Penn State managed to celebrate another win on Saturday afternoon with a 41-13 victory at Northwestern, but the game rarely felt as lopsided as the final score would seemingly indicate. After fighting its way to a 10-10 tie at halftime, Penn State seemed to wear down Northwestern in the second half as the offense slowly built some momentum.
The offense has the defense to thank this week as the Nittany Lions set the tone on the defensive side of the football and held Northwestern down long enough to allow the offense to get some things working. It just took a little longer than most would have liked. Penn State did not take a lead on the Wildcats until about midway through the third quarter, but it was all Penn State after halftime with a 31-3 scoring advantage after halftime.
Here is how the grades look for Penn State following the road win at Northwestern.