Yards to Glory

22. Byrd's The Word

Demetrius Byrd snags game winner as time ticks away

Oct. 20, 2007: It would have been easy to take a final timeout and attempt a game-winning field goal with a national championship berth on the line. But that's not how Les Miles operates. With the clock running, and Auburn leading LSU 24-23, Miles kept his offense on the field, in hopes of scoring a 22-yard touchdown. The improbable happened as Matt Flynn pump-faked and then zipped a pass to a well-covered Demetrius Byrd for the touchdown with one second left.

-- Edward Aschoff

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