Milroe used his legs to get all of that except for a few inches, bringing up fourth down.

Keionte Scott muffed the punt, and the Tide recovered, putting the offense in an excellent position to score on the Auburn 30-yard line.Īuburn’s Marcus Harris came up with a big sack that had Alabama looking at a big 3rd and 20. However, the Alabama defense would not give an inch in the redzone, so the Tigers settled with an Alex McPherson 21-yard field, pushing that lead out to four points with just over 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.Īfter the Auburn defense held Milroe and the Tide offense at bay, forcing a punt, the Alabama special teams came up with a huge play. The Tiger offense came back out and ate up a big chunk of time on the clock with a 16-play, 72-yard drive. This time, the kicker was unsuccessful from 42 yards. After a costly illegal block in the back penalty called back a first down run by Milroe, the Auburn secondary forced another Reichard field goal attempt. Milroe and company retook the field and once again moved freely until getting deeper into Auburn territory. First, Thorne found Johnson for a massive 37-yard gain, and then a few plays later, Johnson was all alone when he and Thorne connected for a 27-yard touchdown, giving the Tigers the lead back by a slim one-point margin.

Thorne and Johnson connected on two big plays. The Tiger offense struck back on the ensuing drive.

Alabama looked to be on track to open the second half with another touchdown, but the Auburn defense buckled down in the redzone, forcing another Reichard field goal and pushing the Crimson Tide lead out to six points.

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