I noticed something watching it live and maybe someone who is more knowledgeable can comment but first half our CBs were playing pretty far off. My thought candidly was we were ok with giving them underneath stuff but I imagine playing off helps a ton with the back shoulder throw they live off of.
Offensive couldnt catch a cold in the 1H and defense was still playing **** good, only giving up 10 without being able to move the ball.
2H we knew we needed to come back and couldnt let them milk clock. Maybe it was Lucas, or maybe it was just a byproduct of how the game was being played. Regardless we started to creep up, (O'Connor included) which is why I dont think it was purely a Lucas thing, then once we did that all they really had was the back shoulder.