The Wisconsin Badgers fought hard until time ran out yesterday, driving inside the red zone with a chance to tie the game with 1:00 left on the clock. Like all of their red-zone trips during the game, however, the drive ended up stalling as the Indiana Hoosiers held on and won the game 14-6.
It’s an interesting performance to unpack, with the Badgers besting the Hoosiers in many meaningful statistical categories including total yards, rushing yards, passing yards, 3rd down conversion percentage, time of possession and more.
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The difference in the game, in the end, proved to be quarterback Graham Mertz’s two turnovers and the Badgers failing to score a touchdown in any of their three trips to the red zone–that compared to two touchdowns on two red-zone trips by the Hoosiers.
There are still some positives to take away, though a 2-2 record through Week 7 is far from what many expected from this team entering the season (obviously the biggest disappointment being them only having played four games through seven weeks).
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Here are the studs and duds from the Badgers’ performance yesterday: