The Duke Blue Devils continued their free fall after the controversial loss to Miami by losing to Pitt 31-13 on Senior Day.  The third consecutive loss for the Blue Devils drops their season record to 3-3 in the ACC and 6-4 overall.

Duke was without the services of quarterback Thomas Sirk and he was replaced by Parker Boehme.  While Boehme had a spectacular run, he failed lead his team into the end zone during critical situations.

Multiple errors hampered the  Blue Devils who continue to struggle to put any kind of passing game together in a consistent manner.  On defense, big plays once again hurt Duke as did multiple turnovers on the offensive side of the ball.

While Pitt quarterback Nathan Peterman threw for just 180 yards, three of his passes went for touchdowns.  The Blue Devils have now let up seven scores through the air in their past two games.

Quite frankly, the Blue Devils look tired and flat at times.  Perhaps it was the four overtime game with Virginia Tech or the gut wrenching loss to Miami on a controversial call.

"It's not time to run, it's time to step forward.  There is no sugar coating it.  In the second half we got out blocked, out tackled and out hit." said a frustrated David Cutcliffe after the game.

The Blue Devils have been flat coming out of the locker room in the last two games.  Cutcliffe mentioned this as well  by saying his team played well enough to compete  in the first half but not the second.

After getting dismantled by their arch rival North Carolina last week, Duke needed to rebound against Pitt at home.  But that just wasn't to be.

"Are we fragile?  Quite possibly," stated Cutcliffe who wondered aloud whether his team gets knocked back on big plays.

The Blue Devils close out their season with two road games with Virginia and Wake Forest.  Duke probably needs to win one of those games to secure a place in a lower tier bowl game.  On a positive note, that would make four consecutive bowls the program has been to in successive years.