Intro: Alabama’s 31-game home winning streak, the longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision, was snapped on Saturday in the No. 2 Crimson Tide’s 46-41 loss to No. 1-ranked LSU Tigers.

Play of the game: Late in the first quarter, sophomore Jaylen Waddle caught an LSU punt, had his head yanked around by a Tigers defender, and reversed field. He broke to the sideline, weaving in between defenders all the way to the end zone for a 77-yard score.

Offensive player of the game

James Ogletree: Najee Harris

James Benedetto: Najee Harris

Fan Vote: Najee Harris

Defensive player of the game

James Ogletree: Anfernee Jennings

James Benedetto: Xavier McKinney 

Fan Vote: Xavier McKinney

Notes:

• Alabama started strong with gains of 20 and 31 on its first two plays, but the drive ended in the red zone when junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fumbled the ball and LSU recovered.
• On the Tigers’ opening drive, they hit on pass plays of 23, 18 and 33 yards, the last of which was a touchdown from quarterback Joe Burrow to receiver Ja’Marr Chase. 
• Alabama punter Ty Perine fumbled a snap after the Crimson Tide’s next possession, giving LSU the ball in Alabama territory. Senior outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings sacked Burrow to force third-and-long and LSU settled for a 40-yard field goal to extend its lead to 10-0.
• Jennings added another sack later in the first quarter, bringing up third-and-18. On the ensuing punt, Waddle reversed field all the way to the opposite sideline, then cut inside and made it to the end zone for a 77-yard score.
• Burrow continued his hot start in LSU’s first drive of the second quarter. The quarterback found receiver Terrace Marshall for a wide-open 29-yard touchdown reception to extend LSU’s lead to 16-7. 
• Alabama’s Wildcat play with receiver Slade Bolden was unsuccessful for the first time this season on a fourth-and-1 in the second quarter. LSU got the ball near midfield leading 16-7, but Alabama forced a three-and-out.
• In the middle of the second quarter, Tagovailoa found junior receiver Jerry Jeudy over the middle on third-and-10. On the next play, junior receiver DeVonta Smith blew past the LSU defense and was wide open down the left sideline for a 64-yard touchdown. Alabama closed to within 16-13.
• Burrow’s first incompletion was his 14th pass of the game. It came with 5:19 left in the second quarter.
• Alabama went three-and-out, giving LSU the ball back with 2:39 left. The Tigers converted first downs on four of their first five plays, including a controversial 16-yard gain to tight end Thaddeus Moss, who stepped out of bounds prior to catching the ball. The ruling was upheld on the grounds that Moss was forced out of bounds and re-established himself before making the catch. LSU scored on a 1-yard rush. 
• Tagovailoa was intercepted on the first play of Alabama’s next drive and redshirt junior center Landon Dickerson was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness. Burrow hit running Clyde Edwards-Helaire on a 13-yard touchdown pass for the Tigers’ second touchdown in 20 seconds of game time. LSU led Alabama 33-13 at the half.
• Lewis recovered a Burrow fumble on the first play of the second half, but the offense went three-and-out.
• Junior running back Najee Harris took over in the third quarter, with a 31-yard rush, a 23-yard gain on a screen pass, a 4-yard gain on third-and-2 and a 15-yard touchdown catch on a wheel route. The Crimson Tide trailed 33-20 with 4:51 left in the third quarter.
• Harris surpassed his career high in scrimmage yards on the Crimson Tide’s next drive. He gained 12 yards on fourth-and-1 in the red zone on the first play of the fourth quarter, then dove over the goal line to get the Crimson Tide within one score.
• LSU went 3 for 3 on third down on its next drive, capping it with Edwards-Helaire’s third score of the day.
• The final 10 minutes in the fourth quarter saw a combined three touchdown scoring drives by both teams. Alabama came within five points of LSU with an 85-yard touchdown catch by Smith, but the Tigers bled out the clock after an unsuccessful onside kick and walked away with a 46-41 victory.