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No. 13 NC State survived an upset bid from East Carolina on Saturday when Pirates' kicker Owen Daffer missed a 41-yard field goal attempt with five seconds ...

The dramatic game served to reignite a series that NC State dominated in the last two meetings. Leary was voted the ACC's Preseason Player of the Year after throwing for 3,433 yards, 35 touchdowns and just five interceptions last season. But then came the missed extra point and a lot of heartache for ECU's home crowd. A 74-yard drive that nearly ended with a touchdown instead resulted in a fumble early in the fourth quarter, leaving the door open for the Pirates. Veteran quarterback Devin Leary also threw a costly interception in the fourth quarter that led to ECU's final touchdown. The dramatic ending capped a horrific day of special teams play for the Pirates, which trailed 21-7 at halftime before staging a second-half comeback.

In 21-20 win over East Carolina Pirates during Week 1 of college football season, NC State Wolfpack ended up winning exactly kind of game it has so often ...

State somehow survived at the other, winning exactly the kind of game the Wolfpack has so often lost. [Luke DeCock’s Latest: Never miss a column on the Canes, ACC or other Triangle sports](https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article258470243.html) But it is just one game, and emerging unscathed from these circumstances is a victory of its own, although losing star linebacker Payton Wilson — his first game in 51 weeks, and he only made it through one quarter — does potentially have longer-term consequences. State came into this season with bigger goals than beating East Carolina, and other than the final score there was not a lot about this performance to build confidence that the Wolfpack can achieve those goals. That film’s going to be very embarrassing for some of them, and not because I’m going to embarrass them.” Failing to score on six plays within 3 yards of the East Carolina goal line is a recipe for failure against any opponent. But “grind” doesn’t really apply to watching helplessly as East Carolina tried to kick for the win, and as well as the Pirates played, it never should have been this close. The 21-20 victory fell into N.C. “The one thing I can’t do is change our record tomorrow,” N.C. So there’s two ways to take this, from the Wolfpack’s perspective. State’s tortured repertoire of historical experience — if Kyle Bambard wasn’t watching, somewhere, he must have felt a great disturbance in the force — but for once the Wolfpack got to see how the other half lives, at East Carolina’s expense. State probably should have, the way East Carolina played in the second half — but for a change the Wolfpack was the team wondering how it had somehow dodged fate, profiting from the agony of a college kicker instead of being punished by it.

NC State football travels to East Carolina in Week 1 of the 2022 college football season. Follow along for live score updates against ECU.

[We ranked NC State football's 2022 opponents from easiest to toughest. Live score updates for NC State football vs. He did, however, lose 33-30 in 2016 at Dowdy-Ficklen in his only road test against ECU.

The NC State Wolfpack will meet the East Carolina Pirates in Week 1 of the college football season on Saturday afternoon.

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SportsLine's model just revealed its CFB picks and predictions for ECU vs. NC State in Week 1.

- North Carolina State vs. SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 61 points. [Thayer Thomas](/college-football/players/2865035/thayer-thomas/), who returns for a fifth season. He only needs 764 total yards to better Carden's record of 12,244. As a freshman in 2019, however, Houston made a big impact, carrying 101 times for 526 yards (5.2 average) and two touchdowns. Here are several [college football odds](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/odds/) and betting lines for ECU vs. ECU](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/game-forecast/NCAAF_20220903_NCST@ECU/) and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. [college football picks](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/picks/) against the spread. The Wolfpack are favored by 12 points in the latest East Carolina vs. [You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/n-c-state-east-carolina-line-picks-advanced-computer-college-football-model-releases-selections-for-week-one/#ttag=09022022_agg_cbssports_picks_football_ncaa_model_ncstateecucfb). [North Carolina State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NCST/nc-state-wolfpack/) looks to continue its winning ways when it travels to Greenville, N.C., to take on the [East Carolina Pirates](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/ECU/east-carolina-pirates/) in a non-conference opener for both teams. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times.

NC State squeaked out a 21-20 victory over ECU on the road in their 2022 football season opener. The Box Score is below. Related Topics:new.

[head over to our trusty guide to watching the Pack](https://packinsider.com/2022/08/30/the-nc-state-fans-guide-to-never-having-a-televised-wolfpack-game-blacked-out/). Junior Damel Hickman will be on the other side of Fleming, and he is green. He had 4.5 tackles for loss in 2021, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. In 2021 he had 37 receptions for 442 yards and 5 touchdowns, which led the Pirates. Winstead ranked 2nd on the team in receptions, snagging 38 for 520 yards for the Rockets. It’s also going to be important for NC State to establish the run at some point early on. Offensively, the Pack is going to want to establish a rhythm early. Defensively this is a team with some turnover, especially in the secondary. But the gist of it is, this is a team coming off a 7-5 season, who believed they are on the rise. On another note, Redshirt Junior Linebacker Payton Wilson went down with a shoulder injury, and was seen on the sideline in street clothes. His counterpart, Junior Running Back Jordan Houston ran the ball 15 times for 59 yards (3.7 yards per carry). Thomas finished the day with 4 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown.