The Tide’s defense dwarfs Tennessee’s offense in nearly every category you can think of here, aside from one: stuff rate. While Alabama’s front 7 has really struggled to created negative plays in the rushing game, the Volunteer offensive line has generally done a good job of getting Ty Chandler past the line of scrimmage. This will be a good test for Alabama’s defensive line in trying shut down the “4-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust” strategy.
The only other somewhat effective part of the Volunteer offense has been their explosive passes since Maurer took over. However, for all Alabama’s defensive faults this season, they’ve been absolutely elite at shutting down the deep passing game.