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Duke Football: Top 4 games of the 2018 season

By Brandon Croce

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 26: Daniel Jones #17 of the Duke Blue Devils throws a first half pass while playing the Northern Illinois Huskies during the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field on December 26, 2017 in Detroit Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 26: Daniel Jones #17 of the Duke Blue Devils throws a first half pass while playing the Northern Illinois Huskies during the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field on December 26, 2017 in Detroit Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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DURHAM, NC – OCTOBER 21: The Duke Blue Devils run onto the field before their game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC – OCTOBER 21: The Duke Blue Devils run onto the field before their game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Week 12: at Clemson

The end to the Duke football season is a tough one that includes trips to Miami and then two weeks later to Death Valley to face the Clemson Tigers. This will be only the fifth time these two teams have faced each other since 2005, the first time since 2012. Since 1999, the Blue Devils are 1-9 against the Tigers.

This is a game that the Tigers have handled easily in the past and the Blue Devils are sure to enter as major underdogs, especially being on the road. The pressure will be on all facets of this team and will require almost a flawless performance from them. Daniel Jones though, will be front and center as he tries to move up NFL draft boards and scouts are sure to point to his performance in this game.

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This game could also be a preview of the ACC Championship Game, which would take place only two weeks later. Depending on how the season goes it could provide valuable insight if the Blue Devils are in that position at the end of the year.

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