The Auburn Tigers suffered another gut-wrenching loss on Saturday, falling 45-38 to No. 16 Vanderbilt in overtime at Firstbank Stadium in the program's first game of the post-Hugh Freeze era.

Auburn has lost four of the last six meetings against the Commodores. The loss puts interim head coach DJ Durkin at 0-1 while leading the Tigers. Auburn is 4-10-2 all-time under interim head coaches.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the game:

Auburn offense comes out firing on all cylinders

Who would have thought that a week’s work under new leadership was just what Auburn’s offense needed?

After forcing a Vanderbilt punt to open up the game, Auburn’s offense marched down the field for a 13-play, 89-yard scoring drive to set the tone for what was to come.

The Tigers went on to score another t

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