With the victory and Auburn's upset loss to Texas A&M earlier in the day, Alabama (8-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 5 CFP) is alone in second place in the SEC West Division with a game against first-place Mississippi State still on its schedule.
Was Alabama's game against Texas A&M on Saturday the perfect game?
Alabama quarterback Blake Sims figured out LSU's swarming defense just in time for the Crimson Tide to deal the Tigers yet another devastating loss in raucous Death Valley. Sims drove Alabama 55 yards in the final 50 seconds of regulation for a tying
Alabama linebacker Xzavier Dickson (47) joins Alabama linebacker Adrian Hubbard (42) in a sack of Mississippi State quarterback Tyler Russell (17) during the fourth quarter of the No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi State NCAA football game, Saturday
Alabama linebacker Xzavier Dickson (47) joins Alabama linebacker Adrian Hubbard (42) in a sack of Mississippi State quarterback Tyler Russell (17) during the fourth quarter of the No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi State NCAA football game, Saturday