Instant Analysis: No. 5 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi State 20
By David Ching
Published November 15, 2014, 05:22:02 PM
Alabama is back in the SEC driver’s seat.
Dak Prescott and No. 1 Mississippi State (9-1, 5-1 SEC) showed resilience in rallying from a huge early deficit at No. 5 Alabama (9-1, 6-1) on Saturday, but the Bulldogs still suffered their first loss of the season, 25-20.
In the process, Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide claimed the lead in the SEC West race and took over as the conference’s top College Football Playoff contender.
Let’s recap how the Tide returned to the top of the SEC heap:
How the game was won: Mississippi State rallied from a 19-0 deficit to make it 19-13 in the fourth quarter, but Alabama put away the win with a 15-play, 76-yard touchdown drive that ate six minutes off the clock.
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