Notre Dame football vs Navy: 3 reasons the Irish will win in 2021 Week 10

Oct 2, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive Coordinator Marcus Freeman signals to his players in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive Coordinator Marcus Freeman signals to his players in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Football wide receiver Avery Davis (3) celebrates with wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. (4) after Austin caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Football wide receiver Avery Davis (3) celebrates with wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. (4) after Austin caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

The Notre Dame football team takes on Navy in Week 10 on Saturday afternoon, and here are three reasons why they will defeat the Midshipmen for win No. 8.

The Notre Dame football team goes into their matchup with the Navy Midshipmen as the No. 8 team in the country, this after getting out to a 7-1 start to the season. This is a mismatch of a rivalry game, and the Irish should win easily, but as we have seen from this team all season long, you never know which team will show up.

However, they are likely to win, and here are three reasons why that will be the case.

Notre Dame football vs Navy: 3 reasons the Irish will win in 2021 Week 10

The Irish are peaking

It is no big surprise that the Irish are peaking right now, and going into this part of their schedule, they should dominate their opponents. The Navy Midshipmen would not be up to the Notre Dame standard even if they were playing the Irish early in the season when they were struggling to put lesser teams away.

The Irish have looked like a different team since the bye week and will go into these final four games looking to make a statement. For Navy, they are getting the Irish at the wrong time, especially on the road inside Notre Dame Stadium.