Should be an entertaining ball game !

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UNC – opening drive, Heels steam rolling down the field. They didn’t face a 3rd down until our 10 yard line. Held them to a field goal. [10:03] 3-0

Duke – quick 3 & out, not good and then blocked punt = bad [8:42]

Heels – take advantage of a very short field, 3 play drive for TD [7:21], 10-0.

On a bright note – seeing Wallace Wade Stadium 🏟 full is AWESOME.

Duke – Nate gained 8 on first down, but it was still a 3 & out. Punt at 6:23 (1)…

UNC – yardage now 125 – 12 in favor of Heels. 0:01 on the clock (2nd and 19) End of 1st quarter, UNC 10-0 and ball on Duke 21…

Heels convert on 4th and 2, TD, 17-0 at 13:43 (2). 154 – 12 in yards… been decades since a team manhandled Duke at Wallace Wade. Need to do something like grab a first down…..

DUKE – 1st down at 12:09 (2)!!! Just like that, we get another one. 1st and 10 at 11.

Stopped at the Heels 2 [9:36]. Surprised that the handoff didn’t go to Nate.

UNC – 3rd down from inside their 10, Heels fumbled while trying to stretch for the first down, ruled at Duke TD but being reviewed now [8:37-2] TD, 17-7…

Hokies 24, Yellow Jackets 3 in the 2nd.

UNC – initial punt of the game at 6:09 (2)

Duke : advanced to midfield in 1 play but then stalled – punt down to UNC 10 (4:00)

UNC – 1 first down, then punt at 0:56. Blue Devils used their timeouts to regain possession on our 35.

Duke – gained 1st down at 50, 0:23 left. Another 1st down but clocked never stopped….0:05…..Duke made it to inside the 30, but the clock reads 0:00.

The call was ruled tackled inbounds and short of 1st down. Double wammy on that one.

Halftime score, Heels 17, Duke 7 [5:10 pm].

Duke : FD, FD, FD, FD, FD – now at UNC 17… last one under review…

First Down overturned, 4th and inches (8:17-3) Nate for 13, 1st and goal

Heels hold, FG of 22 at 6:54…8 minutes ➕️ off the clock ⏰️ on the opening drive of the second half.

232 – 197 yardage, now in favor of Duke.

UNC – great drive going but fumble inside of the Duke 10 at 3:45 (3)

Duke, own 9 : FD, tough holding call takes away big first down. Duke punts to UNC 15 at 0:14 (3).

UNC – end of 3rd quarter [6:14 pm], Heels still lead 17 – 10.

UNC – 3 and out, Punt, returned to UNC 36 at 14 :10 (4)

Duke overcomes 2nd and 19, now in Red Zone…FG at 8:47 (4). UNC 17 – 13….

Need a stop ✋️ from the D…

UNC – 4th and 5 at midfield, punter fumbled the snap, sacked at his own 34 at 7:43 (4)

Duke – FD, FD, Red Zone, Nate on the screen play for a TD, first lead, 20-17 at 4:39 left.

UNC – 1st and 10, own 22… HUGE 4th down conversion for Tar Heels. Now across midfield at 3 :17….61 yard FG from here. In FG range (41 yarder) at 2:00 warning ⚠️….what a game…

Great play call from Bill, Heels retake the lead, 24 – 20 at 1:53. Exactly what happened last week in Atlanta…. let’s see if we can answer…

Solid start, but drive ends with a 3rd town interception… 7:12 pm, Heels call ballgame and claim the Victory Bell.