Alabama’s opening drive of the second half against Auburn Saturday set the stage for an all-out shootout until the end. The Auburn defense, however, decided that would stand as nothing more than an anomaly.
The Tigers’ defense shook off the Tide’s impressive first possession of the second half, which went 79 yards in five plays and gave Alabama its first lead of the contest. Instead of letting the gut punch to start the third quarter stun them, the Tigers simply shook it off and surrendered no points and only 170 yards the rest of the way.
Thanks in large part to the Auburn defense, the Tigers handed Alabama a 26-14 defeat, its first double-digit loss in the regular season since South Carolina on October 9, 2010.