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Which SEC team has the best defense in 2017? Based on the numbers through four games it\u2019s clear — it\u2019s Auburn.
\nThe Tigers are the only team in the country to have played four games and not yet allowed more than 14 points in a game. They\u2019ve yielded 7 to Georgia Southern, 14 to national champion Clemson, 10 to Mercer and 14 to a Missouri team that\u2019s an embarrassment overall but does have some offensive weapons and a veteran quarterback.
\nNow comes a different kind of challenge when Mississippi State visits Saturday. Bulldog quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, who led Mississippi State\u2019s offense last year to — you could have guessed it — 14 points against Auburn.
\nIn fact, that game in Starkville started a run of eight times in the the last 12 games the Tigers have given up 14 points or fewer.
\nIs there any reason to believe that streak won\u2019t continue Saturday in Auburn?
\nFor Threaded Fasteners, I\u2019m Randy Kennedy with Nuts and Bolts of the Game.<\/p>\n\n