The Tigers won the game, 35–31, after coming back from a 14–0 deficit earlier in the game. Clemson scored the game-winning touchdown with one second left in the game. Surrounded by talented receivers, Clemson's Heisman Finalist quarterback Deshaun Watson again set the record for most passing yards in a championship game with 420, against the nation's #1 ranked defense, breaking his record of 407 yards set in the previous national championship game in 2016. Both Deshaun Watson and Ben Boulware were named the Offensive and Defensive Most Valuable Players respectively.
