Auburn football's struggles with the pass against LSU highlight advanced stats

The "highs of highs" were met with the "low of lows," head coach Alex Golesh said, as Auburn football went from toppling No. 1 on the road to rolling over at home, to losing 38-17 to No. 17 LSU on Saturday, Oct. 25.

After working through its pre-open week struggles against top-ranked Georgia, Auburn had plenty of familiar problems persist against LSU, surrendering seven sacks and falling out of rhythm on offense, while its defense was picked apart and failed to adjust throughout.

"That was a really, really bad performance on both sides," Golesh said postgame. "There's no silver lining, no anything. That was bad in every imaginable way."

Here is a look at the nitty-gritty of it, with a breakdown of Auburn's snap counts and Pro Football Focus advanced statistics from the loss to LSU.

Quarterback: Byrum Brown (54); Tristan Ti'a (14)

Running back: Omar Mabson II (27); Jeremiah Cobb (24); Bryson Washington (17)

Wide receiver: Keshaun Singleton (60); Chas Nimrod (52); Christian Neptune (30); DeShawn Spencer (25); Jeremiah Koger (12); Brian Williams Jr. (10); Kory Pettigrew (8); Bryce Cain (3)

Tight end: Jake Johnson (29); Jonathan Echols (26); Arlis Boardingham (17)

Offensive line Left tackle: Jacob Strand (40); Jo Simmons (28) Left guard: Wilson Zierer (54); Jacobe' Ward (14) Center: Cole Best (68) Right guard: Kenneth McManus IV (63); Cole Skinner (5) Right tackle: Stanton Ramil (68)

Left tackle: Jacob Strand (40); Jo Simmons (28)

Left guard: Wilson Zierer (54); Jacobe' Ward (14)

Right guard: Kenneth McManus IV (63); Cole Skinner (5)

Defensive line Defensive tackle: Cody Sigler (49); Darrion Smith (41); Dallas Walker IV (37); Jourdin Crawford (30); Walter Mathis Jr. (26); Malik Autry (24) Defensive end/Edge rusher: Da'Shawn Womack (38); Chris Murray (35); Jared Smith (28); Nate Johnson (24)

Defensive tackle: Cody Sigler (49); Darrion Smith (41); Dallas Walker IV (37); Jourdin Crawford (30); Walter Mathis Jr. (26); Malik Autry (24)

Defensive end/Edge rusher: Da'Shawn Womack (38); Chris Murray (35); Jared Smith (28); Nate Johnson (24)

Linebacker: Elijah Melendez (76); Bryce Deas (75); De'Marcus Riddick (18)

Secondary Cornerback: Andre Jordan Jr. (65); Rayshawn Pleasant (65); Blake Woodby (26) Safety: Kaleb Harris (80); Eric Winters (72); Sylvester Smith-Reed (54); Champ Anthony (36); An'Quon Fegans (14);

Cornerback: Andre Jordan Jr. (65); Rayshawn Pleasant (65); Blake Woodby (26)

Safety: Kaleb Harris (80); Eric Winters (72); Sylvester Smith-Reed (54); Champ Anthony (36); An'Quon Fegans (14);

Advanced stats from Auburn football's performance vs LSU

Passing pressure Byrum Brown Kept clean (26 DBs): 15-23 (65.2%) passing, 160 yards, 7 yards per attempt Under pressure (8 DBs): 0-1 (0%) Not blitzed (21 DBs): 12-15 (80%), 132 yards, 8.8 YPA When blitzed (13 DBs): 3-9 (33.3%), 28 yards, 3.1 YPA Tristan Ti'a Kept clean (5 DBs): 4-4 (100%) 41 yards, 10.3 YPA Under pressure (3 DBs): 1-2 (50%), 3 yards, 1.5 YPA Not blitzed (5 DBs): 3-4 (75%), 23 yards, 5.8 YPA When blitzed (3 DBs): 2-2 (100%), 21 yards, 10.5 YPA

Byrum Brown Kept clean (26 DBs): 15-23 (65.2%) passing, 160 yards, 7 yards per attempt Under pressure (8 DBs): 0-1 (0%) Not blitzed (21 DBs): 12-15 (80%), 132 yards, 8.8 YPA When blitzed (13 DBs): 3-9 (33.3%), 28 yards, 3.1 YPA

Kept clean (26 DBs): 15-23 (65.2%) passing, 160 yards, 7 yards per attempt

Not blitzed (21 DBs): 12-15 (80%), 132 yards, 8.8 YPA

When blitzed (13 DBs): 3-9 (33.3%), 28 yards, 3.1 YPA

Tristan Ti'a Kept clean (5 DBs): 4-4 (100%) 41 yards, 10.3 YPA Under pressure (3 DBs): 1-2 (50%), 3 yards, 1.5 YPA Not blitzed (5 DBs): 3-4 (75%), 23 yards, 5.8 YPA When blitzed (3 DBs): 2-2 (100%), 21 yards, 10.5 YPA

Kept clean (5 DBs): 4-4 (100%) 41 yards, 10.3 YPA

Under pressure (3 DBs): 1-2 (50%), 3 yards, 1.5 YPA

Not blitzed (5 DBs): 3-4 (75%), 23 yards, 5.8 YPA

When blitzed (3 DBs): 2-2 (100%), 21 yards, 10.5 YPA

Rushing yards (Yards after contact ) Byrum Brown: 21 (28) Tristan Ti'a: 18 (5) Jeremiah Cobb: 14 (16) Omar Mabson: 13 (11) Bryson Washington: 5 (8)

Missed tackles forced Bryum Brown: 3 Tristan Ti'a: 2

Receptions (Targets/Drops) Keshaun Singleton: 4 (8/0) DeShawn Spencer: 4 (5/0) Christian Neptune: 3 (3/0) Chas Nimrod: 2 (4/1) Jeremiah Koger: 2 (2/0) Jonathan Echols: 1 (2/0) Arlis Boardingham, Jake Johnson, Jeremiah Cobb, Omar Mabson II: 1 (1/0) Brian Williams Jr: 0 (1/0)

Arlis Boardingham, Jake Johnson, Jeremiah Cobb, Omar Mabson II: 1 (1/0)

Passing pressure (Offensive line) Pressures allowed: Stanton Ramil (5); Jacob Strand and Jo Simmons (2); Kenneth McManus IV and Wilson Zierer (1) QB Hits/Hurries allowed: Jo Simmons (1/0); Stanton Ramil (0/2); Jacob Strand and Kenneth McManus IV (0/1) Sacks allowed: Stanton Ramil (3); Jacob Strand, Jo Simmons, Wilson Zierer (1)

Pressures allowed: Stanton Ramil (5); Jacob Strand and Jo Simmons (2); Kenneth McManus IV and Wilson Zierer (1)

QB Hits/Hurries allowed: Jo Simmons (1/0); Stanton Ramil (0/2); Jacob Strand and Kenneth McManus IV (0/1)

Sacks allowed: Stanton Ramil (3); Jacob Strand, Jo Simmons, Wilson Zierer (1)

QB pressures: Darrion Smith (4); Bryce Deas, Cody Sigler, Jared Smith (2); Six other players (1)

Missed tackles: Elijah Melendez (3); Cody Sigler, Eric Winters, Rayshawn Pleasant, Sylvester Smith-Redd (1)

Solo stops: Bryce Deas (5); Da'Shawn Womack (4); De'Marcus Riddick (3); Andre Jordan Jr., Cody Sigler, Elijah Melendez (2); Nine other players (1)

Receptions allowed/Targeted (%) Champ Anthony: 0/3 (0%) Eric Winters: 0/2 (0%) Da'Shawn Womack and Jared Smith: 0/1 (0%) Kaleb Harris: 1/2 (50%) Rayshawn Pleasant: 3/6 (50%) Sylvester Smith-Reed: 2/3 (66.7%) Elijah Melendez: 5/7 (71.4%) Darrion Smith and De'Marcus Riddick: 1/1 (100%) AnQuon Fegans: 2/2 (100%) Bryce Deas: 7/7 (100%) Andre Jordan Jr: 10/10 (100%)

Da'Shawn Womack and Jared Smith: 0/1 (0%)

Darrion Smith and De'Marcus Riddick: 1/1 (100%)

Penalties: Jo Simmons (2); Bryce Deas, Chas Nimrod, Jacob Strand, Kaleb Harris and Malik Autry (1)

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