Putting together their most impressive performance in the last month, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish boosted their record to 6-2 on the year with a 38-7 victory over the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night. Jumping out to a 21-0 advantage and then shutting out their opponents after the break, the Irish had only miscues during the course of the contest. Much of those were of the self-inflicted variety and were primarily confined to the final six minutes of the first half.
Below are some of the keys to the win:
First Quarter Domination
Notre Dame entered this contest as slightly more than a touchdown favorite, with the partisan Duke crowd hoping to see an upset.