ARMY 20 – NAVY 17 – 2OT
It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but it certainly ended memorably as Army defeated Navy 20-17 in the first ever overtime in the 123-year history of the rivalry.
For 60 minutes neither team could muster much offense in a game that was a 10-10 slog heading into overtime. Then the fireworks began.
On the first place of the first overtime, Army’ Markel Johnson busted through the line scrimmage for a 25-yard touchdown to put Army up 17-10.
Navy, who hadn’t completed a pass all afternoon, finally hit one Xavier Arline connected with a wide open Marquel Haywood for a 25-yard score, knotting the game up at 17.
The first completion of the day for Navy is a touchdown in overtime.
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 10, 2022
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In the second overtime, Navy was on the doorstep of taking the lead until Anton Hall Jr. fumbled the football at the one-yard line. Army recovered in a scrum that seemed to last for several minutes.
Army only needed to run the ball a handful of times before setting up a game-winning field goal by Quinn Maretzki to send Army to its fifth win in the last seven match-ups between the rival military academies.