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Duke Rallies Past N.C. State 45-33 as Mensah, Castle Capitalize on Wolfpack Mistakes

Giveaways plus special-teams errors doomed N.C. State despite 535 yards of offense.

Overview

  • Duke erased a 13-point deficit and posted 21 points in under four minutes spanning halftime to take control.
  • Darian Mensah went 19-for-28 for 269 yards with three touchdown passes in the Blue Devils’ ACC opener.
  • Anderson Castle scored three rushing touchdowns, sealing the win with a 66-yard run on third down with 2:19 left.
  • Linebacker Tre Freeman flipped momentum before halftime with a 67-yard interception return on fourth down to set up a go-ahead score.
  • N.C. State amassed 535 yards as CJ Bailey threw two TDs to Terrell Anderson, but three interceptions, a late fumble, an offside on a punt, and a blocked field goal undercut the output.