Duke football was on a bye in Week 12, giving the Blue Devils a much-needed rest ahead of the final stretch for the regular season. Despite not doing anything, they still moved in The Athletic's weekly ranking of all 134 FBS teams.

Duke is not a bad team, but it’s also not a great team; there are holes for the Blue Devils on each side of the ball. Saturday’s loss to Miami forced these problems to the surface and revealed that while Duke has played near its ceiling all season,

The Wolfpack roster features 20 players who have exhausted their eligibility and will never play at Carter-Finley Stadium again, but they have the opportunity to extend their season another game. It hosts in-state rival Duke (6-3, 2-3 ACC) on Saturday to extend the team’s winning streak.