(AP) - The wins, points and big defensive plays have been piling up for No. 8 Alabama.
The Crimson Tide's muscle-flexing hot streak began with a players-only meeting convened after a loss filled with blunders and aborted comebacks.
Since then, the Tide (6-1, 3-1 SEC) has rolled over two top-10 teams on the road with help from a barrage of defensive touchdowns. The blunders have been mostly committed by the other team and as for comebacks, Alabama only trailed once in the past four games - by four points against Arkansas at halftime.
''When we do what we need to do, we don't feel like anybody can beat us,'' defensive end Jonathan Allen said, when asked about the theme of that team meeting.