Pitt Blather · Nov 21, 2016
The Steady Drumbeat of a Blowout
The points didn’t come in one wild quarter or half. There wasn’t a defense that completely overwhelmed and demoralized Duke. Instead, they were steady consistent blows on both sides of the ball. It didn’t even feel like a blowout until you looked up at the score in 4th quarter.
Duke never quite seemed out of it in the first half. In part, because, Pitt fans have been conditioned this year to understand that no lead is truly safe. But primarily because while Pitt was dominating, they weren’t destroying.
A lead of 28-14 at the half was nice. The defense was decent, but still showed its weaknesses. That Duke missed a short field goal at the end of the half seemed like a bit of luck.