Duke was about to do the unthinkable: hold No. 6 Louisville to a field goal and get a chance to upset the Cardinals on the road.
The ACC officials thought otherwise. Down 17-14 with a shade over two minutes left in the game, the Blue Devils recorded two tackles for loss to set up a 46-yard attempt for Louisville kicker Evan O'Hara. O'Hara missed the kick wide left, but Duke cornerback Breon Borders was flagged for roughing the kicker.
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Borders' penalty was questionable at best.
The missed kick would have given the Blue Devils the ball on Louisville's 36-yard line with two minutes and two timeouts remaining. They could have driven for a game-winning touchdown or, at the very least, a tying field goal, but the penalty essentially sealed their fate. Lamar Jackson scored a touchdown two plays later to give the Cardinals a 24-14 lead and the win.
