The Wisconsin Badgers (2-1 overall, 2-1 B1G) suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, losing to Northwestern 17-7.

The Badgers displayed by far their poorest effort of this abbreviated season, and now will need some help if they hope to make it back to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game.

Let’s look at three of the primary story lines that popped up against Northwestern.

Offensive woes

Wisconsin has had long-standing issues on the road at Ryan Field, and that trend unfortunately continued in the most recent iteration of the rivalry.