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scored a touchdown on each of its four red-zone drives and converted 10 of 16 third-down attempts. In those situations, the Irish frequently allowed chunk plays on first and second down that handed the Midshipmen several third-and-short opportunities. "They executed flawlessly today," Kelly said. "Hats off to them. They controlled the clock [37:36 to 22:24] and made possessions difficult relative Play Chart (No. of Plays) Yards (-) Yards 0-5 Yards 6-9 Yards 10-19 Yards 20-29 Yards 30-39 Yards 40-49 Yards 50 or more Yards NDNavy 3 6 21 41 13 18 13 12 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 to time of possession. "They shortened the game, had no penalties and no turnovers, and really played a great game … They put us in a position that we had to play great in the second half." Navy scored touchdowns on five of its nine possessions and its first two in the fourth quarter before the late Big Plays (25 Yards Or More) Notre Dame • 1-10 NAVY41 Atkinson rush for 41 yards and a touchdown • 1-10 ND25 Rees pass complete to Jones for 45 yards to the NAVY30 • 1-10 NAVY36 Rees pass complete to Jones for 36 yards and a touchdown • 3-8 NAVY48 Rees pass complete to Niklas for 28 yards to the NAVY20 Navy • 1-10 ND34 Reynolds pass complete to Aiken for 34 yards and a touchdown Participation Chart OFFENSE RB: CAM McDANIEL, Tarean Folston, George Atkinson III, Amir Carlisle WR: DAVARIS DANIELS, Chris Brown WR: TJ JONES, C.J. Prosise, James Onwualu WR: Will Fuller, Corey Robinson TE: TROY NIKLAS, BEN KOYACK, Alex Welch LT: ZACK MARTIN LG: CONOR HANRATTY C: NICK MARTIN RG: STEVE ELMER RT: RONNIE STANLEY DEFENSE DE: KONA SCHWENKE, Isaac Rochell, Justin Utupo NG: STEPHON TUITT, Tyler Stockton DE: ROMEO OKWARA, Sheldon Day LB: PRINCE SHEMBO ILB: DAN FOX, Joe Schmidt ILB: CARLO CALABRESE, Kendall Moore LB: JAYLON SMITH, Ben Councell CB: BENNETT JACKSON, Cole Luke S: AUSTIN COLLINSWORTH, Eilar Hardy S: MATTHIAS FARLEY CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Devin Butler Special Teams Kick Return: Max Redfield, Eilar Hardy, James Onwualu, John Turner, Kendall Moore, Justin Utupo, Joe Schmidt, Romeo Okwara, Alex Welch, Cam McDaniel, George Atkinson III Kickoff Coverage: John Turner, Lo Wood, Devin Butler, Kyle Brindza, James Onwualu, Max Redfield, Kendall Moore, Ben Councell, Joe Schmidt, Anthony Rabasa, Eilar Hardy Punt Returner: TJ Jones Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Holder: Luke Massa Short Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Matt Hegarty, Justin Utupo, Alex Welch