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Will Oregon make the playoff? Explaining how win at Iowa combined with BYU loss has Ducks eying top 8

On a cold, rainy Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, it looked like No. 9 Oregon was about to take a major hit to its College Football Playoff chances, trailing Iowa 16-15 with less than two minutes to go.

But behind a Dante Moore game-winning drive that set up an Atticus Sappington field goal, the Ducks picked up their biggest win of the season, defeating the Hawkeyes 18-16. Oregon moved to 8-1 on the season and 5-1 in the Big Ten.

Oregon was No. 9 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, but after the win and No. 7 BYU's loss to No. 8 Texas Tech, the Ducks are expected to move up in the poll.

Here’s what the ranked comeback win does for the Ducks.

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