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Huskers start fast, hold on to knock off Purdue 37-27 | Football



Only minutes earlier, the Huskers led by 21 points.

On this day, though, Nebraska’s offense responded. Junior quarterback Adrian Martinez, who played his best game to date this season overall, led a 79-yard march that took 5:12 off the clock and ended in a field goal that pushed the lead back out to two scores.

From there, the Blackshirts surrendered nothing and the offense did enough to empty the clock. 

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Nebraska could hardly have started the game any faster.

The Blackshirts forced a punt after Purdue managed one first down, and wide receiver Levi Falck ripped through and blocked it, setting up a Nebraska first-and-goal at the 1-yard line. Senior Dedrick Mills, playing for the first time since Nov. 14 against Penn State due to a right knee injury, punched in a scoring run on NU’s first play from scrimmage.

A three-and-out and a 27-yard punt return by Taylor-Britt, compounded by a 15-yard Purdue penalty, set the Huskers’ second drive up at the Purdue 17. This time, it took three plays, capped by a 13-yard touchdown run on third-and-7 from Martinez.

Four plays, 18 offensive yards, 14 points thanks almost equally to the offense, defense and special teams.

Of course, it didn’t all go smoothly from there. NU gave up a big return of its own, committed a penalty of its own and had one of its own punts blocked all by halftime.



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