The Irish went 4/6 converting scoring chances into TDs, but the two misses (FG try, 4th and inches stop) won't alleviate concerns.

Playoff wrinkle: Put Malachi Fields (a HS QB) under center and sneak him! Run the Mark Andrews TD play! These short yardage efforts have been brutal

an up and down CJ Carr game, with terrific throws but some loud bad plays. Irish won't see another strong defense this regular season, so a good learning experience.

Great deep passes, struggles getting anything loose underneath. Behind LOS - 9 air yards: 18-23 for 124 yards

Panthers offense basically abandoned the run (33% early down run rate) because the early struggles. Terrific havoc (again) by the Irish defense.

Will the Irish defense outscore the Syracuse offense this weekend? I think that's on the table if not likely

good offensive outing, spectacular defense. in the Navy review wrote about this being a game where Al Golden would put Heintschel in a blender, and Chris Ash was on that level.

Pitt had 2.71 yards per dropback, pressured 51% of dropbacks, 1-7 for 17 yards on throws of 10+ air yards.

I was traveling during ND-SC and listened to the last 18 minutes of game time on the radio in the car. it was awesome

so many clutch interceptions and more almost picks than any Irish CB I can remember (in part what happens when you get targeted a lot)

there's probably a bigger range or philosophy you can apply for ND as an independent, but my personal picks would be USC, FSU, Purdue

keep games with history, solid strength of schedule floor, supplement with the rotating home and homes like Bama, Florida, A&M, Clemson + ACC rota