As Alabama took the field on its own 3-yard line with 1:32 remaining, the gravity of the moment had to be weighing on the Tide. The defending champions were 92 seconds away from their second loss of the season, with no two-loss team ever making it to the College Football Playoff.
In 12 plays and 97 yards, Alabama found the end zone for the first time all game and evened up the score. Four overtimes later, the Tide brought Jordan-Hare Stadium to a defeated hush.
No. 2 Alabama rallied to a wild 24–22 win in quadruple overtime, defeating Auburn in Jordan-Hare for the first time since 2015 and keeping its playoff hopes firmly intact after struggling to do much of anything against an inspired Tigers defense.