But the fact of the matter is that our defense pulled through for our inconsistent offense through the first 3 games. The takeaways and shutting down or slowing down the opposing offense was critical for our success.
Our defense dominated USF through the first half and injuries combined with slower lateral quickness of 3rd/4th stringers resulted in the defense needing to rely on the offense to cover for their inconsistencies for the first time all year.
Those cherry picked stats don't tell a whole lot without context