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Three takeaways from Virginia’s 27-20 loss at Wake Forest

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1. That's now two straight losses that rest partially on the shoulder of Kurt Benkert.

"Partially" being the operative word there, as it's a team game and none of this season's losses can be pinned on one person. Regardless, if any game could, Saturday's would be on quarterback Kurt Benkert, whose pick-six with less than seven minutes left resulted in the go-ahead touchdown for the Demon Deacons. Scrambling, Benkert threw across the field directly to Jessie Bates, who returned it 39 yards for the score. Coupled with an interception on Virginia's previous possession, Benkert's decision-making helped to stall any momentum after a gorgeous touchdown pass to Smoke Mizzell in the waning seconds of the third quarter.