In less than one minute of game time Saturday night, Chris Davis and Nick Marshall helped Auburn turn a seven-point deficit into a legendary win against No. 1 Alabama.
On Monday, the SEC honored the duo with two of the final Player of the Week honors for what has been a wild regular season.
Davis won SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game-winning missed field goal return of more than 100 yards. After a 57-yard field goal from the Crimson Tide fell short, Davis received the ball at the back of his end zone and raced to a touchdown.
"When I caught it, I knew I was going to have some running room," Davis said after the upset win. "I knew they had big guys on the field, so I tried to set it up one way and hit the other way, and that's what I did."
Marshall won SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the nation's top defensive unit in the 34-28 victory. The junior quarterback threw for 95 yards, ran for 99 yards and had two all-purpose touchdowns.
Before Davis' game-winning return, Marshall tied the game with a fake read option pass to Sammie Coates with 32 seconds left on the clock.
"Nick is a good leader," Coates said after the game. "He told us not to give up and not to worry about anything. He put the team on his back."
Monday marked the third time this season Marshall, a junior college transfer in his first year on The Plains, has won the conference's Offensive Player of the Week award. It was the second Special Teams Player of the Week award for Davis, who won the honor alongside Marshall for their performances against Tennessee.
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