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Complete performance lifts Notre Dame to a 41-24 win at No. 16 Syracuse
In what was expected to be a difficult matchup against one of the best offenses Notre Dame will face this season, the Irish defense instead played one of its best games this year in a 41-24 win Saturday at No. 16 Syracuse (6-2).
The Irish defense and special teams weren’t too shabby either in its 26th consecutive win over an ACC opponent.
Paced by 246 rushing yards, two interceptions — one returned for a touchdown — and another blocked punt that set up a score, Notre Dame never trailed.
Only briefly did this one get interesting after the Irish led 24-7 early the third quarter when Syracuse scored 10 straight points and pulled to within 24-17. Its comeback stalled out early in the fourth quarter when with Syracuse driving, a tipped pass by Irish junior lineman Howard Cross III was intercepted by senior linebacker Marist Liufau, a turnover that Notre Dame parlayed into a 7-play, 54-yard touchdown drive and a 31-17 lead.
Things got rolling
The Irish advantage swelled to 38-17 midway through the fourth quarter after a blocked punt by junior cornerback Clarence Lewis set up a 2-yard touchdown run from sophomore tailback Audric Estime, his second score the game.
Estime — who tallied 20 carries for 123 yards — was part of a Notre Dame rushing attack that piled up 246 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
Sophomore Logan Diggs added 20 carries for 85 yards with 1 touchdown.
Already leading 14-7 late in the second quarter, Notre Dame (5-3) took control of the game shortly before halftime when Irish junior quarterback Drew Pyne connected with sophomore wide receiver Jayden Thomas to push the lead to 21-7 at halftime.
