In August, we expected Saturday's Auburn-Arkansas game to have major SEC West implications. Prior to this season, only once since 2000 had these teams met where at least one of them wasn't ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.
This week, it will be a meeting between two division also-rans, with the outcome potentially helping to determine whether the Tigers (4-2, 1-2 SEC) or Razorbacks (2-4, 1-2) qualify for a bowl game.
With some help from ESPN's Stats & Information group, let's check out some key factors in Saturday's game:
Disappointing defenses: With Auburn bringing in a new defensive coordinator, Will Muschamp, to clean up a mess, perhaps it's no surprise that the Tigers' defense remains a work in progress at midseason.