Obsessing over the statistical anomalies and minutiae of close and closer-than-they-looked games that could have gone the other way. Northwestern 27, Purdue 21. Early on it looked like this game was going in the opposite direction -- Northwestern fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and Purdue scored touchdowns on each of its first three possessions for a 21-3 lead. Personifying the apparent hopelessness, ennui and absurdity that seem to permeate the works of quarterback Mike Kafka, the ...