{"id":2493,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2493","headline":"Notre Dame routs Boston College 41-7 behind stifling defense","dek":"The Irish improved to 9-1 as their defense held the Eagles to just 136 yards of offense.","body":"Notre Dame didn't bother with a letdown after Miami, steamrolling unranked Boston College 41-7 on Saturday in South Bend. The win pushed the fifth-ranked Irish to 9-1 while the visiting Eagles fell to 4-6.\n\nQuarterback CJ Carr threw two touchdowns and had the offense scoring on four of his first-half five possessions, though he opened the third quarter with just his second interception of the season. Jordan Faison balanced out an uncharacteristic drop with another leaping touchdown catch in the end zone, and the ground game got its usual push from Nolan James Jr.\n\nThe real story was the defense, which smothered Boston College's offense all afternoon, limiting the Eagles to a mere 136 total yards. On a chilly day in South Bend, Notre Dame never let the game feel close, turning what could have been a trap game into another lopsided statement of where this team stands heading into the stretch run.","published_at":"2026-11-15T00:50:21.748514+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Handing out grades for Notre Dame football after win over Boston College","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/handing-grades-notre-dame-football-235856531.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Notre Dame's defense dominates Boston College in blowout win. Here's what else we learned","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7782066/2026/11/14/notre-dame-boston-college-football/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Notre Dame vs. Boston College prediction, odds, time: Week 11 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/notre-dame-boston-college-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-11-college-football-picks-best-bets/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction: Odds, expert picks, team and player news, betting trends, and stats","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-vs-boston-college-000000116.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Notre Dame vs. Boston College: Experts pick winner & top Week 11 games","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-vs-boston-college-123114330.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Notre Dame vs. Boston College prediction, odds, time: Week 11 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/notre-dame-boston-college-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-11-college-football-picks/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Notre Dame football vs. Boston College | How the points were scored","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-football-vs-boston-000510012.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Notre Dame has little trouble with Boston College in 41-7 win","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-little-trouble-boston-000310139.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Recap: Notre Dame crushes Boston College, 41-7","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/recap-notre-dame-crushes-boston-000414997.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Instant reactions to Notre Dame football trouncing Boston College 41-7","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/instant-reactions-notre-dame-football-001659974.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/167fee7720fd8a95b051514e8f339fd1a5e5dbbfe3d5f0e2b2fa9d71ac7f5c94/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsouth-bend-tribune%2F911e11a664123e5c45ffd5e8dcd814ae.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}