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AL.com All-Access: Should Alabama, Auburn and Power 5 play sacrificial lamb games?

Alabama and Auburn created plenty of buzz with major season-opening victories in neutral-site games.

The Crimson Tide dismantled Louisville, as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa flashed big-play ability and the defense looked as relentless as ever, and Auburn exorcised its Mercedes-Benz Dome demons by knocking off Washington in a top-10 showdown.

What do they do for an encore? Play a couple of snoozers this week.

Yeah, yeah, I know Alabama plays an Arkansas State team that returns a quarterback who threw for nearly 4,000 yards last season, but various Vegas sportsbooks installed Alabama as at least a 36.