Every week, our Ian McCafferty will go back and critically review one or more plays from the past Saturday's game. These are the plays that, more than any others, were crucial in determining the outcome of the game. He'll check the film and break down the how and why of those decisive few seconds.
That was one of the most delightful Northwestern football games in recent memory. Despite a terrifying slow start, Northwestern came out firing in the second half, scored on all of its third-quarter possessions and blew out the Boilermakers in West Lafayette.