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Second Look: Grading Clemson versus Syracuse

Clemson’s nightmare scenario unfolded with injuries at key positions on offense and defense as a scrappy Syracuse Orange football team jumped out to two-score leads twice in Death Valley Saturday.

Led by a defense put in some tough situations all game, Dabo Swinney's Tigers hung around with a strong running game and some clutch completions to edge the Orange in a 27-23 comeback win.

This season the ‘Second Look’ features the TigerNet staff grading the Tigers as a group and offering some different perspectives on the action each week. Here’s our look at week five of Clemson football:

Offense

The numbers that Clemson’s offense put up Saturday are, in a word, stunning.