Only team to not give up sack vs. Alabama

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Statistically speaking: Auburn 1st team to not give up sack vs. Alabama this season

Posted Dec 01, 2019

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In knocking off archrival Alabama in a wild and thrilling Iron Bowl on Saturday, Auburn did something that no other team has been able to do this season: Keep Alabama’s pass rush at bay.

Auburn did not give up a sack during its 48-45 win against Alabama, marking the first time this season and just the second time in the last two years that the Tide has largely been kept out of an opponent’s backfield. Saturday marked the first time since last year’s national championship game against Clemson that Alabama failed to produce a sack.

It’s a testament both to the effort of Auburn’s offensive line during the game, as well as quarterback Bo Nix’s awareness and ability to create some plays with his legs during the Tigers’ regular-season finale win. For the season now, Auburn has allowed just 16 sacks -- its fewest since yielding just 15 in 2014 -- which ranks third in the SEC and 18th nationally. While the Tigers’ line has been inconsistent in the run game this year, it has largely held up well in pass protection.

Here’s a look at how Auburn stacks up in various statistical categories, both in the SEC and nationally, at the end of the regular season:

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RUSHING OFFENSE

2013: 328.3 (1st, 1st)

2014: 255.5 (2nd, 13th)

2015: 196.4 (5th, 35th)

2016: 271.3 (1st, 6th)

2017: 218.3 (4th, 26th)

2018: 167.5 (10th, 68th)

After Oregon: 206.0 (4th, 43rd)

After Tulane: 189.0 (6th, 51st)

After Kent State: 281.7 (2nd, 11th)

After Texas A&M: 259.5 (1st, 16th)

After Mississippi State: 251.0 (2nd, 14th)

After Florida: 229.8 (3rd, 19th)

After bye week: 229.8 (3rd, 20th)

After Arkansas: 239.6 (1st, 11th)

After LSU: 225.9 (3rd, 20th)

After Ole Miss: 219.3 (3rd, 21st)

After 2nd bye week: 219.3 (2nd, 20th)

After Georgia: 205.8 (5th, 26th)

After Samford: 213.7 (4th, 26th)

2019: 211.0 (4th, 27th)

Why: Auburn rushed for 181 yards against Alabama.

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PASSING OFFENSE

2013: 173.0 (11th, 106th)

2014: 229.5 (7th, 66th)

2015: 173.6 (12th, 110th)

2016: 169.5 (14th, 112th)

2017: 233.4 (5th, 65th)

2018: 222.5 (9th, 74th)

After Oregon: 177.0 (10th, 95th)

After Tulane: 192.0 (13th, 95th)

After Kent State: 183.3 (14th, 192nd)

After Texas A&M: 164.0 (14th, 116th)

After Mississippi State: 203.4 (13th, 100th)

After Florida: 193.7 (13th, 105th)

After bye week: 193.7 (12th, 101st)

After Arkansas: 193.6 (12th, 103rd)

After LSU: 189.0 (13th, 107th)

After Ole Miss: 205.8 (10th, 91st)

After 2nd bye week: 205.8 (9th, 90th)

After Georgia: 209.7 (9th, 88th)

After Samford: 213.5 (9th, 83rd)

2019: 210.1 (9th, 86th)

Why: Auburn threw for 173 yards against Alabama.

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PASS EFFICIENCY OFFENSE

2013: 149.63 (6th, 24th)

2014: 156.79 (1st, 8th)

2015: 124.47 (10th, 79th)

2016: 135.17 (6th, 54th)

2017: 153.59 (5th, 13th)

2018: 140.11 (8th, 51st)

After Oregon: 95.21 (10th, 108th)

After Tulane: 101.68 (14th, 118th)

After Kent State: 116.74 (14th, 109th)

After Texas A&M: 120.47 (12th, 101st)

After Mississippi State: 140.33 (6th, 64th)

After Florida: 129.31 (9th, 83rd)

After bye week: 129.31 (10th, 85th)

After Arkansas: 139.39 (6th, 59th)

After LSU: 129.68 (9th, 84th)

After Ole Miss: 130.26 (9th, 84th)

After 2nd bye week: 130.26 (9th, 85th)

After Georgia: 126.60 (9th, 93rd)

After Samford: 130.27 (8th, 83rd)

2019: 128.23 (9th, 87th)

Why: Auburn 15-of-30 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown.

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TOTAL OFFENSE

2013: 501.3 (2nd, 11th)

2014: 485.0 (2nd, 16th)

2015: 370.0 (10th, 94th)

2016: 440.8 (6th, 43rd)

2017: 451.6 (3rd, 26th)

2018: 389.9 (11th, 78th)

After Oregon: 383.0 (10th, 80th)

After Tulane: 381.0 (11th, 83rd)

After Kent State: 465.0 (7th, 39th)

After Texas A&M: 316.8 (6th, 35th)

After Mississippi State: 454.4 (5th, 36th)

After Florida: 423.5 (10th, 64th)

After bye week: 423.5 (7th, 55th)

After Arkansas: 433.1 (6th, 50th)

After LSU: 414.9 (7th, 57th)

After Ole Miss: 425.1 (5th, 49th)

After 2nd bye week: 425.1 (5th, 51st)

After Georgia: 415.5 (7th, 64th)

After Samford: 427.2 (4th, 55th)

2019: 421.1 (4th, 53rd)

Why: Auburn had 354 yards of total offense against Alabama.

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SCORING OFFENSE

2013: 39.5 (2nd, 12th)

2014: 35.5 (4th, 35th)

2015: 27.5 (8th, 75th)

2016: 31.2 (6th, 49th)

2017: 33.9 (4th, 27th)

2018: 30.9 (8th, 47th)

After Oregon: 27.0 (9th, 80th)

After Tulane: 25.5 (10th, 79th)

After Kent State: 35.3 (7th, 42nd)

After Texas A&M: 33.5 (5th, 48th)

After Mississippi State: 38.0 (5th, 24th)

After Florida: 33.8 (5th, 38th)

After bye week: 33.8 (5th, 40th)

After Arkansas: 36.3 (3rd, 23rd)

After LSU: 34.3 (4th, 34th)

After Ole Miss: 32.7 (5th, 48th)

After 2nd bye week: 32.7 (6th, 45th)

After Georgia: 30.8 (6th, 57th)

After Samford: 32.7 (3rd, 41st)

2019: 34.0 (3rd, 29th)

Why: Auburn scored 48 points against Alabama, which was the most allowed by the Tide in the Nick Saban era.

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SACKS ALLOWED

2013: 18 sacks, 1.29 per game (3rd, 22nd)

2014: 15 sacks, 1.15 per game (3rd, 15th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (4th, 33rd)

2016: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (3rd, 27th)

2017: 36 sacks, 2.57 per game (10th, 100th)

2018: 23 sacks, 1.77 per game (6th, 39th)

After Oregon: 1 sack, 1.0 per game (4th, 29th)

After Tulane: 1 sack, 0.50 per game (1st, 7th)

After Kent State: 3 sacks, 1.0 per game (2nd, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 4 sacks, 1.0 per game (2nd, 16th)

After Mississippi State: 6 sacks, 1.20 per game (2nd, 21st)

After Florida: 8 sacks, 1.33 per game (3rd, 26th)

After bye week: 8 sacks, 1.33 per game (3rd, 25th)

After Arkansas: 10 sacks, 1.43 per game (3rd, 30th)

After LSU: 13, 1.63 per game (3rd, 41st)

After Ole Miss: 14, 1.56 per game (3rd, 38th)

After 2nd bye week: 14, 1.56 per game (3rd, 38th)

After Georgia: 16, 1.60 per game (4th, 37th)

After Samford: 16, 1.45 per game (3rd, 27th)

2019: 16, 1.33 (3rd, 18th)

Why: Auburn did not allow a sack against Alabama.

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THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS

2013: 46.5 percent (4th, 24th)

2014: 52.5 percent (1st, 2nd)

2015: 41.3 percent (6th, 49th)

2016: 41.8 percent (4th, 53rd)

2017: 45.5 percent (3rd, 15th)

2018: 36.9 percent (11th, 90th)

After Oregon: 41.2 percent (6th, 71st)

After Tulane: 47.2 percent (6th, 41st)

After Kent State: 51.0 percent (2nd, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 47.5 percent (3rd, 28th)

After Mississippi State: 49.3 percent (4th, 21st)

After Florida: 43.5 percent (5th, 34th)

After bye week: 43.5 percent (6th, 34th)

After Arkansas: 44.9 percent (3rd, 27th)

After LSU: 42.2 percent (6th, 46th)

After Ole Miss: 44.5 percent (4th, 31st)

After 2nd bye week: 44.5 percent (4th, 31st)

After Georgia: 42.6 percent (5th, 43rd)

After Samford: 41.6 percent (6th, 50th)

2019: 41.3 percent (5th, 50th)

Why: Auburn was 5-of-13 on third downs against Alabama.

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RED ZONE OFFENSE

2013: 88.5 percent (2nd, 21st)

2014: 87.9 percent (4th, 31st)

2015: 90.2 percent (2nd, 13th)

2016: 85.5 percent (5th, 52nd)

2017: 88.1 percent (6th, 36th)

2018: 81.1 percent (11th, 88th)

After Oregon: 60.0 percent (12th, 103rd)

After Tulane: 66.7 percent (11th, 107th)

After Kent State: 81.3 percent (10th, 81st)

After Texas A&M: 84.2 percent (9th, 66th)

After Mississippi State: 87.5 percent (6th, 47th)

After Florida: 84.0 percent (8th, 70th)

After bye week: 84.0 percent (6th, 61st)

After Arkansas: 83.3 (6th, 64th)

After LSU: 85.3 percent (4th, 56th)

After Ole Miss: 86.8 percent (4th, 46th)

After 2nd bye week: 86.8 percent (5th, 46th)

After Georgia: 87.5 percent (5th, 43rd)

After Samford: 89.4 percent (4th, 31st)

2019: 90.0 percent (3rd, 24th)

Why: Auburn was 3-of-3 in red-zone opportunities against Alabama, with three touchdowns.

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RUSHING DEFENSE

2013: 162.1 (10th, 62nd)

2014: 168.8 (10th, 67th)

2015: 182.7 (11th, 81st)

2016: 132.8 (3rd, 27th)

2017: 137.0 (5th, 35th)

2018: 135.9 (6th, 32nd)

After Oregon: 90.0 (5th, 42nd)

After Tulane: 105.0 (6th, 38th)

After Kent State: 100.7 (5th, 35th)

After Texas A&M: 89.5 (2nd, 20th)

After Mississippi State: 95.2 (3rd, 20th)

After Florida: 101.3 (6th, 25th)

After bye week: 101.3 (3rd, 20th)

After Arkansas: 94.3 (3rd, 12th)

After LSU: 105.9 (3rd, 16th)

After Ole Miss: 112.7 (3rd, 19th)

After 2nd bye week: 112.7 (3rd, 21st)

After Georgia: 115.5 (3rd, 22nd)

After Samford: 109.6 (2nd, 18th)

2019: 115.5 (3rd, 20th)

Why: Auburn allowed 180 yards rushing to Alabama.

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PASSING DEFENSE

2013: 258.6 (13th, 100th)

2014: 230.1 (12th, 68th)

2015: 222.5 (11th, 63rd)

2016: 229.2 (9th, 67th)

2017: 182.4 (5th, 18th)

2018: 219.5 (7th, 58th)

After Oregon: 242.0 (12th, 85th)

After Tulane: 172.5 (3rd, 36th)

After Kent State: 191.3 (5th, 45th)

After Texas A&M: 227.3 (9th, 67th)

After Mississippi State: 225.0 (9th, 72nd)

After Florida: 235.3 (9th, 75th)

After bye week: 235.3 (11th, 79th)

After Arkansas: 224.7 (9th, 68th)

After LSU: 236.8 (10th, 81st)

After Ole Miss: 221.4 (9th, 63rd)

After 2nd bye week: 221.4 (9th, 59th)

After Georgia: 210.3 (8th, 46th)

After Samford: 196.9 (7th, 28th)

2019: 208.4 (7th, 41st)

Why: Auburn allowed 335 passing yards against Alabama.

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PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE

2013: 126.88 (9th, 63rd)

2014: 124.19 (10th, 52nd)

2015: 116.99 (8th, 31st)

2016: 116.83 (4th, 22nd)

2017: 113.84 (4th, 19th)

2018: 118.12 (6th, 31st)

After Oregon: 139.54 (13th, 89th)

After Tulane: 96.17 (3rd, 17th)

After Kent State: 104.78 (6th, 19th)

After Texas A&M: 114.01 (6th, 31st)

After Mississippi State: 118.46 (7th, 35th)

After Florida: 122.76 (7th, 46th)

After bye week: 122.76 (8th, 46th)

After Arkansas: 116.14 (7th, 29th)

After LSU: 119.93 (8th, 35th)

After Ole Miss: 116.28 (7th, 26th)

After 2nd bye week: 116.28 (4th, 23rd)

After Georgia: 116.16 (7th, 25th)

After Samford: 112.54 (5th, 18th)

2019: 117.14 (7th, 24th)

Why: Mac Jones completed 26-of-29 passes with four touchdowns and two pick-sixes.

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TOTAL DEFENSE

2013: 420.7 (12th, 86th)

2014: 398.8 (9th, 64th)

2015: 405.2 (13th, 71st)

2016: 361.9 (5th, 28th)

2017: 319.4 (5th, 14th)

2018: 355.4 (8th, 38th)

After Oregon: 332.0 (7th, 64th)

After Tulane: 277.5 (4th, 30th)

After Kent State: 292.0 (4th, 31st)

After Texas A&M: 316.8 (6th, 35th)

After Mississippi State: 320.2 (6th, 33rd)

After Florida: 336.7 (7th, 40th)

After bye week: 336.7 (7th, 37th)

After Arkansas: 319.0 (3rd, 23rd)

After LSU: 342.6 (6th, 36th)

After Ole Miss: 334.1 (6th, 28th)

After 2nd bye week: 334.1 (4th, 28th)

After Georgia: 325.8 (4th, 24th)

After Samford: 306.5 (3rd, 14th)

2019: 323.9 (5th, 21st)

Why: Auburn allowed 515 yards of offense to Alabama.

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SCORING DEFENSE

2013: 24.7 (9th, 48th)

2014: 26.7 (10th, 62nd)

2015: 26.0 (11th, 54th)

2016: 17.1 (4th, 7th)

2017: 18.5 (3rd, 12th)

2018: 19.2 (4th, 14th)

After Oregon: 21.0 (8th, 56th)

After Tulane: 13.5 (4th, 24th)

After Kent State: 14.3 (5th, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 15.8 (6th, 23rd)

After Mississippi State: 17.2 (5th, 22nd)

After Florida: 18.3 (6th, 22nd)

After bye week: 18.3 (5th, 18th)

After Arkansas: 17.1 (5th, 16th)

After LSU: 17.9 (4th, 14th)

After Ole Miss: 17.4 (4th, 13th)

After 2nd bye week: 17.4 (3rd, 13th)

After Georgia: 17.8 (4th, 13th)

After Samford: 16.2 (3rd, 10th)

2019: 18.6 (4th, 16th)

Why: Auburn allowed 45 points against Alabama, though one touchdown came on special teams.

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SACKS

2013: 32 sacks, 2.29 per game (4th, 46th)

2014: 21 sacks, 1.62 per game (11th, 95th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (13th, 104th)

2016: 25 sacks, 1.92 per game (8th, 75th)

2017: 37 sacks, 2.64 per game (5th, 25th)

2018: 38, 2.92 per game (3rd, 16th)

After Oregon: 3, 3.00 per game (4th, 29th)

After Tulane: 3, 1.50 per game (11th, 88th)

After Kent State: 8, 2.67 per game (4th, 41st)

After Texas A&M: 11, 2.75 per game (4th, 32nd)

After Mississippi State: 13, 2.60 per game (6th, 39th)

After Florida: 17 sacks, 2.83 per game (4th, 28th)

After bye week: 17 sacks, 2.83 per game (2nd, 27th)

After Arkansas: 20 sacks, 2.86 per game (2nd, 27th)

After LSU: 23 sacks, 2.88 per game (2nd, 26th)

After Ole Miss: 23 sacks, 2.56 per game (2nd, 37th)

After 2nd bye week: 23 sacks, 2.56 per game (4th, 37th)

After Georgia: 24 sacks, 2.40 per game (5th, 43rd)

After Samford: 26 sacks, 2.36 per game (5th, 49th)

2019: 27 sacks, 2.33 per game (7th, 54th)

Why: Auburn had one sack against Alabama.

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THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE

2013: 33.0 percent (1st, 13th)

2014: 36.0 percent (4th, 29th)

2015: 44.9 percent (13th, 109th)

2016: 34.8 percent (4th, 25th)

2017: 32.9 percent (3rd, 20th)

2018: 34.7 percent (6th, 30th)

After Oregon: 28.6 percent (7th, 40th)

After Tulane: 20.7 percent (1st, 7th)

After Kent State: 31.9 (5th, 40th)

After Texas A&M: 32.8 percent (6th, 44th)

After Mississippi State: 31.5 percent (5th, 20th)

After Florida: 30.7 percent (4th, 22nd)

After bye week: 30.7 percent (1st, 17th)

After Arkansas: 29.8 percent (1st, 11th)

After LSU: 32.5 percent (4th, 25th)

After Ole Miss: 31.2 percent (3rd, 20th)

After 2nd bye week: 31.2 percent (2nd, 19th)

After Georgia: 30.1 percent (2nd, 11th)

After Samford: 28.9 percent (1st, 8th)

2019: 30.0 percent (2nd, 11th)

Why: Auburn held Alabama to 6-of-14 on third downs.

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RED ZONE DEFENSE

2013: 73.1 percent (2nd, 10th)

2014: 74.1 percent (4th, 13th)

2015: 75.5 percent (5th, 15th)

2016: 74.4 percent (3rd, 11th)

2017: 83.3 percent (6th, 64th)

2018: 82.9 percent (9th, 64th)

After Oregon: 60.0 percent (6th, 42nd)

After Tulane: 66.7 percent (4th, 25th)

After Kent State: 66.7 percent (5th, 16th)

After Texas A&M: 75.0 percent (8th, 36th)

After Mississippi State: 75.0 percent (6th, 28th)

After Florida: 68.4 percent (5th, 11th)

After bye week: 68.4 percent (5th, 12th)

After Arkansas: 70.0 percent (5th, 13th)

After LSU: 72.0 percent (4th, 13th)

After Ole Miss: 74.1 percent (5th, 21st)

After 2nd bye week: 74.1 percent (3rd, 19th)

After Georgia: 75.9 percent (4th, 22nd)

After Samford: 73.3 percent (3rd, 18th)

2019: 71.4 percent (3rd, 12th)

Why: Alabama was 3-of-5 on red-zone scoring opportunities against Auburn, with three touchdowns.

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NET PUNTING

2013: 40.54 (2nd, 9th)

2014: 37.44 (12th, 67th)

2015: 37.58 (7th, 54th)

2016: 39.90 (5th, 21st)

2017: 35.61 (14th, 115th)

2018: 41.91 (2nd, 5th)

After Oregon: 23.17 (14th, 120th)

After Tulane: 29.5 (14th, 127th)

After Kent State: 30.43 (14th, 127th)

After Texas A&M: 35.27 (13th, 114th)

After Mississippi State: 35.61 (12th, 108th)

After Florida: 36.94 (10th, 85th)

After bye week: 36.94 (11th, 89th)

After Arkansas: 37.55 (9th, 80th)

After LSU: 39.40 (6th, 40th)

After Ole Miss: 38.11 (11th, 74th)

After 2nd bye week: 38.11 (9th, 70th)

After Georgia: 39.04 (6th, 48th)

After Samford: 38.39 (8th, 56th)

2019: 38.47 (8th, 65th)

Why: Auburn averaged 40 net yards per punt against Alabama.

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KICK RETURNS

2013: 23.40 (5th, 27th)

2014: 20.03 (11th, 82nd)

2015: 27.94 (2nd, 4th)

2016: 19.04 (12th, 100th)

2017: 23.22 (3rd, 25th)

2018: 21.52 (6th, 48th)

After Oregon: 20.00 (8th, 60th)

After Tulane: 18.00 (10th, 88th)

After Kent State: 11.50 (13th, 123rd)

After Texas A&M: 15.40 (12th, 120th)

After Mississippi State: 16.33 (11th, 111th)

After Florida: 17.14 (11th, 11th)

After bye week: 17.14 (11th, 112th)

After Arkansas: 16.80 (12th, 121st)

After LSU: 18.92 (8th, 92nd)

After Ole Miss: 21.00 (4th, 62nd)

After 2nd bye week: 21.00 (4th, 60th)

After Georgia: 21.00 (3rd, 55th)

After Samford: 20.36 (5th, 70th)

2019: 19.59 (7th, 84th)

Why: Auburn has three kick returns for 48 yards.

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KICK RETURN DEFENSE

2013: 25.79 (14th, 121st)

2014: 21.73 (9th, 84th)

2015: 21.17 (12th, 61st)

2016: 18.00 (1st, 13th)

2017: 27.20 (14th, 129th)

2018: 19.44 (3rd, 39th)

After Oregon: 28.50 (12th, 116th)

After Tulane: 28.50 (12th, 118th)

After Kent State: 21.33 (8th, 79th)

After Texas A&M: 21.00 (7th, 68th)

After Mississippi State: 20.00 (6th, 53rd)

After Florida: 20.00 (7th, 58th)

After bye week: 20.00 (7th, 51st)

After Arkansas: 19.38 (4th, 40th)

After LSU: 19.38 (6th, 43rd)

After Ole Miss: 20.27 (10th, 58th)

After 2nd bye week: 20.27 (9th, 59th)

After Georgia: 20.25 (8th, 55th)

After Samford: 20.69 (9th, 63rd)

2019: 22.30 (12th, 96th)

Why: Auburn gave up 177 yards and a touchdown on seven Alabama kick returns.

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PUNT RETURNS

2013: 11.78 (2nd, 22nd)

2014: 17.82 yards per return (1st, 4th)

2015: 11.93 yards per return (7th, 28th)

2016: 10.69 (5th, 24th)

2017: 8.52 (8th, 51st)

2018: 10.75 (6th, 39th)

After Oregon: 12.8 (7th, 26th)

After Tulane: 14.25 (5th, 24th)

After Kent State: 14.25 (7th, 25th)

After Texas A&M: 16.60 (5th, 19th)

After Mississippi State: 15.38 (4th, 20th)

After Florida: 13.93 (7th, 26th)

After bye week: 13.93 (7th, 19th)

After Arkansas: 13.93 (4th, 15th)

After LSU: 13.20 (6th, 21st)

After Ole Miss: 12.44 (7th, 42nd)

After 2nd bye week: 12.44 (5th, 18th)

After Georgia: 12.74 (5th, 17th)

After Samford: 12.85 (4th, 17th)

2019: 13.82 (3rd, 10th)

Why: Auburn had two punt returns totaling 47 yards against Alabama.

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PUNT RETURN DEFENSE

2013: 7.0 (8th, 51st)

2014: 7.79 (10th, 72nd)

2015: 12.43 (11th, 110th)

2016: 3.17 (1st, 8th)

2017: 11.43 (14th, 108th)

2018: 3.36 (3rd, 9th)

After Oregon: 43.67 (14th, 127th)

After Tulane: 35.80 (14th, 130th)

After Kent State: 35.80 (14th, 130th)

After Texas A&M: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After Mississippi State: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After Florida: 22.38 (14th, 126th)

After bye week: 22.38 (14th, 126th)

After Arkansas: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After LSU: 18.60 (14th, 127th)

After Ole Miss: 21.91 (14th, 129th)

After 2nd bye week: 21.91 (14th, 130th)

After Georgia: 18.54 (14th, 129th)

After Samford: 18.54 (14th, 130th)

2019: 18.54 (14th, 130th)

Why: Auburn did not allow any punt returns against Alabama.

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TURNOVER MARGIN

2013: even, 0.0 per game (9th, 61st)

2014: plus-seven, 0.54 per game (4th, 27th)

2015: plus-two, 0.15 per game (8th, 51st)

2016: plus-three, plus-0.23 per game (6th, 42nd)

2017: minus-one, 0.07 per game (7th, 71st)

2018: plus-nine, 0.69 (3rd, 16th)

After Oregon: minus-one, -1.00 per game (10th, 77th)

After Tulane: minus-one, -0.50 per game (12th, 97th)

After Kent State: minus-one, -0.67 per game (13th, 95th)

After Texas A&M: minus-one, -0.25 per game (12th, 82nd)

After Mississippi State: minus-two, -0.40 per game (12th, 90th)

After Florida: minus-two, -0.33 per game (12th, 86th)

After bye week: minus-two, -0.33 per game (12th, 87th)

After Arkansas: plus-one, 0.14 per game (7th, 54th)

After LSU: plus-two, 0.25 per game (6th, 48th)

After Ole Miss: plus-two, 0.22 per game (7th, 50th)

After 2nd bye week: plus-two, 0.22 per game (5th, 50th)

After Georgia: plus-one, 0.10 per game (8th, 58th)

After Samford: plus-five, 0.45 per game (2nd, 28th)

2019: plus-six, 0.50 per game (2nd, 24th)

Why: Auburn forced two turnovers and committed one against Alabama.

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PENALTY YARDS PER GAME

2013: 40.64 (7th 30th)

2014: 68.92 (14th, 112th)

2015: 46.38 (7th, 34th)

2016: 36.54 (1st, 6th)

2017: 38.36 (2nd, 13th)

2018: 56.69 (9th, 75th)

After Oregon: 60.00 (6th, 71st)

After Tulane: 55.5 (5th, 69th)

After Kent State: 56.67 (6th, 73rd)

After Texas A&M: 61.00 (9th, 83rd)

After Mississippi State: 56.20 (7th, 69th)

After Florida: 58.50 (10th, 76th)

After bye week: 58.50 (11th, 78th)

After Arkansas: 56.57 (7th, 69th)

After LSU: 61.75 (10th, 89th)

After Ole Miss: 59.78 (10th, 82nd)

After 2nd bye week: 59.78 (11th, 82nd)

After Georgia: 57.30 (11th, 79th)

After Samford: 58.00 (11th, 81st)

2019: 58.17 (11th, 84th)

Why: Auburn committed nine penalties for 60 yards against Alabama.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

[Cardin Drake 2,076]

O line did a good job, but I give most of the credit to Nix.  He is good at eluding the 1st rusher, and knows when to just throw the ball away.  Despite JS's great arm, he was not good at either of those skills.

[Gowebb11 9,871]

Driscoll blocked like a fiend. Brahms stood out as well. 

[cole256 17,085]

43 minutes ago, Cardin Drake said:

O line did a good job, but I give most of the credit to Nix.  He is good at eluding the 1st rusher, and knows when to just throw the ball away.  Despite JS's great arm, he was not good at either of those skills.

Man, o line can't catch a break....

[AURealist 2,194]

49 minutes ago, Cardin Drake said:

O line did a good job, but I give most of the credit to Nix.  He is good at eluding the 1st rusher, and knows when to just throw the ball away.  Despite JS's great arm, he was not good at either of those skills.

Nix is not good at stepping up into the pocket created for him.  If he'd just do that, he wouldn't need to elude that 1st rusher.  He might also have time to look for an open receiver rather than staring down his primary.   And, if he'd plant his feet while he's standing in the pocket, he might make more on-target throws.  Just a thought...

[cole256 17,085]

27 minutes ago, AURealist said:

Nix is not good at stepping up into the pocket created for him.  If he'd just do that, he wouldn't need to elude that 1st rusher.  He might also have time to look for an open receiver rather than staring down his primary.   And, if he'd plant his feet while he's standing in the pocket, he might make more on-target throws.  Just a thought...

That's pretty much it but there was I think 3 times where he finally did this and he didn't throw the ball but he took off and ran for some big yards. I was proud of him

[DAG 34,752]

38 minutes ago, AURealist said:

Nix is not good at stepping up into the pocket created for him.  If he'd just do that, he wouldn't need to elude that 1st rusher.  He might also have time to look for an open receiver rather than staring down his primary.   And, if he'd plant his feet while he's standing in the pocket, he might make more on-target throws.  Just a thought...

100 percent correct. He will learn. He made some huge plays with his feet and he could’ve had more. I believe it was better o line play but also nix leaving the pocket. 

[Sizzle 3,948]

35 minutes ago, cole256 said:

That's pretty much it but there was I think 3 times where he finally did this and he didn't throw the ball but he took off and ran for some big yards. I was proud of him

Yep. One of those plays I think was a draw though

[alexava 6,974]

Run game is this lines weakness. I have noticed Horton is better when he pulls than straight up blocking. I hope nick gets better next year and I wish the rest of the guys well as they move on   This probably their best game collectively.