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Instant Takeaways From Virginia's Nail-Biting Loss Against Duke

SI Feed·Xander Tilock·3 days ago
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The Cardiac Cavaliers are still here. They just haven't won as many games as they did last year.

Virginia suffered a heartbreaking 19-16 loss against Duke Friday night, failing to earn revenge for last season's ACC title loss. Here are instant takeaways live from Scott Stadium:

Beau Pribula and this offense were wildly inconsistent again

Pribula lost a fumble for the second game in a row. Also for the second game in a row, his offense failed to score 20 points. To his credit, he did surpass 35 rushing yards for the first time since August, but he was generally unable to elevate this offense aside from a handful of highlight plays.

Time and time again, the Cavaliers defense shut Duke down. Virginia's offense almost never capitalized on it. In Virginia’s first drive of the final quarter, Pribula fell down while trying to escape the pocket and surrendered a big sack. He also lost yards on a few third-down scrambles over the course of the evening.

The final offensive play was an interception on fourth down.…

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