Duke seemed to have caught Pitt off guard with a fake field goal on the first play of the second quarter, but the Panthers recovered.
With the score tied up at seven late in the first quarter of the Pitt-Duke game, Duke took over in their own territory. Quarterback Parker Boehme started the drive with a 77-yard gallop to the Pitt 8-yard line. A few plays later, the Panther defense flexed their muscle and tightened up, forcing a field goal attempt for the Blue Devils to take the lead on the first play of the second quarter. That is when reserve linebacker, Matt Steinbeck stepped up to point the Panthers towards their 31-13 win yesterday.