Louisville Rallies from 10 Down to Beat Syracuse 34-26
Umari Hatcher caught 13 passes for 224 yards, which in most weeks wins you a game. This week it won Syracuse nothing, and Louisville came out of a 10-point hole with a 34-26 victory.
Syracuse went up 10-0 in the first quarter on a 26-yard field goal and a 41-yard Malachi Nelson touchdown pass to Hatcher. Louisville answered right back. Keyjuan Brown scored from 5 yards, and then Lincoln Kienholz broke off an 82-yard touchdown run to make it 14-10. The lead changed five times, mostly in the second quarter: Syracuse took it back at 16-14, Kienholz scored from the 1 for 21-16, Ahmad Miller ran for 20 yards to make it 23-21, and Kienholz threw 46 yards to Isaac Brown with 28 seconds left in the half for a 28-23 Louisville lead.
Nobody scored in the third quarter. Syracuse cut it to 28-26 on a 24-yard field goal with 12:45 left, and Keyjuan Brown ran in from 5 yards with 7:34 left to make it 34-26 (the extra point failed). That was the last score.
Syracuse had more yards, 462 to 429, but gave the ball away three times (two interceptions and a lost fumble) against two for Louisville. Louisville sacked Nelson five times. The Cardinals move to 4-3, Syracuse falls to 2-4. For fantasy, Kienholz and Hatcher were the two big scores of the day.
Quick fantasy note: Ahmad Miller ran 18 times for 123 yards and a score for Syracuse, and Calvin Russell III added 6 catches and a touchdown. Keyjuan Brown scored twice for Louisville on just 13 carries for 50 yards. Hatcher's 41.4 and Kienholz's 35.7 were the two top scores of the afternoon.