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Nick Saban Says No. 1 Alabama Had 'a Lot of Mental Errors' in Win vs. No. 11 Florida

All that stood between No. 1 Alabama's 31-29 win over No. 11 Florida on Saturday and a potential loss was a missed extra point by the Gators and a failed two-point conversion.

And after the contest, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban was not thrilled with his defense, which struggled to stop the Gators offense after Alabama raced out to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter.

"What concerned me most is we could not maintain our intensity, especially on defense," he told reporters. "We had a lot of mental errors."

The Gators put up 440 yards of total offense and 245 yards on the ground (5.