SI's Best Shots from the Sugar Bowl

SI's Best Shots from the Sugar Bowl

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Ezekiel Elliott ran for a Sugar Bowl-record 230 yards and scored twice, including an 85-yard touchdown run that essentially clinched the Buckeyes victory with 3:24 remaining.

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Derrick Henry led Bama in rushing with 95 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.

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Amari Cooper catches the first of his two touchdowns in the game.

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Jalin Marshall loses his helmet as he is unpended by Jarrick Williams.

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Cyrus Jones returns an interception 32 yards early in the second quarter.

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T.J. Yeldon scores a 2-yard touchdown run that put Alabama up 21-6 about midway through the second quarter.

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Michael Thomas catches a 13-yard touchdown pass to close the gap to 21-20 at the half.

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Devin Smith scores a 47-yard touchdown reception that put the Buckeyes ahead for good early in the third quarter.

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Steve Miller heads to the end zone to score on a 41-yard interception return late in the third quarter, giving the Buckeyes a 34-21 lead.

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Blake Sims rushed for a touchdown and threw for two, but finished the game with three interceptions.

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Cardale Jones turned in another savvy performance in his second college start, throwing for 243 yards.

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Jones also ran for 43 yards and converted a crucial third-down play with a spinning, 1-yard dive and Ohio State clinging to a 34-28 lead.

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Tyvis Powell intercepts a last second hail mary to seal the win for Ohio State.

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Denied a shot at his fourth national title in six years, Alabama coach Nick Saban congratulates Urban Meyer on his team's victory.

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After just three years on the job at Ohio State, Meyer's one win away from a national championship.