Deshaun Watson and the Tigers stole the show on Monday night – and won the National title for Clemson for the first time since 1981.
Clemson quarterback, Deshaun Watson, had a stellar second half in the CFP National Championship game, throwing for over 250 yards and three touchdowns to seal the victory for the Tigers in a rematch of last year’s national championship. For the game, Watson completed 36 of 56 passes and threw for 420 yards against one of the season’s best defenses.
Alabama appeared to be in control for most of the game, even taking a 24-14 lead late in the third quarter. But the scoreboard didn’t tell the full story. Alabama quarterback, Jalen Hurts, struggled to hit his receivers. He completed only 42% of his passes and had a QB rating of 88.1 for the game, compared to Watson’s 145. The Crimson Tide averaged 6.5 yards per rush attempt and ran for 221 yards as a team, but they weren’t able to score enough points to put the Tigers away.
Clemson was able to move the ball fairly well, but lost two fumbles, both on their own side of the field – one of them giving Alabama the ball at the Clemson 16 yard-line in the third quarter, resulting in an Alabama field goal. Late in the third quarter, after falling behind by ten points, Watson took over. He put together touchdown drives of 72 yards and 88 yards. After an Alabama touchdown with 2:07 remaining in the game, which gave them a 31-28 lead, Watson led the Tigers down the field on a game-winning drive of 68 yards with only one second remaining in the fourth quarter. He connected on a two-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow, giving Clemson a 35-31 lead after the extra point.
After recovering a subsequent onside kick, Clemson ran off the final second to win their first national championship in 36 years.
Free-For-All Rewards, Winners, and Payouts
We had a total of 27 contestants for the CFP National Championship Free-For-All contest. The totals earned from Saturday’s post were 53.13 SD and 224.736 STEEM. I sold the SD for STEEM at a price of ~$0.15 per STEEM and received 356.355 STEEM, bringing the total to 581.091. I dropped the decimal number of 0.091.
The payout for each of the five statistical categories was 116.20 STEEM. These were the final stats and the winners for each category:
| Category | Results | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Hurts Rush Yds. | 63 |  ,  |
| Alabama TFL | 6 |  ,  , ,  |
| Watson Pass Yds. | 420 |  |
| Gallman Rush Yds. | 46 |  |
| Winner and Points | Clemson, 66 | |
- Statistics are from ESPN.com
The following contestants have received 116.20 STEEM each:
Due to the tie in the Jalen Hurts, Rushing Yards category, these two contestants have received 58.10 STEEM each:
Due to the tie in the *Alabama Team Tackles for Loss * category, these four contestants have received 29.05 STEEM each:
I made an error and transferred 58.10 STEEM to
All transfers have been made and here is the proof of payout:
Thanks to everyone for participating!
We had 27 contestants and 7 different winners this week – so more than 25% of contestants were able to earn rewards for their selections. The winning payouts for this week are valued at approximately $16 (outright win), $8 (2-contestant tie), and $4 (4-contestant tie).
This post concludes the college football contests for this season. I hope everyone has enjoyed them! Please let me know what you thought about the contest format and the presentation of the posts.
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Thanks again for all of the support this season!
