against ACC opponents.
After the Duke defense forced the Yellow Jackets to punt, it looked like the Blue Devils might push their way into the end zone, led by quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Cooper
Barkate.