Instant Analysis: No. 2 Alabama 55, Vanderbilt 3

The BamaCentral staff breaks down the Crimson Tide's dominant SEC win over the Commodores from Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Katie Windham | Sep 25, 2022

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — According to Nick Saban, this Alabama team is getting closer to the level and standard he likes to see.

"I think the team sort of bought into everybody trying to play to a standard and I think this is probably the closest we've come to that so far this year, and the key to the drill is can we continue to build on it," Saban said after Alabama's 55-3 win over Vanderbilt Saturday.

Bryce Young threw for 385 yards and four touchdowns, while the Crimson Tide offense added 228 yards on the ground. It was Alabama's first offensive output of 600+ total yards since the Arkansas game last season.

Meanwhile, the defense gave up a season low total of just 129 yards, only allowing 14 rushing yards against a Vanderbilt team that came into the matchup fourth in the SEC in rushing at 217 yards per game.

Alabama (4-0, 1-0 SEC) extended its home winning streak at Bryant-Denny Stadium to 16 games and has won 23 straight games against Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-1 SEC) dating back to 1985.

Check out the video above where Joey Blackwell, Mason Smith and Katie Windham break down Alabama's 55-3 victory over Vanderbilt from Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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