Clemson Football: 3 takeaways from 2019 ACC title blowout vs. Virginia

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 07: Travis Etienne #9 of the Clemson Tigers runs with the ball against the Virginia Cavaliers during the ACC Football Championship game at Bank of America Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

3. Clemson dominated all three phases

There are three phases to the game of football, and the Clemson Tigers were solid in all three phases tonight against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Offensively, the Tigers dominated at all three levels against Virginia. The offensive line dominated the Cavaliers this evening. They sacked Trevor Lawrence a couple of times tonight, but they had to bring pressure in order to touch Lawrence tonight. He was dominant in the passing game this evening. He had only two more incomplete passes (6) than touchdown passes (4).

The pass game was explosive with three passes of over 50 yards. The receiving corps was led by Tee Higgins with nine catches and 182 yards and three touchdowns.

Defensively, the Tigers simply smothered the Cavaliers offense. They limited Virginia to 93 yards and 3.9 yards per carry rushing. Although Bryce Perkins had 265 yards passing, it took him 41 pass attempts to do so. They hit Perkins in the pocket and when he ran. Even the special teams got involved sniffing out a fake punt by the Cavaliers and were perfect kicking field goals.

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