Brandon Dorlus said Oregon’s defensive line took things personally against the 19th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday. They kept from tweeting during the week, kept from providing the Buffs any kind of bulletin board material, and focused on letting their play talk on the field.

But Oregon absolutely felt like all the pregame buzz was misdirected. Oregon was the 21-point favorite. Oregon was the home team. Oregon was the program that had proven itself a consistent winner in the Pac-12. And yet Colorado was the talk all week. The media circus in Boulder was loud.

In a 42-6 Oregon win, Dorlus said there was one goal.

“Show the world that we’re still Oregon, and they’re still Colorado,” Dorlus said after the game.

Dorlus was part of the Oregon team that went to Boulder a year ago and blew the doors off a hapless Colorado squad. That Buffs team went on to win one game in 11 tries. In a 49-10 Oregon win, the Ducks got offensive touchdowns from tackle Josh Conerly Jr. and linebacker Noah Sewell. It was that kind of day.

This Colorado team was four points worse on the scoreboard than that one. Trust Oregon’s defense took some pride in that.

“It pissed me off that they came in here yesterday, stepped on our ‘O,’ spit and all of that stuff,” Dorlus said. “You don’t come into somebody’s town disrespecting us, and that’s the result you get when you do all of that.”

Oregon made the day miserable for Colorado’s offense. The speed and tenacity of the Oregon front seven overwhelmed CU’s offensive line, and quarterback Shedeur Sanders was under duress all game because of it.

The Ducks finished with seven team sacks. Jordan Burch had two. Evan Williams had 1.5. Dorlus had one. Jamal Hill had one. Teitum Tuioti had one. Strength in numbers, Dorlus said after the game.

The Buffs had just 106 yards of total offense before their final 14-play, 93-yard scoring march in garbage time. Sanders, who entered the day second nationally in passing yardage with more than 1,200 yards through his first three games, was limited to just 159 yards on 33 attempts.

“We were (expletive) happy to finally get the chance to hit this guy,” Dorlus said.

Dorlus is one of, if not the biggest trash talker on the Ducks’ team. But he said he didn’t talk during the game. Oregon’s defense — its front in particular — wanted to prove a point with its play. Coach Dan Lanning told the group in the locker room to talk with their helmets.

“They posted a video the day before the game talking about how the o-line was gonna be the one to change the game. They didn’t change the game. The d-line did what we were supposed to do,” Dorlus said. “Honestly, the d-line took it personal today.”