QuickTake:

Follow along as the Oregon Ducks host No. 20 Northwestern.

Happy Halloween from Autzen Stadium, where the Oregon Ducks are hosting No. 20 Northwestern here at 12:30 p.m.

It’s cold. It’s foggy. The Ducks are down their starting quarterback and offensive coordinator.

Will today be a trick or a treat?

Follow along throughout the game to find out.

4th quarter

3:54 p.m.: On third down, Jamari Johnson catches a lob from Raiola, gains 18 yards and seals the win.

3:44 p.m: Northwestern goes three and out and punts. Dakorien Moore is shaken up on the return.

3:41 p.m.: Ducks go three and out. Punt goes out of bounds at the Northwestern 29. Northwestern has all three timeouts remaining, 2:56 to play.

3:35 p.m.: Missed Northwestern field goal. Ducks get the ball, up eight, with 5:14 to play.

3:27 p.m.: Hey, look at that: an explosive touchdown drive for the Ducks, who pad their lead with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Moore. It’s Oregon 34, Northwestern 26 with 10:20 to play.

3:20 p.m.: Field goal for Northwestern. Wildcats’ strong drive stalls after Nasir Wyatt comes up with a sack on third down. With 10:31 to go, Oregon leads 27-26.

3:15 p.m. Dan Lanning said he’d go back to his aggressive roots. The Ducks just saw that pay off as Brandon Smith punches through for a touchdown on fourth down to give Oregon its first lead of the game.

Ducks 27, Northwestern 23 with 14:19 to play

End of 3rd quarter: Northwestern 23, Oregon 20

The Ducks will begin the fourth quarter with a 2nd-and-1 from the goal line with the opportunity to go ahead.

2:44 p.m.: Raiola finds Jamari Johnson in the end zone for a touchdown. The Ducks have reached 20 points for the first time in more than a month. Northwestern leads 23-20.

2:36 p.m.: Northwestern manages a 49-yard field goal. Wildcats lead 23-13.

2:20 p.m.: Ducks open up the second half with an explosive play that explosively backfires, as Raoila’s long pass to Dakorien Moore up the middle is fumbled away by the receiver.

HALFTIME: Northwestern 20, Oregon 13

2nd quarter

1:53 p.m.: Credit where it’s due: two beautiful throws get Oregon into the end zone before half. The first was a long bomb to Evan Stewart, followed by a fade from Dylan Raiola into the end zone for Dakorien Moore. Northwestern leads 20-13.

1:44 p.m.: Touchdown Northwestern. After the 2-minute timeout, Chiles runs a bootleg in on third down to give Northwestern a 20-6 lead.

1:29 p.m.: A drive that gets to the red zone then settles for a field goal because of a bad snap brings the boo birds out here at Autzen with 7:15 to go in the half. It’s 13-6 Wildcats.

1:21 p.m.: 36-yard field goal by Northwestern is good. 13-3 Wilcats.

End of First quarter: Northwestern 10, Oregon 3

1:05 p.m.: Oregon responds with a drive that easily reaches the red zone before stalling. Ducks settle for a field goal. It’s 10-3 Northwestern with 2:01 to go in the first.

12:57 p.m.: Well, the Ducks already have a hole to climb out of. Northwestern lines up in a bunched-up backfield with three guys lined up behind each other, then runs verticals, leaving Griffin Wilde open for a 64-yard touchdown.

It’s 10-0 Wildcats.

12:55 p.m.: One possession. One punt for the Oregon Ducks, who avoid complete disaster when Oregon is able to recover Dylan Raiola’s fumble on third down.

12:45 p.m.: A somewhat solid first defensive possession for the Ducks, who allow one third-down conversion at midfield before slowing the Wildcats in the red zone. NU settles for a field goal and it’s 3-0 Wildcats.

Tyson Alger covered the Ducks for The Oregonian and The Athletic before branching out on his own to create and run The I-5 Corridor. He brings more than a decade of experience on the University of Oregon sports beat. He has covered everything from Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy-winning season to the Ducks’ first year in the Big 10.