Third down might be what wins the game. LSU’s offense (10th nationally) and Alabama’s defense (18th) are among the best nationally while the other side is the opposite: Alabama’s third down offense is 66th nationally while LSU’s defense ranks 79th.

The Alabama football team watched Jalen Milroe shatter history against LSU on Saturday. The kind once held by past Crimson Tide great Jalen Hurts. The dual-threat passer called his own number and bolted 39 yards into the end zone for the game’s opening touchdown in Baton Rouge.