Oregon defeated James Madison 51-34 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. 

The score looked like it would be more lopsided during the first three quarters, as Oregon jumped out to 48-13 lead over JMU halfway through the third quarter. 

JMU managed to make the deficit look a bit more aesthetic by outscoring the Ducks 20-3 in the final quarter and a half. 

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The Ducks (12-1) advanced to face Texas Tech in a quarterfinal game at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. Oregon won a playoff game for the first time since 2014, when the Ducks beat Florida State in the Rose Bowl semifinal before losing to Ohio State.

James Madison (12-2) dropped Group of Five teams to 0-4 in CFP games. No. 17 Tulane fell 41-10 at No. 6 Mississippi as well Saturday.

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson less than two minutes into the game to give Oregon a lead it would not relinquish. Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.

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James Madison responded with a 30-yard field goal from Morgan Suarez on its next drive, one which required 15 plays and burned 8:03. The Ducks took over from there, rattling off four straight touchdowns before the Dukes snuck in another field goal from Suarez ahead of halftime, which brought the score to 34-6.

In falling behind by such a wide margin, James Madison went away from its rushing attack, which ranked fifth in the nation in average yards per game entering the evening. Sun Belt Player of the Year Alonza Barnett III completed 23 of 48 passes, including a 47-yard touchdown pass to Nick DeGennaro on James Madison’s first drive of the third quarter.

Oregon promptly responded with two touchdowns, including wide receiver Malik Benson’s second TD and a blocked punt that Jayden Limar scooped and returned 15 yards for a score. James Madison scored the last three touchdowns.

The victory was the Ducks’ seventh straight since losing to No. 1 Indiana 30-20 on Oct. 11. James Madison had won 11 in a row.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love left the Packers’ game Saturday night against Chicago after he was hit hard in the second quarter, and was ruled out after halftime.

The Bears would go on to win the game in overtime on a 46-yard touchdown catch by DJ Moore. 

Love's injury occurred in the second quarter when he took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Bears defensive lineman Austin Booker on a sack. Booker was flagged for roughing the passer.

Love was down after the play and was unable to get up on his own.

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The quarterback eventually jogged off the field and went into the blue injury tent on Green Bay’s sideline. Then he walked to the visiting locker room. 

Malik Willis entered for Green Bay and drove the Packers to Brandon McManus’ 22-yard field goal and a 6-0 lead.

To make things harder for the Packers, the heaters on their sideline have been inoperable for much of the game, according to Fox Sports.

Willis gave the Packers a chance to win, completing nine of 11 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 44. 

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The Packers appeared to have the game in hand late in the fourth quarter when they took a 16-6 lead with less than six minutes to go in the game. A quick Bears field goal drive followed by a successful onside kick recovery and a fourth-down touchdown pass by Caleb Williams tied the game. 

In overtime, the Packers received the ball on the opening possession, but failed to pick up a fourth-and-short in Bears territory.

Then, Williams uncorked the 46-yard game-winning bomb to Moore on their fourth play of overtime.

With the win, the Bears cemented their position in first place in the NFC North, and have a realistic shot at the NFC's top seed with two games left in the season.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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