After turning some heads in the first half by giving No. 4 Notre Dame all it could handle, the Badgers unceremoniously collapsed in the second half and wound up losing by a lopsided 41-13. It was far from the performance Wisconsin wanted, but it was just about the performance we expected against a national title favorite in Week 1. After evaluating offensive and defensive snap counts, Badgers On SI takes a look at some notable grades and stats from Pro Football Focus as we continue to unpack Wisconsin's defeat at the hands of the Irish. OFFENSEWisconsin Badgers wide receiver Malachi Coleman. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectBest offensive grade: WR Malachi Coleman (75.4) Worst offensive grade: RT Kevin Heywood (45.1) Other notable grades: - OL Blake Cherry notched just a 12.8 pass-blocking grade. - The only linemen to notch a grade higher than 36 were center Austin Kawecki (48.4) and guard Colin Cubberly (72.4) - RB Darrion Dupree had a great pass-blocking score of 79.3Miscellaneous offensive notes: - Heywood was called for the team’s lone offensive penalty. - Heywood and Cherry each allowed two pressures; Cherry was the only lineman credited with allowing a sack. - QB Colton Joseph made zero ”big-time throws” and had one “turnover-worthy play” which was of course the back-breaking pick-six. - The Badgers appear to have found their deep threat in Coleman. His average depth-of-target of 15.4 led the team. - Tyrell Henry had the team’s lone drop. - RB Abu Sama forced five total missed tackles while Darrion Dupree forced three. - 35 of Sama’s 49 rushing yards came after contact. - Wisconsin didn’t have a single run of 10-plus yards. DEFENSEWisconsin linebacker Sebastian Cheeks. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectBest defensive grade: OLB Sebastian Cheeks (85.5)Worst defensive grade: DL Dillan Johnson (31.7) Other notable grades: - Sebastian Cheeks notched an elite pass-rush grade of 89.5- Jon Jon Kamara’s missed tackle on Notre Dame’s final touchdown, without logging any other statistics, earned him a tackling grade of 19.3.- CB Javan Robinson notched the best coverage grade at 73.2. Miscellaneous defensive notes: - Wisconsin tallied eight pressures on 30 drop-backs. Cheeks led with three, Justus Boone had two. - The Badgers missed 11 tackles, with CB Jai’mier Scott and LB Cooper Catalano each missing two. - LB Mason Posa racked up 15 tackles, but he also led the team in “stops” — tackles that constitute a failure for the offense — with five. - Nickel CB Bryce West had the secondary’s best reception percentage, allowing two completions on four targets. - Behind West, safety Marvin Burks Jr. took the most snaps in the slot with 10. Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow