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Alabama's Superhero Defense Outdone Again by Its Kryptonite, Deshaun Watson

Hyperbole runs rampant in sports, but there's a realistic argument that only one quarterback could overcome the 2016 season's edition of the Alabama Crimson Tide defense.

Monday night, in a thrilling fourth-quarter rally, he did.

Deshaun Watson guided the Clemson Tigers to a 35-31 victory over the reigning champions, throwing a go-ahead touchdown to Hunter Renfrow with a single second remaining in the game.

CLEMSON ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! This is how Deshaun Watson's winning TD pass sounded on @ESPNRadio (Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge). pic.twitter.com/C1bKvwfNHI

— ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) January 10, 2017

For the second straight year, Watson shredded the Alabama defense.