The Crimson got the ball back just 1:41 after its previous score. That made Brown's defense--still reeling from Morris's first 63-yard touchdown reception--susceptible to Morris's 80-yard touchdown reception that immediately followed.

Following the second Morris touchdown, the Harvard defense would stop the Brown defense short of midfield. Junior tackle Kyle Sims and sophomore safety Niall Murphy broke up passes on first and second down, respectively, setting up one of the more violent plays of the game.

Webber threw the ball high to Campbell along the left sideline well past the first down marker. As Campbell leapt into the air to catch the ball, Murphy and Fried came barreling into him, and the players fell down in a heap out of bounds. The referees decided that Campbell's momentum would have pulled him out-of-bounds regardless, so the pass was ruled incomplete, and the Brown drive was over. But Murphy, for his self-sacrifice, was left sprawled on the sideline with a concussion.

The Brown touchdown drive that followed the Meeker reverse had to worry anyone who remembered the 13-point lead Harvard blew against Cornell last year. But the Crimson deserves credit for forcing the Bears to march slowly down the field and preventing any form of a quick strike. It took the Bears 14 plays and 4:18 to drive down the field, and that turned out to be just enough time for the offense to run out the clock.

In the final 3:35, the consistent Harvard offense proved to be the best defense. Unlike in the Cornell game, where the Harvard offense went three-and-out to set the stage for the Big Red comeback, the Crimson managed to drive 53 yards due to sustained running from sophomore back Nick Palazzo and Morris's ability to get open for short, high-percentage, and clutch receptions.

Even though the Crimson defense gave up 37 points on the day--seven more than in any single game last season--the defensive players made all the plays necessary to win while the Brown defense faltered. Although it was the offense breaking all the records, the defense earned the same right to celebrate in the end.