Coach David Braun's Northwestern Wildcats have a chance to score their seventh win of the season on Saturday against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, which is expected to kick off at 3:30 PM ET. 

The Ducks are coming off of a 21-10 loss at Oregon that looked like a blueprint for beating a Dan Lanning-coached team, but Oregon wasn't playing with a full deck on offense.

The Wildcats have their work cut out for them in Saturday's game, and it will take a big effort on both sides of the ball to slow Raiola. 

The Wildcats will be without key defensive backs Josh Fussell and Robert Fitzgerald, but have a chance to slow down Raiola and the Ducks' offense by other means. 

Oregon's Achilles heel is time of possession, as the Ducks rank 14th in the Big Ten in that particular stat heading into the game, compared to the Wildcats' rank of 8th. They like to play the hurry-up offense and can bury teams who aren't prepared. 

Oregon's defense ranks 11th in the Big Ten and their offense 6th, even amid a hailstorm of injuries. While the Wildcats can beat the Ducks in a shootout with their Chip Kelly-led offense, coach Braun's team can borrow a bit from the Fighting Illini's game plan and try to possess the ball behind a strong running game. 

The Wildcats' three-headed monster of Caleb Komolafe, Gavin Sawchuk, and Joseph Himon II has what it takes to rack up yards and possess the football. Throw in support from quarterback Aidan Chiles in the running game, and it could be a long day on the sidelines for Raiola and the Ducks' offense. 

The Fighting Illini's defensive coordinator Roger Cooper dialed up timely blitzes against the Wildcats that caused Raiola to feel uncomfortable in the pocket during their 21-10 win in Champaign, Ill. He blitzed from different angles, making it difficult for Raiola to avoid pressure. 

Northwestern defensive coordinator Tim McGarigle will likely play things more straight-up, but that doesn't mean he should coach his team to sit back all day and allow Raiola to become comfortable throwing the football. 

The Wildcats are lacking in defensive personnel with a shortage of star pass rushers and experienced defensive backs, so McGarigle will have to get creative to force timely stops. 

The Wildcats' offensive coordinator Kelly should script early plays with the goal of putting a quick touchdown or two on the board to force the Ducks to play keep-up. 

The Wildcats have a versatile, multi-dimensional offense that shouldn't be afraid to take chances against the Ducks, their second-toughest road opponent of the year so far behind Indiana. 

Kelly's gameplan was creative against the Hoosiers in the first half, but it wasn't necessarily aggressive. Chiles and receiver Griffin Wilde have the talent to exploit the Ducks' secondary down the field, a combination Kelly should seek to utilize to its fullest in Eugene, which will open things up for the run game.