Alabama Stuns Auburn In Last-Minute Iron Bowl Thriller

AUBURN, Ala. — The unbelievable happened in Jordan-Hare Stadium, again.

Once again, Alabama struggled with an inferior Auburn team, and once again, the Crimson Tide pulled off a miraculous victory.

After trailing 24-20 for much of the fourth quarter, Auburn muffed a punt to give Alabama the ball back. Alabama moved the ball down to 1st-and-GOAL, but a bad snap put the Crimson Tide way behind the chains.

Then, on fourth down from the 31-yard-line, quarterback Jalen Milroe connected with Isaiah Bond for the Alabama touchdown, giving the Crimson Tide the win.

Milroe completed 16-of-24 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

Alabama's season stays alive, and the Crimson Tide will face No. 1 Georgia next week in the SEC Championship Game.

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Fourth Quarter

Milroe throws a touchdown on 4th and 31 to Isaiah Bond to put Alabama ahead. Unbelievable. Alabama leads 27-24.

A bad snap backs Alabama way up to the 26.

Roydell Williams picks up a 1st on fourth down.

On 3rd-and-20, Milroe scrambles and almost gets a first down.

Alabama gets stopped on its drive, but Auburn muffs the punt and Alabama takes over

Alabama needed a stop, and it gets one. Thorne gets sacked on third down and Alabama gets the ball back down by 4.

Jermaine Burton makes an incredible catch on 3rd-and-long, but it's ruled incomplete. After review, the play stands as called.

The Alabama defense comes up with a huge stop to force a Auburn field goal. The Tigers extend the lead to 24-20 with just over 10 minutes left in the game.

Alabama makes a big defensive lay to bring up 2nd-and-17, but Thorne takes a QB draw down inside the Alabama 10.

Alabama brings Auburn to fourth down, but jumps offsides and gives the Tigers' drive new life.

Third Quarter

Alabama needs a stop here, and badly. Auburn has moved into Alabama territory once again.

Alabama stalls in Auburn territory after a blindside block penalty, and Reichard misses the potential record-setting kick. The score remains 21-20, Auburn's way.

Milroe does it again with his legs, scrambling into Auburn territory on the first play of the drive.

Auburn scores a touchdown from Thorne off what looked like a busted coverage, and the Tigers have taken a 21-20 lead in this one.

Auburn is back in Alabama territory after a 37-yard completion from Thorne.

Will Reichard is now at 529 career points after that field goal. He needs 1 point to tie the all-time scoring record.

Alabama stalls in the red zone. Reichard nails a field goal, extending the Alabama lead to 20-14.

McClellan is running strong this drive, bringing Alabama into the red zone. He's averaging 5 yards per carry for the game.

Alabama is marching to begin the second half. The Crimson Tide has already crossed into Auburn territory.

HALFTIME: Alabama 17, Auburn 14

Second Quarter

Saban takes a rare first half timeout. Alabama will get the ball back without about a minute to go until halftime.

Alabama answers. 68 yards from Milroe to Burton and Alabama regains the lead. The Crimson Tide leads 17-14 with about 90 seconds to go until the break.

159 of Auburn's 179 first half yards have come on the ground. 98 of those have come on two plays.

Auburn capitalizes and takes the next play for a touchdown. The Tigers lead 14-10 with 2:24 to go in the half.

Auburn's Alston bursts through the middle of the line for a second run of over 40 yards today. Auburn is down inside the Alabama 20.

Alabama's drive stalls at its own 30. Auburn will get the ball with 3:41 to go in the half.

Milroe's legs were just put on full display with an athletic scramble for a first down to keep the drive alive.

An excellent punt from Auburn downs Alabama at the 1 yard line. Long way to go for Milroe with a one-score lead.

Justin Eboigbe brings down Thorne for Alabama's first sack of the game. Auburn goes conservative on third-and-long and will punt.

Auburn has moved the ball into Alabama territory as Thorne's first two completions of the game have come on this drive.

Will Reichard nails a 32-yard field goal to give Alabama a 10-7 lead. Reichard is now six points away from breaking the all-time scoring record.

Yet another Alabama touchdown has been wiped off the board, as Milroe was past the line of scrimmage on a touchdown to Niblack. Alabama has to settle for a field goal.

First Quarter

The first quarter ends with a 7-7 tie. Alabama outgained Auburn 155-74 in the period.

The margins in football can be so slim. Alabama went from a 14-0 lead to now a 7-7 tie, all thanks to a holding penalty.

Hunter's long run sets up an Auburn touchdown to tie the game at seven apiece.

A huge run by Auburn's Jarquez Hunter moves the Tigers into the red zone.

Rees draws up a beautiful play on 4th-and-1 for a touchdown, but it's called back for a hold. Alabama will punt.

Another three-and-out for Auburn. The Alabama defense is flying around right now.

Alabama moves straight down the field on its opening possession and punches it in with a Roydell Williams touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.

Jalen Milroe comes up big on 3rd-and-17, completing a 33 yard pass to Malik Benson to move the chains.

Pretty disastrous opening series for Auburn. The Tigers go three-and-out and gain 0 yards. Caleb Downs remains at punt returner for the Crimson Tide.

Auburn will receive the opening kickoff.

Pregame

Naturally, Chris Davis is leading the Auburn pep rally at midfield.

Kool-Aid McKinstry was the one to take the punt before the team went into the locker room.

Here comes the Tide pic.twitter.com/RLZtbMje34
— Katie Windham (@katiewindham_) November 25, 2023

Nick Saban confirmed on the CTSN pregame show that Deontae Lawson and Jaylen Key will be back from injury.

Nick Saban on CTSN, pregame: "I think they practiced enough and well enough that we think they should be able to play in the game." https://t.co/OGBJ4Wz78y
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) November 25, 2023

Alabama's captains for the game are Dallas Turner, Tyler Booker and Jase McClellan.

The Alabama specialists have taken the field in full uniform. Alabama will be wearing the road white jerseys with white pants.

Jalen Milroe was the last Alabama player on the field warming up before getting pads on for the game.

Crimson Tide players have started taking the field to get loose.

Alabama has arrived at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and Nick Saban has taken his pregame walk around the field.

Jason Autrey's officiating crew is working the game.

The Tide have Arrived! 😤 pic.twitter.com/Kj89noFBr3
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) November 25, 2023

How to Watch Alabama vs. Auburn

Who: Alabama (10-1, 7-0 SEC) at Auburn (6-5, 3-4 SEC)

When: 2:30 p.m. CT, Saturday

Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium

TV: CBS

Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. Play-By-Play Eli Gold. Analyst Tyler Watts. Sideline: Christian Miller. Host: Roger Hoover

Series: Alabama leads 49-37-1

Last meeting: Robbie Ashford and Jarquez Hunter with Tank Bigsby rushed for over 300 yards on the Crimson Tide but Bryce Young's 343 yards and 3 TD effort through the air allowed Alabama to cruise to a 49-27 victory at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Last time out, Alabama: Alabama jumped all over the UT-Chattanooga Mocs by beating the FCS playoff team 66-10. The Tide ran for over 300 yards and converted six-of-nine on third down to control the game from start to finish.

Last time out, Auburn: The Tigers lost their "buy" game to New Mexico State 31-10 at home. Auburn was just two-of-10 on third down and only gained 213 total yards. Their offense struggled to run the football and the Aggies controlled the tempo throughout the game.