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Tigers needed to win a close game again

As he walked into the meeting room to watch film with the rest of his defensive teammates, Nyles Pinckney knew they were going to be there a long time.

Though second-ranked Clemson held its fifth straight opponent under 300 yards of total offense in last Saturday’s win at North Carolina, there was still a lot of things to correct.

There were missed tackles, like Nolan Turner’s miss before a 31-yard run set up the Tar Heels in position to score the game’s last touchdown. There was A.J. Terrell biting on a move, allowing a 40-yard touchdown pass to start the game.