Howell completed 18 of 32 passes without an interception, while the North Carolina defense straightened up after a rough outing a week earlier at Georgia Tech. Mack Brown, who’s in his second stint as North Carolina’s coach, has directed victories in 11 straight meetings with Duke. Howell and Chandler hooked up for a 75-yard pass play in the final seconds of the first quarter for the game’s first points. Duke scored on the first snap of the second half on Holmberg’s 80-yard pass play to Jalon Calhoun. Chandler added a 14-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter before Howell’s 63-yard pass play to Josh Downs accounted for the last touchdown.

Source: National Post October 02, 2021 19:30 UTC