After shutting out Georgia’s offense one week ago, Alabama’s defense eyed to have the second-half effort from that game carry over into Saturday’s game against Georgia.
And although there were some stumbles along the way, for the most part, it came true as the Crimson Tide was able to hold the Volunteer’s offense to 17 points and 302 total yards of offense on the day.
“I thought the defense played better tonight,” head coach Nick Saban said following the win. “I thought this was probably the best we’ve played, even though there are some plays in there you can be critical of.