Auburn is a 3.5 point favorite. We are 1 and 1 while TAMU is 2 and 0. The visiting team has a habit of winning this game. We need that streak to stop tonight at JH. The game is a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPN. Can we outscore the Aggies? Can our defensive front dominate their offensive line? Can we contain their great defensive end? Can we get pressure on their QB? Can we defend their good receivers? We can't let receivers get loose in the secondary. Did last week's 706 total yardage output signal a return to a Malzahn offense? Let us see.
FIRST QUARTER
The Tigers are three out moving to 4th and 1 after Sean White is sacked on the first play. The punt gives TAMU possession on their 26.
After one first down we push them back on an 11 yard sack on third down. AU regains possession on the 20.
So far we getting pressure on their good quarterback.
The Tigers drive 80 yards for the touchdown mixing the run and short passes. That. Was. A. Great. Touchdown. Drive! Kamryn Pettway runs it in from the one untouched. Pettway is a running bulldozer. That was a great looking offense.
Auburn 7 TAMU 0
TAMU goes three and out from their 25 punting from their 34.
A great punt pins us on our seven with 5:58 to go in the first quarter.
After one first down Auburn is punting.
The Aggies drive to a 46-yd. field goal.
Auburn 7 TAMU 3
The quarter ends with AU having a 2nd and 8 at the Auburn 43.
SECOND QUARTER
We are punting on 4th and 8 after two incomplete passes.
The Aggies fair catch at their 8.
A long pass gets them to the AU 7.
2nd and goal from the 5.
TD pass from there. Too easy on that one.
Auburn 7 TAMU 10
After that touchdown drive our offense has become inconsistent as we have in the recent past.
Tigers end up punting from their 47 on a 4th and 11.
The punt goes into the end zone.
Our offense cannot sustain another drive.
The Aggies have the ball again.
Our defense needs to step up.
Our offense is passive again.
This game is boring so far.
Without a defensive stand or break we are in trouble.
We get a defensive stand.
Punt from the 20 and we start from our 44. Almost a blocked punt.
BUT on the first play from scrimmage Ryan David fumbles at the Aggies are at our 40.
The worst has happened after good field position.
Aggie ball on our 40.
They are quickly at our 14.
Third and 8 from the 12 and a timeout.
Pass incomplete.
4th and 8.
At least we hold them to a field goal with 5:38 to go.
Auburn 7 TAMU 13
We cannot turn the ball over again in this game.
Our offense must get going.
We have 14 yards of offense in the second quarter.
After a 12 yard run by Pettway our offense sputters again.
Luckily the punt rolls to their 9.
3:52 to go.
But a penalty forces another punt after a Phillips 49 yard punt. That is unfortunate. Huge.
The next punt goes only 23 yards. When it rains it pours. The Aggies start at their 40. Little things like get you beat.
First play to the Auburn 20. We are in a lot of trouble here in the closing minutes of the half.
Fortunately we hold them to a field goal with 1:56 to go.
Auburn 7 TAMU 16
Our defense is holding its own. Our offense looks like last year: inconsistent, cannot sustain drives. A fumble gives them good field position. Barring a big offensive turnaround we will lose this game handily.
Auburn is at the Aggie 35 with 22 seconds left and one TO remaining.
As the game clock hits zero Carlson hits a 37 yard field goal.
That's big, but our offensive still has to pick it up considerably in the second half if we have a chance.
This game situation is not promising.
Auburn 10 TAMU 16
THIRD QUARTER
The Aggies get the ball to start the second half. If they get a touchdown on their first possession we will be in big trouble. Big opening possession for them to start the half. The 3 points at the end of the first half might be big. We hope so.
At the half the coach says we have to run the football. Maybe so, but I think it's more important to complete passes. It seems like we hack and hack up the middle with limited success. We need some big plays also. We need to stay out of third and long.
It seems we aren't getting the pressure on their QB that we need. They have good receivers so we must get some pressure on their quarterback.
TAMU goes from the 25 after the touchback.
We get the three and out that we need. The Aggies are quickly punting on their first possession.
Davis fair catches at our 35.
Two running plays and we're at third and 10. We need to throw on first down.
There's a first down throw to Kyle Davis.
We move to their 44 but the offense dies again and we are punting on 4th and 10.
We had an unfortunate delay penalty and could not recover.
Our offense is so weak that we cannot over come mistakes.
TAMU will start on their 21 after a less than desirable punt.
At this point in the game I see that we will lose. Our offense cannot sustain anything. Why think it will change?
Our defense forces another three and out. That's 2 straight by our defense to start the half.
The Tigers start at their 42 after a poor punt.
Two straight three and outs. Where, or where, is our offense? We cannot keep off the scoreboard the rest of the game.
Maybe James Franklin III needs a series.
Pettway between the tackles for only a tackle.
Pettway around right end setting up a third and about 4.
Incomplete pass on third and four.
Well, here we go again as the Tigers cannot take advantage of good field position.
The Aggies take over on their 18 after the punt.
This is not good. We cannot keep their offense down the entire rest of the half.
Another three and out for the defense!
The Aggies punt from their 20.
A good punt and we start at our 23 with 7:23 to go in the third.
If our offense doesn't get going we can say clearly that the offense lost this game as the defense starts the second half with three straight three and outs.
There's a first down pass to Ryan Davis to the 30.
An interference call places the ball around midfield.
Now White gets called for grounding.
Well, we get a break but there is another negative play for the offense as we go to 2nd and long.
Another drive dies as we go backward after getting an interference call.
The offense is bad, bad, bad. Very ugly.
After the punt TAMU starts at their 26.
This is probably where their offense gets going if I had to guess.
Sure enough, the Aggies starts moving the ball across midfield.
I can't get over how bad our offense is. The offense will lose this game for us.
TAMU moves to 4th and 3. The field goal would be 50 plus.
They go for it after a timeout, getting the TO all at the last split second.
3:09 to go in the quarter.
First down pass over the middle. Easy completion. Easy pitch and catch.
This game is getting away from us.
TAMU moves to a first and goal to our 8.
Their offense is showing up; ours isn't.
Third and goal from the 7.
4th and goal from the 7.
The chip shot FG is good.
Auburn 10 TAMU 19
Now they have a 2 score lead. It's a shame our offense is so bad because our defense has played well enough so far to win this game.
This is painful to watch. We are going to lose this game.
Sean White is not good throwing the ball.
Three and out again.
Our offense is sputtering so bad. It's downright ugly and embarrassing.
Auburn surrenders the ball with 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Our offense is horrible. Our defense has given great effort.
First down Aggies around midfield.
15 minutes left for a miracle.
FOURTH QUARTER
The final quarter begins with the Tigers trailing by 9 and the Aggies at midfield. As Pat Dye says, there are no miracles on the football field.
Our offense just isn't there. We cannot run between the tackles and it seems that if we can't do this we have no sustainable offense.
Once again our defense holds them to a field goal attempt. The Aggies make their 5th FG of the game. Our defense has allowed them only one touchdown.
Auburn 10 TAMU 22
John Franklin III comes in and makes a good run. Pettway breaks one up the middle. The Tigers drive to a 4th and 3 at their 13 but Franklin is stopped and we give up the ball on downs. We have a momentary spark but it amounts to nothing. On the 4th and 3 Chandler Cox doesn't block his man and Stan White doesn't understand why. The play should have worked. Oh, well.
The Aggies promptly get an 89 yard TD run and the game is blown to pieces. Still I do not blame our defense. With 6:52 to go it's over for sure.
Auburn 10 TAMU 29
How sad. So sad. How can our offense be so bad?
Our announcers point out how bad we are on first down.
Hit and miss on our offense? Mostly miss after only ONE TD drive, the first score of the game.
Franklin comes in and leads the Tigers to a consolation TD.
Kerryon Johnson runs it in from inside the 5.
Auburn 16 TAMU 29 FINAL SCORE
The onside kick fails. We get the ball back again and the game mercifully ends as our last possession ends at the 40 and the Aggies take a knee.
After that first TD drive our offense never gets back into that opening rhythm. Our offense shows no improvement from last year. Something HAS to change with our offense. I think it's the lack of an adequate quarterback.
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