Notre Dame’s football squad delivered a crushing 41-7 victory over Boston College in Week 11, completely shutting out the Eagles 31-0 in the first half alone. That is a +34 point differential in one game, folks!
Total Domination and Scoring Habits
The Irish just kept piling on the points after that first half. They tied BC 7-7 in the third quarter, then closed it out 3-0 in the fourth. Total team effort, right? This win just reinforces what we have been seeing all season. Notre Dame is averaging 39.5 points per game, with their point differential sitting at a massive +25.7 through Week 11. And if you have been watching, you know the second quarter is their explosion zone, averaging 14.1 points. They are consistently deadly after the first 15 minutes.
The Offense Is A Yardage Machine
The offense was absolutely firing against BC, putting up 500 total yards. That is their second-highest production of the entire season, only behind that monster 598-yard game against Stanford back in Week 6. Seriously, these guys are averaging 445 yards of total offense every single game. They had 224 passing yards against BC, with Irish passers completing 21 of 32 attempts for a solid 65.6 percent. But the ground game? Forget about it. They absolutely gashed BC for 276 rushing yards, their second-best rushing performance this season, just shy of the 361 they dropped on Stanford. They did that on 40 attempts, racking up an insane 6.9 yards per carry on average. That is just flat-out dominant.
Carr Deals, Walton Runs Wild
CJ Carr took the reins at QB and delivered. He completed 20 of his 28 pass attempts for a 71.4 percent completion rate, slinging for 217 yards and two touchdown passes. Yeah, he had one interception, but that is a stat line to build on, especially in a blowout. For the season, Carr has been a stud: 67.9 percent completion rate on 290 attempts, 2,385 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, only two interceptions, and three sacks through Week 11. He is the real deal. Freshman Noah Grubbs also got in there, completing one of three passes for seven yards. But let us talk about freshman running back Jonaz Walton. The kid had another monster rushing game in Week 11. He tore it up for 141 yards on just 15 carries, accounting for a wild 51 percent of the team’s total rushing yards. When he touches the ball, good things happen.
This kind of dominant, balanced offense with Carr leading the charge and Walton tearing up the ground has the Fighting Irish looking like an absolute force to be reckoned with as the season winds down. You gotta respect that kind of consistent offensive firepower.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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