re: Auburn's defense shut LSU down for the most part. 15 of 35 passing and 120 rushing yards.

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Letting a team that's 15/35 passing beat you

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250 yards on those 15 completions.

Completion percentage is a misleading stat from this game.

LSU didn't have a bunch of drives where they got a few first downs and then punted. It was either 3-and-out or resulted in points for the most part.

Additionally, with the turnovers and overall stout defense, LSU had short fields to work with at several points throughout the game and made the most of all but one that I recall.

A touchdown is worth 6 points whether it comes on an 80 yard drive or a 40 yard drive. The fact that LSU has capitalized on short fields in every game this year suggests that this is happening by design (Aranda defense is arguably the best in the country).

The 20 to 50 yard drives LSU has scored on this year aren't as impressive as the fact that LSU has outscored the opponent in every game. Conversely, if the other team gets it at their 25 after an LSU TD coming off a 35 yard drive and proceed to drive 30 yards down the field before getting into 4th and long, they're likely punting despite only gaining 5 yards less on each team's respective possessions.

Watching all 3 games, LSU totally outclassed 2 opponents including a top-10 team and was better than another top-10 team on the road. It's just not reflected in the box scores.