E91 S1 Alabama Auburn Iron Bowl Upon Further Review win 27-20 in a nail-biter

Iron Bowl Upon Further Review recap after Bama wins a nail-biter down on the plains in Auburn 27-20. Alabama scored late in the 4th quarter on 4 & 2 to take the lead 27-20 and then held on with their bend, but don’t break defense to stop Auburn’s last two drives and win a tough game. Celebration. Bama clinched their spot in the CFP! I think barring something really wild and bad happening! Bama qualifies for SEC championship to play GA again! And now playing for seeding in the CFP! Kalen DeBoer goes 4-0 on the road in the SEC, goes 7-1 in the SEC to qualify for the SEC championship, and goes 10-2 on the season as they likely qualify for the CFP. Ugly win! Struggle Win, but a win nevertheless! Ty is clutch on 4 & 2 to score as he hits Zay Horton for the winning TD! And then Bama’s bend but don’t break defense turns Auburn over to stop Auburn’s late drive as Auburn drove the field trying to tie the game. On Auburn 2nd to last drive after Bama scored to go ahead 27-20, Auburn drove 58 yds on 12 plays to the Bama 40 yd line and then Daniels hit Cam Coleman on a pass as Justin Jefferson punched out the ball and Deonte Lawson recovered the fumble. That turnover effectively won the game for Bama. Auburn got the ball back one more time with 12 seconds left, but didn’t threaten to score. Bama led 17-0 and then had a letdown as Auburn rallied back to tie the game 20-20. Then Ty led Bama down the field in a long, weird drive to score the game-winning TD! This winning drive was 75 yds in 15 plays taking 7:53 as Bama scored on 4th and 2 in the redzone from the Auburn 6 yd line. Ty threaded the needle over the middle between two defenders to hit Zay Horton on the winning score. And then held off Auburn on their last two drives to win the game. Ty was not great, but was great when he needed to be. 19/35 for 122 yd and 3 TD passes. He also ran for 31 yds on 10 carries as he made big plays with his legs at crucial times. Zay Horton caught 5 passes for 35 yds and 3 TD’s. Ty to Zay connection was responsible for all three Bama TD’s. And Connor Talty did his part to secure the win as he hit 2 FG’s. A good redemption story as Bama needed both of these FG’s Jam Miller had 83 yds on 15 carries as Bama rushed for over 150 yds in the game. Bama won turnovers 2 to 0 as Bama had one interception and one fumble recovery to stop the last major Auburn drive. On Auburn 2nd to last drive, Auburn drove 58 yds on 12 plays to the Bama 40 yd line and then Daniels hit Cam Coleman on a pass as Bray Hubbard knocked the ball out and Deonte Lawson recovered the fumble. That turnover effectively won the game for Bama. Auburn got the ball back one more time with 12 seconds left, but didn’t threaten to score. Bama jumped on Auburn 17-0 with 5 mins left in 2 quarter. Then Auburn outscored Bama 20-3 to tie the score at 20-20. Then Bama scored a TD with 3.50 left in the game to go up 27-20 and held on for the win! Bama won turnovers 2 to 0 as Bama had one interception and one fumble recovery to stop the last major Auburn drive. On Auburn 2nd to last drive, Auburn drove 58 yds on 12 plays to the Bama 40 yd line and then Daniels hit Cam Coleman on a pass as Justin Jefferson punched out the ball and Deonte Lawson recovered the fumble. That turnover effectively won game for Bama. Auburn got ball back one more time with 12 seconds left, but didn’t threaten to score. Bama won Time of poss 34.30 to 25.30 Bama was 3-3 on 4th down. Auburn had 411 yds to 280 yds for Bama Penalties Bama 8-87 vs Auburn 10-84 Bama 35 passes and 38 runs – good balance Bama led at half 17-6. After that rest of 2nd Q, Bama goes 3 and out while Auburn gets to FG’s. Bama leads at half 17-6. Auburn ties it up at 20-20 at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Then Bama took over similar to the South Carolina game in the 4th quarter and made all the key plays to close out the game.