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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. Jahlani Tavai Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. T.J. 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Clemson and Florida State dominated The Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.The ACC champion Tigers placed nine players on the first team while four Seminoles were unanimous picks -- running back Dalvin Cook, offensive tackle Rod Johnson, defensive end DeMarcus Walker and cornerback Tarvarus McFadden.The other unanimous selections were Pittsburgh guard Dorian Johnson, Clemson receiver Mike Williams and Virginia linebacker Micah Kiser.A panel of 14 writers and broadcasters from the nine ACC states voted Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson the offensive player of the year and Walker the defensive player of the year.Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois and Virginia Tech quarterback Jerod Evans shared newcomer of the year honors, and Virginia Techs Justin Fuente is the coach of the year.Two players from Virginia -- Kiser and safety Quin Blanding -- joined Miami kicker Michael Badgley, Rod Johnson and Cook as repeat first-team selections.---The 2016 Associated Press All-ACC team, with players listed with name, school, height, weight, class and hometown (u- denotes unanimous selections):FIRST TEAMOffenseQuarterback-Lamar Jackson, Louisville, 6-3, 204, soph., Pompano Beach, Florida.Running backs-u-Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 5-11, 213, jr., Miami; James Conner, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 235, jr., Erie, Pennsylvania.Offensive tackles-u-Rod Johnson, Florida State, 6-7, 311, jr., Florissant, Missouri; Mitch Hyatt, Clemson, 6-5, 295, soph., Suwanee, Georgia.Offensive guards-u-Dorian Johnson, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 315, sr., Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania; Tyrone Crowder, Clemson, 6-2, 340, jr., Marston, North Carolina.Center-Jay Guillermo, Clemson, 6-3, 310, sr., Maryville, Tennessee.Tight end-Jordan Leggett, Clemson, 6-5, 260, sr., Navarre, Florida.Wide receivers-u-Mike Williams, Clemson, 6-3, 225, jr., Vance, South Carolina; Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse, 6-2, 202, sr., Powder Springs, Georgia.All-purpose player-Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh, 5-8, 190, soph., Wilmington, Delaware.Place-kicker-Michael Badgley, Miami, 5-10, 180, jr., Summit, New Jersey.DefenseDefensive ends-u-DeMarcus Walker, Florida State, 6-4, 280, sr., Jacksonville, Florida; Harold Landry, Boston College, 6-3, 250, jr., Spring Lake, North Carolina.Defensive tackles-Carlos Watkins, Clemson, 6-3, 305, sr., Mooresboro, North Carolina; Woody Baron, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 280, sr., Nashville, Tennessee.Linebackers-u-Micah Kiser, Virginia, 6-2, 240, jr., Baltimore; Ben Boulware, Clemson, 6-0, 235, sr., Anderson, South Carolina; Marquel Lee, Wake Forest, 6-3, 240, sr., Waldorf, Maryland.Cornerbacks-u-Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State, 6-2, 198, soph., Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Cordrea Tankersley, Clemson, 6-1, 200, sr., Beech Island, South Carolina.Safeties-Jadar Johnson, Clemson, 6-0, 210, sr., Orangeburg, South Carolina; Quin Blanding, Virginia, 6-2, 215, jr., Virginia Beach, Virginia.Punter-Nicholas Conte, Virginia, 6-3, 225, sr., Roanoke, Virginia.---SECOND TEAMMOffenseQuarterback-Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 6-3, 215, jr.dddddddddddd, Gainesville, Georgia.Running backs-Matt Dayes, North Carolina State, 5-9, 203, sr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Mark Walton, Miami, 5-9, 205, soph., Miami.Offensive tackles-Adam Bisnowaty, Pittsburgh, 6-6, 305, sr., Pittsburgh; Jon Heck, North Carolina, 6-7, 310, sr., Jacksonville, Florida.Offensive guards-Kareem Are, Florida State, 6-6, 325, sr., Elmont, New York; Tony Adams, North Carolina State, 6-2, 315, jr., Charlotte, North Carolina.Center-Lucas Crowley, North Carolina, 6-3, 290, sr., Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.Tight end-Cole Hikutini, Louisville, 6-5, 248, sr., San Francisco.Wide receivers-Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 195, jr., Jacksonville, Florida; Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 5-10, 185, sr., Charleston, West Virginia.All-purpose-T.J. Logan, North Carolina, 5-10, 190, sr., Greensboro, North Carolina.Place-kicker-Mike Weaver, Wake Forest, 6-1, 195, jr., Pine City, New York.DefenseDefensive ends-Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh, 6-0, 255, sr., Rankin, Pennsylvania; Christian Wilkins, Clemson, 6-4, 310, soph., Springfield, Massachusetts.Defensive tackles-DeAngelo Brown, Louisville, 6-0, 310, sr., Savannah, Georgia; Dexter Lawrence, Clemson, 6-5, 340, fr., Wake Forest, North Carolina.Linebackers-Devonte Fields, Louisville, 6-4, 242, sr., Fort Worth, Texas; Keith Kelsey, Louisville, 6-1, 236, sr., Gainesville, Florida; Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech, 6-5, 236, soph., Danville, Virginia.Cornerbacks-Jaire Alexander, Louisville, 5-11, 188, soph., Charlotte, North Carolina; Corn Elder, Miami, 5-10, 180, sr., Nashville, Tennessee.Safeties-Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 190, soph., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; Jessie Bates, Wake Forest, 6-2, 200, fr., Fort Wayne, Indiana.Punter-Justin Vogel, Miami, 6-4, 215, sr., Tampa, Florida.---Coach of the year: Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech.Offensive player of the year: Lamar Jackson, Louisville.Defensive player of the year: DeMarcus Walker, Florida State.Newcomer of the year: Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech, and Deondre Francois, Florida State.---AP All-ACC voting panel:Julian Benbow, The Boston Globe; Rick Bozich, WDRB-TV-Louisville; Aaron Brenner; The Charleston Post and Courier; Andy Bitter, The Roanoke Times; Christy Cabrera Chirinos, The Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale; Andrew Carter, The News & Observer of Raleigh; Safid Deen, The Orlando Sentinel; Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Joe Giglio, The News & Observer of Raleigh; Nate Mink, The Post-Standard of Syracuse; Daniel Shirley, Macon Telegraph; Bob Sutton, The Times-News of Burlington; David Teel, The Daily Press of Newport News; Steve Wiseman, The Herald-Sun of Durham.---(This version corrects that Jerod Evans was co-newcomer of the year.)---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. 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