Field Level Media
Oct 19, 2019
Justin Herbert threw four touchdown passes, the last a 5-yarder to Jaylon Redd with 5:10 remaining, as No. 12 Oregon rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to defeat No. 25 Washington 35-31 on Saturday afternoon in a Pac-12 showdown in Seattle.
Cyrus Habibi-Likio rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Ducks (6-1, 4-0), and Redd tallied twice on five receptions.
Jacob Eason threw three TD passes for the Huskies (5-3, 2-3) and Salvon Ahmed rushed for 140 yards and a score on 24 carries.
The Huskies reached Oregon's 35-yard line in the final minute, but Eason's fourth-and-3 pass was incomplete. The Ducks ran out the final 54 seconds.
Herbert and Eason, who are both considered potential first-round NFL draft picks, played to a near draw. Herbert was 24 of 38 for 280 yards with a 159.8 quarterback rating and Eason was 23 of 30 for 289 yards and a 190.6 rating.
The Huskies took a 28-14 lead on the first drive of the second half, as Eason hit Puka Nacua with a 33-yard scoring strike.
Oregon responded with a 79-yard drive, capped by Habibi-Likio's 14-yard run, to make it 28-21.
The Huskies' Peyton Henry kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 31-21 lead.
But the Ducks scored on 36-yard pass from Herbert to Mycah Pittman on the final play of the third quarter to pull within 31-28. Herbert's go-ahead pass to Redd produced the only points of the fourth quarter.
The Huskies took a 21-14 halftime lead as Eason hit Andre Baccellia on a 5-yard pass with 58 seconds left before the intermission.
Eason earlier threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Chin, giving Washington a 14-7 advantage.
Oregon tied it at 14 with 2:59 left in the half on 16-yard pass from Herbert to Redd.
The Ducks scored on their opening possession, going 75 yards in 12 plays. Tight end Spencer Webb caught a 12-yard TD pass from Herbert.
After the teams exchanged punts, Washington drove 52 yards in 13 plays, with Ahmed scoring on a 9-yard run to tie it at 7-7 with 20 seconds left in the first.
--Field Level Media