Top 25: No. 1 Alabama 21, No. 5 LSU 17

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press

Published: November 3, 2012 10:07 pm
Top 25 football • Alabama scored the winning touchdown in the final minute.
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Baton Rouge, La. • T.J. Yeldon took a swing pass from A.J. McCarron and went 28 yards for a touchdown with 51 seconds remaining to give top-ranked Alabama a stunning 21-17 victory over No. 5 LSU on a raucous Saturday night in Death Valley.

The Crimson Tide (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) showed it could come from behind after Zach Mettenberger rallied the Tigers (7-2, 3-2) from a 14-3 halftime deficit.

LSU had a chance to put the game away in the closing minutes, driving into Alabama territory and forcing the Tide to use its timeouts. But Drew Alleman missed a field goal, and McCarron took over. He completed three straight passes before reading an LSU blitz and flipping a pass to Yeldon. The freshman broke one tackle and faked out another defender for the winning TD. —

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