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5 important observations from Alabama's thrilling Iron Bowl win over Auburn

It wasn't always pretty, but Alabama football made the plays it had to make down the stretch to knock off Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night to clinch a sixth-consecutive Iron Bowl win.

Alabama blew a 17-0 lead and found themselves in a tied game in the fourth quarter, but Ty Simpson engineered a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped off by a gutsy 4th-and-2 play-call by Kalen DeBoer that led to the go-ahead score.

Alabama won 27-20 to clinch a spot in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia and - hopefully - regardless of the result, did enough to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff.