2007 Navy vs. Pitt

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Navy’s defense is by no means great, but it is when it needs to be — just ask defensive back Rashawn King.</p>

<p>In a game in which Navy surrendered 418 yards of total offense to Pittsburgh, King provided the play that matter most in the second overtime. The 6-foot, 190-pound junior broke up a pass to Darrell Strong — a 6-foot-5, 265-pound tight end — in the corner of the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line to lift his team to a 48-45 victory at Heinz Field. </p>

<p>“It’s one of those situations where we are always a smaller team and we just have to man-up,” King, who made the first interception of his career in the third quarter, said. “It’s a huge win, and when you talk about the defense performing, we still didn’t perform [very] well. But it’s a good tone to set for the rest of the week.”…

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