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DURHAM, N.C. -- Virginia has much less in the playbook -- and is doing so much more.With a defensive game plan that first-year coach Bronco Mendenhall called the simplest plan we had yet, the Cavaliers intercepted five passes and forced six turnovers in a 34-20 victory over Duke on Saturday.The five interceptions tied the program record, last accomplished against Miami in 2010.The execution, it matches the current level of our players understanding of the playbook, Mendenhall said. Im still getting to learn them. Theyre still getting to know me.Kurt Benkert threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, finishing 23 of 41 with touchdowns covering 28 yards to David Eldridge, 12 yards to Olamide Zaccheaus and 3 yards to Richard Burney.Albert Reid also had a short TD run to help the Cavaliers (2-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) snap their 17-game road losing streak.The execution appears, I think, to all of us to be improving, and the culture as we all know, was the emphasis to begin, Mendenhall said. Its starting. ... But its fun to see the players happy. Its fun to see the players see that its coming.Joseph Ajeigbes 4-yard touchdown run with 11:34 left pulled Duke to 27-20, and the Blue Devils had the ball inside Virginia territory twice after that but were stopped on downs both times.Daniel Jones threw five interceptions for Duke (2-3, 0-2), and fumbled in his own end zone with 4:24 left after a hard hit from Jordan Mack. Eli Hamback recovered for the touchdown that put the Cavaliers back up by two touchdowns.THE TAKEAWAYVirginia: These Cavaliers looked nothing like the crew that was routed by Richmond in the opener, made Mendenhall a winner in his first ACC game and earned their first road win since a 2012 rout at North Carolina State.Richmond doesnt even feel like this year, Mendenhall said.This time, they did it with defense. After failing to force a turnover in its first two games, Virginia now has nine takeaways in the last three weeks. Juan Thornhill and Bryce Hall had two interceptions apiece.Duke: The Blue Devils pretty much squandered whatever goodwill they generated by beating Notre Dame last week, largely because they couldnt take care of the ball. Jones, who threw three interceptions in his first four games, surpassed that total by throwing four of them in 20 minutes of the first half.Coach David Cutcliffe bristled at a reporter who asked if hed considered replacing Jones with backup Parker Boehme, saying that if I would have considered it, I would have done it, OK?With this loss, its fair to wonder if Duke -- which still faces road games at No. 3 Louisville, No. 14 Miami and Pittsburgh -- will find the four more wins it needs to qualify for its fifth straight bowl game.PLAY OF THE DAYDuke trailed by a touchdown with 98 yards to go and less than 5 minutes to play. It set up a possible Joe Montana-type moment for Jones, who was looking to atone for the four interceptions hed thrown at that point. Scanning to his left for a receiver, he never saw Mack flying in from the right side. Mack leveled him and knocked the ball free, and Hamback pounced on it for the touchdown that sealed it, and Jones threw his fifth interception on the Duke possession that followed.STAT LINEBenkert has thrown for 757 yards and eight touchdowns in his last two games. The East Carolina transfer set the program record with 421 yards against Central Michigan , and was on pace to break that mark before the Cavaliers slowed things down in the fourth quarter. Hes a throw-first guy, Mendenhall said, and I think hes good at it.UP NEXTVirginia: Its all ACC opponents remaining for the Cavaliers, who have an idle weekend before playing host to Pittsburgh on Oct. 15.Duke: The Blue Devils step back out of league play to host Army, but then they have only six days to get ready for a Friday night visit to Louisville on Oct. 14.---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. 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Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year.With the NFL Draft coming up on April 28, we thought it was an important time to review the Draft from 2015. So heres Alex Ferguson, our resident US sportswriter, to talk about his top five picks from last year… and the top five failures. Last years draft was a mixed bag, and we know that were giving these rookies just one year in the NFL. And for each and every one of them, we hope they dont flame out and become Johnny Manziel. That wont be a good look.Top five success storiesAmari Cooper (Oakland Raiders) Watch Amari Coopers 52-yard touchdown against the San Diego Chargers. Wide receiver out of Alabama picked in fourth. I had no qualms with Oaklands pick of Cooper. He was one of the greatest wide receivers in recent college football history, tearing up one of the toughest conferences while he was doing it. And after 72 receptions, 1,072 yards and six TDs, nor did the Raiders fans.Todd Gurley (St Louis Rams) Todd Gurley put in a star perfomance when he faced the San Francisco 49ers. He only started on September 27, after NFL physicians had given him the go-ahead for a torn-up knee after he practised without pads and without injury. Gurley - who was a fantastic running back at Georgia with a style that seemed to go after defenders rather than go around them - shone. He posted 1,106 yards and 10 TDs and got a Pro Bowl selection. Not bad, sir.Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Jameis Winston drives through the Atlanta Falcons defense to score a TD Winston was picked first and I worried about his off-field antics. Well, there were none this season, and Winsston acted like the leader Tampa wanted.dddddddddddd Throwing for 4,042 yards and 22 TDs was an excellent result. The 15 INTs? Not so great. He was also elected to his first Pro Bowl after Tom Brady decided not to play.Leonard Williams (New York Jets) Leonard Williams poses with Roger Goodell at the 2015 Draft Williams was a monster coming out of USC, and a lot of people were talking about his selection as the No 1 pick. The 6ft 4ins, 302lb defensive end shone out for the Jets, finishing the season with 63 tackles and three sacks. I cant wait to see what this guys future is like.Brandon Scherff (Washington Redskins) Brandon Scherff made his mother proud at last years Draft I was considering Scherff or New Yorks Ereck Flowers for the fifth position, but I went with Scherff because - and this was despite the fact he was moved to an alien position in right guard at the start of the season - he started every game of the season and quietened a lot of very, very good players.Top five failuresDante Fowler (Jacksonville Jaguars) Dante Fowler stole the show at the 2015 Draft but injury ruined his season Picked third overall and was the first non-quarterback to be picked in the 2015 Draft. His speed and nose for the ball excited me a lot at Florida, and the Jaguars ownership saw the same thing. He tore his ACL on his first day in mini-camp and was out for the year… and still signed a four-year, $23.5m contract with $15m guaranteed a few days after. If this was Britain, youd be hearing the chanting What a waste of money!Kevin White (Chicago Bears) Kevin White poses with his Bears jersey Did White even start a game before he had a shin injury that prevented him playing for the rest of the season? Needless to say, Bears fans werent happy.DeVante Parker (Miami Dolphins) DeVante Parker holds up a jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell I was ecstatic for Dolphins fans about getting Parker, who was a top wide receiver at Louisville. When he sustained his foot injury that put him out for the year in October, I wanted to give Fins fans a hug.Melvin Gordon (San Diego Chargers) Melvin Gordon and his mother prepare for the 2015 Draft Gordon wasnt a straight-up flop for the Chargers but when you talk to their fans, they are hardly happy with their 15th selection. In 16 games he failed to produce a touchdown over 650 total yards rushing… but did produce five fumbles. That meant that he was second in line to Danny Woodhead by the end of it.Phillip Dorsett (Indianapolis Colts) Phillip Dorsett struggled to impress in his rookie year Maybe it was because Andrew Luck was out for most of the year. Maybe it was because he wasnt good enough in game or practice. Either way, we cant really remember Dorsett from this season - and looking at his numbers (18 receptions, 225 yards, one TD in 11 games), we can see why. Was this a brutal failure? No. But it certainly wasnt great. Also See: NFL Video Rookies guide NFL on Sky Sports Pundits ' ' '