When the Iron Bowl was billed as the best game in the long history of the rivalry, it smelled a bit of media puffery—especially when No. 1 Alabama was tabbed as a 10-point favorite over No. 4 Auburn on the road.

As it turned out, the college football media was right—and Las Vegas oddsmakers were wrong—as this year's tilt on The Plains will go down as one of the most incredible finishes, and wire-to-wire games, not just in Iron Bowl history, but ever in the sport.

Auburn returned a missed field goal the length of the field to knock Alabama out of the national title game, a result that perfectly encapsulated the wild and ...

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