Purdue defense: C-

Matching up Dillon Gabriel and his weapons would have been a tall order with a healthy secondary. With Nyland Green unavailable, the Ducks’ QB started the game 12 of 13 for 208 yards. It wasn’t until the last few minutes of the first half that Purdue put up some resistance. Oregon averaged 7.03 yards per play and went for 7.2 yards per play on Friday. It’s still not good enough, but the defense’s chaotic volatility simply needs all the help it can get from the offense. If that happens, a game like this might also be a four-quarters conversation.

Purdue special teams: C-

This device keeps coming up with great moments. Tonight, a Keelan Crimmins punt was downed 64 yards at the 1. (Oregon covered the remaining 99 yards in six plays.) Spencer Porath’s missed 36-yard field goal in the first half snapped his streak of five straight goals. Not good, but until this offense stops asking him to answer for all the first-half scores, Purdue has bigger problems than placekicking.

Purdue coaching: D-

This message at the buzzer, so I’m intrigued to hear in the postgame how much Purdue has added to the offensive playbook. Oregon was clearly much better prepared for Browne’s zone-read game than Illinois. Kicking the field goal on fourth-and-4 at 21-0 is one of many damning situations Walters has had to deal with. However, for the second week in a row, the coaches didn’t rely on a strong running option on a crucial short-yardage look. Maybe it’s time to try Devin Mockobee or even Browne himself on the next crucial third or fourth-and-1. I’m not sure what the reasoning is for trailing the starters 35-0, but it looked especially bad when Corey Stewart was writing on the floor with 1:53 to play.