No. 6 Oregon saves its seat in the College Football Playoff with win at Washington

When Washington marched 69 yards in 13 plays and nearly six minutes of game time Saturday at Husky Stadium, it looked like Oregon's College Football Playoff bid was in jeopardy.

The Huskies had just made it a one-score game with a bit less than nine minutes remaining in a rivalry showdown between Pac-12-turned-Big Ten foes.

In a blink of an eye, Ducks quarterback Dante Moore put questions about his team's future to bed. Three plays from scrimmage later, on a third-and-9 from the Oregon 36-yard line, Moore fired a strike over the middle to wideout Malik Benson.

The senior receiver made the catch and sprinted 64 yards to the end zone for a touchdown that restored a two-score lead for the Ducks (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) and all but secured their 26-14 win over Washington (8-4, 5-4) in Seattle.

With the victory, head coach Dan Lanning's team has saved its seat in the College Football Playoff, in which it will likely host a playoff game at Autzen Stadium.

Because Oregon lost to No. 2 Indiana earlier this season, it's on the outside looking in of the Big Ten championship. That will be played between top-ranked Ohio State and the Hoosiers. Both are still undefeated.

So the Ducks won't have the bye they had to start the 12-team playoff last season. But maybe that's a good thing for an Oregon squad looking to maintain momentum and make a deeper run this time around.

This story is being updated.