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Clemson - Alabama: National Championship Offensive Film Review

No matter who you were rooting for, the 2016 National Championship Game produced one of the greatest title games of all time, and without a doubt one of the greatest title game performances of all time from Deshaun Watson. Clemson's offense impressed everyone in the nation that hadn't paid much attention to the ACC Champions before the College Football Playoff, and proved it yet again against the best defense in the nation.

First Drive

On Clemson’s first offensive drive of the game they came out with an obvious emphasis on tempo, and that drive gave us the first of many Deshaun Watson highlights on a 3rd and 10 in which he was provided superb protection from the O Line, but uses his legs to create time for his receivers to get away from the Bama DBs.