Boston College Rallies from 12 Down to Beat Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh scored 12 points before the first quarter was half over, and it still lost. Boston College came back from 12-0 to win 27-21, and the Panthers spent the rest of the day kicking field goals.
The start was all Pitt. Cataurus Hicks caught a 75-yard touchdown from Corey Dailey with 14:42 left in the first quarter, a safety followed, and Antonio Chadha added a 28-yard field goal for 12-0. Boston College got on the board with a 1-yard run from Bo MacCormack III, then Mason McKenzie hit Javarius Green from 11 yards with 0:51 left in the half to take a 14-12 lead. That was the only lead change of the game, and Pittsburgh never got back in front.
It got bigger right away. McKenzie found Landon Wright for a 69-yard touchdown on the first scoring play of the third quarter, and Boston College led 21-12. Chadha kicked three more field goals (29, 42 and 38 yards), but Pitt never found the end zone again, and Evan Dickens' 1-yard run with 13:02 left in the fourth made it 27-18 (the extra point missed). The final margin was six.
The yardage was close, 403 for Boston College and 392 for Pitt, though Boston College did its damage through the air with 295 passing yards and Pitt through the ground with 199 rushing yards. Both teams threw two interceptions, and Pitt also lost a fumble. Boston College is 3-3 and Pittsburgh falls to 5-2.
Fantasy owners got a tie at the top: Hicks and McKenzie both finished at 24.5 points.