Am I the only one that thinks the defense and to a lesser extent the offense play better when they have to?

Obviously games against Boise St and Baylor we didn't really play great in.

But like against Washington St. We scored the first possession because we were down a TD. Then when we go up a TD a couple of times the defense immediately gives up TDs.

It seems like that has happened a lot this year. While the team has a great knack for winning close football games, it does not seem like we have the killer instinct to put teams away. Don't get me wrong I am not complaining as winning close games is more important, but it just seems odd to me.