Flurry of drops

Eric Peterman dropped a pass over the middle on third down near midfield. It would have been a sure first down, but instead the Cats are forced to punt. While Bacher has five incompletions, each was a catchable pass. 

Duke takes a strike down the field on first down, and Thaddeus Lewis shows off his arm strength with a 60-yard bomb down to the Cats 20, but the ball was overthrown for his intended receiver. Clifford Harris rushed for 9 yards on second down, and on the quick-snap third down, Duke is stuffed. 

On the punt, Brendan Smith is forced to call the fair catch at NU's 15 yard line.