I get that...To be fair, when you have negative offense, it puts a ton of unnecessary pressure on your defense and the dam will eventually break.
See: Nebraska / Colorado 2023
But when you know you are playing a shit team...especially a shit offense....you call your game differently, because you know 14 points = a win. So you take less chances, you might punt on 4th and 1 when you would normally go for it.
It is like playing basketball vs your little brother. You don't launch 3's and take crazy shots...you just slowly back him down and shoot a layup.