Minnesota Beats Iowa 13-10 on a 46-yard Kick at the Gun
Luke Drzewiecki's 46-yard field goal came with the clock at 0:00, and that is the only reason Minnesota beat Iowa 13-10 and not something less comfortable to say out loud. It was his second field goal of the day, and the one that counted.
It was never a game with much going on. Drzewiecki hit a 31-yarder in the first quarter, Caden Buhr answered with a 32-yarder for Iowa in the second, and it was 3-3 at the half. Darius Taylor scored from a yard out in the third quarter to make it 10-3 Minnesota, and that was the score entering the fourth. Hank Brown found Reece Vander Zee for 37 yards with 3:46 left to tie it at 10-10, and then Drzewiecki got his last kick.
Iowa did the better work between the twenties and still lost. The Hawkeyes outgained Minnesota 288 yards to 209, and ran for 90 yards to the Gophers' 72. They also threw three interceptions to Minnesota's one and lost a fumble to Minnesota's none, which is a lot of giveaways to cover on a 10-point day. Iowa sacked the quarterback three times and was sacked once. Nobody got to 20 points on the scoreboard, but Iowa did the most to hurt itself.
Both teams are 5-2 now, so the standings did not move for either side of this game, so the standings did not move for either side of this game, though the one that kicked the winner has a bit more to smile about.
Fantasy takeaway: nobody scored big here. Vander Zee led all players with 16.9 Promethium points, and that is the best day of the afternoon.