SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Playing Navy is always a tough study for Notre Dame football.

It's not like playing Purdue or the other spread offense teams. The Irish prepared all year just to play the Midshipmen's triple-option offense for one game.

The Irish took care of business.

A sloppy wet game turned into a snowy wonderland for the Irish, as they sunk Navy with a slew of big plays on offense. They took care of the small things, too.

Final: Notre Dame 49, Navy 10.

Here are our takeaways as Notre Dame routed Navy in a snowy South Bend on Saturday.

One big takeaway: Clean play

One thing Irish head coach Marcus Freeman said last week was that Notre Dame has to eliminate the plays that beat Notre Dame.

Notre Dame did not get penalized on Saturday.

A week after the kicking game malfunction

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