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'Not beating our chest': Venables keeps perspective amid defense's suffocating start

Clemson has seen both ends of the spectrum this season when it comes to the caliber of competition, though it’s been hard to tell a difference given the way the Tigers’ defense has performed.

Two field goals is all the scoring No. 6 Clemson has allowed through the first eight quarters of the season. A 22-yarder late in the third quarter were the only points the Tigers’ defense surrendered against No. 2 Georgia, and South Carolina State’s field goal late in the second quarter of what was a 35-0 game at the time helped the Bulldogs avoid a shutout in Clemson’s 49-3 rout last week.