Jalen Milroe (3 TDs), No. 13 Alabama take Iron Bowl over Auburn

Quarterback Jalen Milroe rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns and No. 13 Alabama bolstered its playoff possibilities with a 28-14 victory over visiting Auburn on Saturday in the Iron Bowl at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Milroe completed 18-of-24 passes for 256 yards and one interception as Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) bounced back from last week's 24-3 road loss to Oklahoma. The victory could return the Crimson Tide to the Top 10 when Tuesday's latest College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled.

Justice Haynes rushed for a touchdown and Germie Bernard had seven receptions for 111 yards for Alabama. Jamarion Miller rushed for 84 yards on 28 carries and Bray Hubbard and Zabien Brown registered fourth-quarter interceptions.

Payton Thorne was 24-of-41 passing for 301 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Tigers (5-7, 2-6), who clinched their fourth straight losing campaign. KeAndre Lambert-Smith had eight receptions for 116 yards and star Marquez Hunter rushed for 56 yards on 13 attempts and threw an interception on a trick play.

Alabama has defeated Auburn five straight times and won 11 of the last 14 meetings.

Haynes scored from the 2-yard line to give Alabama a 21-6 lead with 11:13 left in the third quarter.

Milroe tacked on a 17-yard scoring run to push the margin to 22 with 6:54 remaining in the period.

Auburn answered on Thorne's 29-yard touchdown pass to Coleman with 2:31 left in the quarter. Hunter added a two-point conversion run to pull the Tigers within 28-14.

Auburn was at the Alabama 30 in the fourth quarter when a double pass was called. Hunter caught a backward lateral and then wound up and fired downfield but it went directly to Hubbard inside the 5-yard line with 11:42 left.

The Crimson Tide then chewed 7:45 off the clock before giving the ball back to Auburn. Five plays later, Thorne was intercepted by Brown with 2:27 left and Alabama closed it out.

Milroe scored his first touchdown on a 19-yard run with 3:18 left in the opening quarter.

His second touchdown, a sneak from the 1-yard line, made it 14-3 with 2:44 left in the first half.

Ian Vachon's second field goal of the second quarter, from 25 yards, pulled the Tigers within 14-6 with 27 seconds left in the half.

--Field Level Media