Tied at 20 with 3:52 left in the fourth quarter, facing a fourth-and-2 at the Auburn 6-yard line, DeBoer kept his offense on the field. Horton saw a man coverage look, forced to beat one Auburn defensive back with the other one cleared by Crimson Tide tight end Kaleb Edwards.

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide narrowly defeated Auburn 27-20 on the road Saturday, escaping the Iron Bowl with a victory.

Saturday's Iron Bowl matchup between Alabama and Auburn could reportedly loom large in Auburn's head coaching search.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix met his wife Izzy Nix when he was a quarterback for the Auburn Tigers and she was a cheerleader there. For Saturday’s big Iron Bowl between Auburn and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Izzy posted a throwback cheerleader picture fired up for the game.

Could it have been inspired by another iconic Iron Bowl in Birmingham, a stock-car and motorcycle racing track that closed in 1961?