There were a few mini-themes that came out of Alabama vs. Ole Miss this weekend: the return of the pass-heavy offense, Alabama’s bendy defense, and both teams just running the dern ball. These are matters that you don’t necessarily need charts to see (but you will!).
But the outstanding storyline is still the obvious one: DeVonta Smith—a sometimes-sort-of-forgotten piece of our uncanny receiving corp—was responsible for 5 touchdown catches (!) and 274 yards (!!), creating an entire game’s worth of highlights all on his own.
This is another one where you don’t really need charts to understand DeVonta’s impact on this game.