No. 9 Alabama, sitting at 10-3, travels to Norman to face No. 8 Oklahoma at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Oddsmakers have HC Kalen DeBoer’s team favored by 1.5 points in this CFP first round. But a former Green Bay Packers legend is confident that the Sooners match up better, pointing out the Tide’s woes come from their own second-half season decline.

“In the second half this season, Alabama’s only 39% on third downs, where they’re 50% in the first half,” Aaron Taylor said during his CBS Sports segment on December 9.

He followed with an even more concerning data point. In their three toughest defensive tests, two against Georgia and one against Oklahoma, the Tide scored only 14 total points after halftime. Their first win against HC Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs was a close 24

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