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How Auburn can swing the Iron Bowl in an instant, why Alabama's built to neutralize it

This rivalry likely needs little reminder about the impact a few big passing plays can have.

Wild swings in this series -- mostly known for star running backs -- have come through the air. It was a 70-yard bomb from Cam Newton to Terrell Zachery that began the 2010 comeback. The Kick Six wouldn't have happened without a 39-yard touchdown to Sammie Coates moments earlier. And 2014 was a 55-44 mess of deep balls before Amari Cooper emerged with a few more than Coates.

That just sets the stage for Saturday's next chapter in this powder keg of intrastate rivalries.