Auburn Kicks a 43-yarder with 33 Seconds Left to Beat Arkansas
Alex McPherson's 43-yard field goal with 33 seconds left gave Auburn a 26-23 win over Arkansas, and it was the last of five lead changes and ties in the final 13 minutes. Auburn was down 10-0 in the second quarter, trailed 13-9 after three, and still got there.
Arkansas led for most of the day on Max Gilbert's right leg (field goals of 38, 37 and 46 yards) and a 2-yard Braylen Russell run. Auburn answered with a McPherson field goal just before the half and a 15-yard Byrum Brown touchdown pass to Chas Nimrod in the third, though McPherson missed the extra point, which left it 10-9 instead of 10-10. Brown then ran in from five yards out at 12:50 of the fourth for Auburn's first lead, 16-13. Gilbert tied it 16-16, Keshaun Singleton caught a 28-yarder from Brown to make it 23-16, and Antonio Jordan caught a 23-yard pass from KJ Jackson with 1:54 left to tie it again at 23-23. That left Auburn 1:54 to find the winning kick, and it found it.
Brown did most of it with his legs as well as his arm. He ran 23 times for 122 yards, which is two thirds of Auburn's 183 rushing yards, and threw for all 180 of its passing yards. Arkansas threw one interception and Auburn none. The teams finished 353 yards to 363, so the margin was about as thin as the box score suggests.
Auburn goes to 5-4. Arkansas drops to 3-6 after holding a 13-9 lead going into the fourth and losing it on the last kick. For fantasy, Brown was the week-winner, 37.4 points from two touchdown passes, one touchdown run and the 122 yards on the ground.