Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer called the second half a fist fight.

The description fit. And the Crimson Tide kept swinging, even when Georgia tried to take over the game.

Alabama outlasted the Bulldogs 24-21 on Saturday at Sanford Stadium, snapping a 33-game home win streak that went back to 2019. A Crimson Tide team that has often struggled on the road pushed past adversity.

“It’s a mindset going in, especially against a team like this,” DeBoer said. “You’re going to get punches thrown at you. You’re going to take and you’re going to get some. We got some tonight. What’s your response going to be? Our response was to punch back and punch back harder.”

Alabama (3-1, 1-0 SEC) could have let the game slip away. The Crimson Tide missed a field goal to open the second half, and Georgia (3-1,

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