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In a surprising upset, Pittsburgh defeats No. 14 Louisville with a second-half surge, winning the game 38-21. Louisville, plagued by injuries and offensive miscues, suffers their first loss of the season. The game saw Alabama winning the toss and deferring to the second half, while Arkansas received the opening kickoff. Halftime stats were shared by JordanGuskey, and NoahHiles provided halftime stats for the Pitt and Louisville game. Alexis_Cubit reported on the upset, and PantherLair provided updates throughout the game. Pittsburgh's victory puts a stop to Louisville's perfect start. The full story can be found in the article by WillGravesAP.
Rams won the toss; defer.
Eagles win the toss and will defer. Jets will get the ball first
The @Patriots win the toss and defer to the 2nd half. @Raiders get the ball first to start this one.
Browns win toss and defer. Defense first.
#Falcons won the toss and deferred until the second half.
Falcons win the coin toss and defer.
Louisville is going to beat Notre Dame only to lose to Pitt the next week https://t.co/dZA2SvSIST
Louisville drove into Pitt territory 5 times in the 2nd half last night, including 3 drives of 50+ yds. But every time, the Cardinals came up empty against the most opportunistic - or simply big-play - defense we've seen from the Panthers all season. https://t.co/3zvkKf2EwT
Pitt knocked off No. 14 Louisville at Acrisure Stadium tonight, and after the game, we went live to talk about the win, Christian Veilleux's performance and what it means for the Panthers going forward. Click the photo to check out the show https://t.co/SMVppwVUPe
When Pitt's first 3 possessions gained a net total of -9 yards and resulted in 3 punts, Christian Veilleux's first start felt like more of the same. Then Veilleux settled in, and by the end of last night's game against No. 14 Louisville, Pitt had a QB https://t.co/hvZOdycBnn
Pittsburgh puts a stop to No. 14 Louisville's perfect start as second-half surge fuels 38-21 upset (from @AP) https://t.co/SbCAJUAeGs
Louisville QB Jack Plummer on his two INTs: "One, we run a slant and guy gets bumped ... and then (the) ball going through the receiver's hand, ends up right in (Pitt's) lap so just two unfortunate plays there. We gotta take care of the ball."
Pitt stuns No. 14 Louisville as Cardinals fall flat in first loss on heels of big win over Notre Dame https://t.co/IOjcFnDoNP
STORY: Louisville, plagued by injury and offensive miscues, gets upset on the road at Pittsburgh. https://t.co/gmLkEPAKnr
FINAL: Pitt 38, Louisville 21 The Cardinals take their first loss of the season after getting shut out of the second half. The bye couldn't have come at a better time.
PITT 31, LOUISVILLE 21 (3Q, 0:14) That was really bad. Jack Plummer's pass was intercepted by MJ Devonshire for an 86-yard pick-six.
PITT 24, LOUISVILLE 21 (3Q, 3:39) The Panthers have now taken the lead for the first time tonight on a 3-yard run from C'Bo Flemister, his second TD of the night.
Touchdown. Flemister scores from 3-yards out to give Pitt its first lead of the night. PAT is good. Panthers lead No. 14 Louisville 24-21 with 3:39 left in the third quarter.
Pitt has now used two timeouts on this drive. The Panthers will be at first-and-goal from the 3 after the short break.
In the second half so far, Louisville has run 7 plays for -7 yards.
Pitt takes over at its own 39 with 10:23 left in the third quarter. As @JimHammett pointed out, a TD would give the Panthers their first lead in the second half since Week 1 vs. Wofford.
LOUISVILLE 21, PITT 17 (2Q, 11:32) The Panthers turn the TO into points with a 46-yard field goal from Ben Sauls.
Ben Sauls drills a 46 yard FG. Louisville still leads Pitt 21-17 with 11:32 left in the third quarter.
Louisville goes on 4th-and-inches from its own 34 and gets stuffed. Huge play for the Panthers defense. Pitt takes over deep in Cardinals territory.
Second half is underway. Louisville will start on its own 25.
Halftime stats for #Pitt and #Louisville https://t.co/bnYghY8uzm
Pitt trails Louisville 21-14 at halftime. In his first career start, Christian Veilleux has completed 7-of-15 passes for 137 yards and 1 touchdown.
HALF: Louisville 21, Pitt 14 The Cardinals get the ball to start the second half.
At the end of the first half: No. 14 Louisville -- 21 Pitt -- 14 Some encouraging developments on offense. Some major concerns on defense. Cardinals will start the second half with the football.
Touchdown. Louisville. The Cardinals march right down for a quick score to retake the lead. Guerendo had the score from 5 yards out. PAT is good. 21-14 LV with 25 seconds left in the half.
LOUISVILLE 7, PITT 7 (1Q, 2:37) Christian Veilleux threw a 46-yard pass to Bub Means to tie the game.
Pitt's defense has stepped up after allowing the game's opening score. Louisville punted once again. Panthers start at their own 30 with just under four min left in the first quarter.
Auburn wins the toss and defers to the second half about time to get rolling in Death Valley
After three possessions, Pitt has negative 4 yards of offense.
Pitt has more yards from punt returns (3) than offense (-4).
After three drives, Pitt's offense has accumulated -4 yards.
Pitt's offense has -4 total yards and gone three-and-out on its first three drives.
Pitt has run 6 plays on offense. 1 has gained positive yardage. Louisville has run 11 plays on offense. 2 have failed to gain positive yardage.
LOUISVILLE 7, PITT O (1Q, 11:39) The Cardinals strike first with Jack Plummer's 7-yard pass to Chris Bell. They benefitted on some good field position there on the first drive.
Touchdown. Louisville. Jack Plummer connects with Chris Bell for a 7 yard TD strike. PAT is good. Cardinals lead Pitt 7-0 with 11:39 left in the first quarter.
Louisville won the toss and deferred to the second half. Pitt will start the game with the football.
Halftime stats: #kufball https://t.co/q1XknFTwW3
FSU wins the coin toss and defers. Syracuse will receive the opening kickoff.
Alabama wins the toss and elects to defer to the second half. Arkansas will receive the opening kickoff. https://t.co/g92lys5ytQ
Ohio State won the toss and will defer. Purdue's offense is up first.
Ohio State wins the toss and defers. Here we go.