{"id":37314,"date":"2025-12-14T01:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=37314"},"modified":"2025-12-14T01:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:21:07","slug":"navy-goes-for-it-rallies-to-beat-army-on-4th-and-goal-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=37314","title":{"rendered":"Navy goes for it, rallies to beat Army on 4th-and-goal score"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><span class=\"timestamp \">Dec 13, 2025, 06:44 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<p>BALTIMORE &#8212; Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining &#8212; on fourth-and-goal &#8212; and No. 22 Navy rallied to beat Army 17-16 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Horvath turned the ball over twice, and his fumble near the goal line nearly spoiled Navy&#8217;s key drive. On second down from the 1, the ball came loose when the Midshipmen (10-2) attempted a tush push, but Heidenreich fell on the ball at the 8.<\/p>\n<p>After an incompletion, Navy, which was trailing 16-10, went for it on fourth down, and Horvath found his top receiving threat over the middle in the end zone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Army then had to punt, and on third-and-3 from the Army 43, the ball popped loose on a run by Horvath, but he caught it out of the air and reached for the first down. It came loose again and Army recovered, but after a review, Horvath was ruled down before the second fumble &#8212; a yard short of the first down.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Tecza then ran for the first down that enabled Navy to kneel out the clock. In what was at times a chippy game, with some post-play shoving, there was a bit of a ruckus near midfield after the final kneel-down before things eventually calmed down for the traditional singing of the alma maters.<\/p>\n<p>With President Donald Trump in attendance, Navy got its second straight victory over Army (6-6), and the Midshipmen won the Commander-In-Chief&#8217;s Trophy for a second straight season. The Black Knights have not beaten a Navy team that was ranked by the AP since 1955.<\/p>\n<p>Eli Heidenreich&#8217;s 8-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-goal lifted Navy to its second straight win over Army.\u00a0Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The teams traded touchdown drives to start the game, each lasting 13 plays, 75 yards and over seven minutes. Horvath scored on a 5-yard run, and Army quarterback Cale Hellums answered with a 2-yarder. Army&#8217;s first drive didn&#8217;t end until five seconds into the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Then, it was a while before anyone reached the end zone again. With Army up 10-7 late in the second quarter, the ball slipped out of Horvath&#8217;s hand while he was looking to pass. Army recovered the fumble at its 45 with 20 seconds to play and moved into range for a 45-yard field goal by Dawson Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Horvath threw an interception in the third, giving Army the ball at the Navy 30, but the Black Knights had to settle for Dawson&#8217;s career-long 48-yard field goal.<\/p>\n<p>Navy&#8217;s Wing-T offense has been explosive this season. The Midshipmen entered the day with an FBS-high 10 plays of at least 60 yards. Army mostly kept them contained, but Horvath slipped free for a 37-yard run that set up a third-quarter field goal that made it 16-10.<\/p>\n<p>After Hellums&#8217; underthrown pass was intercepted by Phillip Hamilton, giving Navy the ball at the 50 with 11:19 to play, Tecza&#8217;s 24-yard run made it first-and-goal from the 5.<\/p>\n<p>Trump tossed the coin before the game at midfield, then returned at halftime to walk from the Navy sideline to the Army one.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for Navy is a Jan. 2 game against Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl. Army faces UConn in the Fenway Bowl on Dec. 27.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 13, 2025, 06:44 PM ET BALTIMORE &#8212; Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining &#8212; on fourth-and-goal &#8212; and No. 22 Navy rallied to beat Army 17-16 on Saturday. Horvath turned the ball over twice, and his fumble near the goal line nearly spoiled Navy&#8217;s key drive. 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