Clemson entered the game as the number-one team in the country, led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence that season.
[1] Instead, true freshman DJ Uiagalelei would make his second career start at quarterback for the undefeated Clemson Tigers.
Potter kicking a field goal of 25 yards to put Clemson within three points again as the score was 10–13 in favor of Notre Dame.
Following a three-and-out by Notre Dame, Clemson took 13 plays to even the score at 23–23 with Davis Allen catching a 10 yard pass from Uiagalelei.
Notre Dame would embark on an 8 play, 91 yard drive that featured multiple first downs and a deep pass to Avery Davis to set up a first and goal situation.
On third and goal, Ian Book would throw a 4 yard pass to Davis to tie the game at 33–33 with 22 seconds remaining.
Clemson would finish their regular season at 9–1 and defeat Notre Dame in the ACC Championship game that was a rematch.
The game was briefly moved to USA Network for coverage of a victory speech by president-elect Joe Biden following the 2020 presidential election, before returning to NBC for the remainder.