Look we lost our QB, had injuries, deal with distractions, possible let down from emotional game the week before.
Last night I was at our HS game between 2 HS in the same town. Very competitive and both teams want the win and the trophy.
In the first Quarter our QB goes down, he has signed with Florida. Out for the game, backup comes in and doesn’t do much the first couple of series.
We get down 14-10, in the 4th quarter he drives the field and we score a TD. Now they have a shot.
The last 2 games on the road, this was also, we game up a winning TD with less than a minute. Our D steps up and holds them and we win.
If a team implodes as you say, that is part of the game.