The Duke Blue Devils beat the North Carolina Tar Heels for the first time since 2018 on Saturday, and the locker room made sure to properly celebrate the achievement.
Duke fell behind 20-0 early in the third quarter, but the Blue Devils scored three touchdowns in the final 21 minutes to storm all the way back and reclaim the Victory Bell.
Star cornerback [autotag]Chandler Rivers[/autotag] posted a photo after the game of himself with quarterback [autotag]Maalik Murphy[/autotag], both smoking a victory cigar as the Blue Devils picked up bragging rights over the Tar Heels again.
Rivers made four tackles and broke up three passes on Saturday, nearly coming up with the game-ending interception on the final drive when he got in the way of a throw from UNC quarterback Jacolby Criswell. Luckily, linebacker Tre Freeman picked Criswell off just a few plays later to make sure that didn’t matter.
Murphy completed 15 of his 34 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown, Despite the low completion percentage, the first-year starter went on a six-for-six heater in the third quarter that picked up 106 yards to power two touchdown drives.
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— ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕟 ² (@_ChandlerRivers) September 29, 2024
The Blue Devils improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1994 with the win.