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The unexpected loss to unranked Pittsburgh did not eliminate Clemson from contention for one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, especially considering what else transpired last weekend with Michigan and Washington also losing for the first time.But it did reduce considerably the margin of error for the Tigers.Were still driving the car, Clemson senior center Jay Guillermo said. Were just driving with one hand now.And the Tigers (9-1 6-1 ACC), who dropped to No. 4 in the CFP and No. 5 in the AP poll, better keep that hand on the wheel as they take on unranked Wake Forest (6-4, 3-3 ACC) Saturday at 7 p.m. at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem.A win for the Tigers in their ACC finale to be telecast on ESPN will clinch the Atlantic Division title and put them in the ACC Championship Game against either Virginia Tech or North Carolina from the Coastal Division. The Tigers finish the regular season at home against South Carolina the next week.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is taking a bit of a philosophical approach to his teams first setback of the year.A little cough syrup for everybody is good for you from time to time, he said.Clemsons dose was delivered courtesy of a late 48-yard field goal that gave the Panthers the 43-42 win, ending the Tigers 21-game home winning streak.But with a record that features four wins over currently ranked teams -- No. 3 Louisville, No. 17 Florida State, No. 18 Auburn, and No. 25 Troy -- the Tigers look in good shape of making the playoffs for a second consecutive year -- if they take care of business.Every goal that we have is still right there in front of us -- every single goal, Swinney said. Theres a lot out there for this team. We cant sit around and cry about this one. We need to learn from it.The Tigers can help their cause by improving their performance in key areas like turnovers and red zone performance.They are even for the season in turnover margin in all games but are minus-3 in ACC play with 10 turnovers lost and only seven gained.Quarterback Deshaun Watson threw three interceptions in the loss to Pittsburgh, one deep in Panther territory that denied the Tigers at least a chance of a field goal that would have given them an 11-point cushion with less than six minutes left in the game.The Tigers rank 94th in scoring inside the 20-yard line and have been plagued by turnovers when on the cusp of the end zone, fumbling twice and throwing four interceptions this season.Not finishing in the red zone, thats kind of been an Achilles heel for us, Swinney said, and it kind of bit us in the butt Saturday.Wake Forest is third in the conference in red zone efficiency in conference games and is No. 1 in turnover margin with 15 takeaways (five interceptions, 10 recovered fumbles) to just 10 turnovers in six league games.That has helped coach Dave Clawsons club achieve bowl eligibility in his fourth season with the Demon Deacons.The Deacons were eliminated from the Atlantic Division race with their 44-12 loss to Louisville last week but still can have a huge impact on the race while improving their own bowl stock with a win over the Tigers. That would pin a second conference loss on Clemson and put Louisville, which has finished conference play at 7-1, in the ACC Championship Game.We want to play in November games that have meaning, Clawson said. We know were going to have to play extremely well. Theres a very small margin for error when you play a team of this quality.The Deacons will have to jack up their offense to have a shot. They didnt have a touchdown in their loss to the Cardinals, but led 12-10 when the fourth quarter began. Quarterback John Wolford passed for only 141 yards and the Deacons rushed for just 73.Weve got to play really well on offense, play keep-away a little bit, Clawson said. By the same token on defense, if we can generate turnovers, get third down stops, thats going to be really, really important for us. Discount Hockey Jerseys .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. 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