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Lamar Jackson and the Louisville Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday night in Death Valley.Clemson, the two-point underdog, upset Louisville 42-36 to gain control of the ACC Atlantic division.

Louisville, who started the season better than anyone, now has to deal with adversity for the first time this year.Everything was coming easy for Louisville their first four games, so it should be very interesting to see how they handle this loss.

Jackson continued to dominate the field again, throwing for 295 yards and a touchdown, along with 162 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Louisville found the game slipping from their grasp after Artavis Scott began Clemson’s comeback with a 77-yard kickoff return. Two plays later and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson found Mike Williams for a 20-yard passing touchdown.

Clemson then proceeded to force Louisville to punt for the second time of the game, which lead to the game-winning 31 yard touchdown reception by Jordan Leggett.The Cardinals had a chance to answer, but came up just one yard short after failing to get the first down in Clemson’s redzone with 33 seconds left to play.

Yes, Louisville suffered their first loss of the season, but their season isn’t over by any means. They still have time to prove themselves with a Week 12 matchup at Houston, but they might need a little help. If Clemson runs the table, Louisville will have a very hard time trying to make this years College Football Playoff.

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