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Texas A&M 29, Auburn 16: Defense in Review

Haunted by memories of being pushed around on the ground a year ago, the Aggie defense flipped the script in Auburn. A&M controlled the line of scrimmage and stymied the Tigers' efforts to compensate through the air.
By Billy Liucci
September 19, 2016
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• Let's just dive right into this and get the first statement out of the way: The Texas A&M defense was absolutely dominant on Saturday night. The start was a little shaky, with Auburn rolling 80 yards on 9 plays on their second possession and Kamryn Pettway running for 40 of his 123 yards in the first quarter.

The Aggies settled down after that and went into shutdown mode.

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