Alabama’s O-line comes up big in SEC championship vs Georgia

Published December 4, 2021 6:29 pm

By JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama’s blockers went from being bullied to dominant in the span of a week. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s offensive line rose to the occasion against No. 1 Georgia’s heralded defensive front in a 41-24 Southeastern Conference Championship game victory on Saturday that sealed a playoff spot for Alabama. It was a marked turnaround for a team that gave up seven sacks against a lesser defense at Auburn last weekend and took more than 59 minutes to score its first touchdown before winning 24-22 in quadruple overtime. It was also a resounding response in a matchup that appeared to favor the Bulldogs.

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