It’s officially Iron Bowl week in Alabama as the collective consciousness of a state skips right over Thanksgiving and straight to the main course.

To prepare you for those uncomfortable family gatherings, or perhaps arm you with information, we’ve compiled a few important stats to compare Alabama and Auburn.

These are clearly two programs on different trajectories as the Crimson Tide is set to face No. 1 Georgia a week later in the SEC title game while Auburn is coming off a 21-point loss to New Mexico State.

So, let’s get to it.

Who has the edge when the Crimson Tide and Tigers kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium?

Alabama average scoring: 36.5 (16th nationally)

Auburn avg. pts allowed: 21.5 (40)

Note: Alabama is averaging 52.3 points in its last three games.

Auburn scoring average: 27.5 (69)

Alabama avg. pts allowed: 17.4 (14)

Note: Auburn is coming off a 10-point game against New Mexico State, the No. 53 defense in FBS.

Alabama total offense: 405.3 yds/game (50)

Auburn total defense: 352.9 (46)

Note: Alabama is averaging 508.3 yards per game in its three games this November.

Auburn total offense: 357.7 (89)

Alabama total defense: 310.5 (17)

Note: Auburn is averaging 440.2 yards per game in wins versus 257.5 in losses. The Tigers managed just 213 yards against New Mexico State.

Auburn rush defense: 176.3 (44)

Alabama rush offense: 156.5 (80)

Note: Jase McClellan leads the team in rushing with 737 yards on 151 carries (4.9 avg.). QB Jalen Milroe has 579 positive rushing yards but 247 yards lost via sacks put his net at 332 (3.1 average)

Alabama rush defense: 117.9 (29)

Auburn rush offense: 194.2 (22)

Note: Jarquez Hunter’s 772 net rushing yards on 132 carries gives him a net of 5.8 yards a carry. His 77.2 yards per game ranks 51st nationally.

Auburn pass defense: 196.5 (26)

Alabama pass offense 229.0 (63)

Note: Alabama QB play takes off in the third quarters of games. The Tide has a collective 201.36 QB rating in the third quarter, significantly better than the next-best quarter (164.45 in the second).

Alabama pass defense: 192.5 (23)

Auburn pass offense: 162.9 (121)

Note: Auburn averages 143.9 passing yards in conference games. That’s last in the SEC, well behind 13th-best Mississippi State’s 170.9-yard average.

Alabama: 10 (14)

Auburn: 13 (39)

Note: Auburn’s actually lost more turnovers in wins (10) than in losses (3).

Alabama: 14 (82)

Auburn: 17 (41)

Note: Auburn is No. 32 in interceptions gained with 11.

Alabama: +4 (31)

Auburn +4 (31)

Note: They’re tied.

Alabama: 5.8 (62)

Auburn: 5.6 (52)

Note: Alabama’s improved significantly after being one of the most penalized teams in the nation. It was flagged 14 times on Oct. 7 at Texas A&M but just 18 times in the five games since.

Alabama: 50.0% (7)

Auburn: 32.8% (114)

Note: Alabama has converted 70.6% of its third downs in three November games. That’s 24-for-34. Auburn has a 29.7% success rate in conference games (27-for-91).

Alabama: 33.9% (30)

Auburn: 30.9% (17

Alabama: 38.0 allowed (120)

Auburn: 27.0 (40)

Note: Alabama’s improved in recent weeks but still ranks among the worst in quarterback sacks. Auburn has 11.0 sacks of opposing quarterback in three November games, an improvement over the 6.0 recorded in October.

Auburn: 27.0 allowed (93)

Alabama: 32.0 (14)

Note: Auburn has struggled in this department as well as Payton Thorne was sacked twice in the final possession of its 31-10 loss to New Mexico State on Saturday.

Alabama: 95.0% (4)

Auburn: 85.7% (58)

Note: Alabama’s scoring touchdowns on 75% of those 40 red zone trips. Auburn’s RZ TD rate is 65.7%, good for 45th nationally.

Alabama: 80.0% (45)

Auburn: 77.8% (31)

Note: Alabama’s allowed touchdowns on exactly half of the 30 RZ trips, good for 19th nationally. Auburn’s rate is 52.8%.

Alabama: 67 (9)

Auburn: 52 (87)

Note: Alabama has one of the most potent big-play offenses that has 16 passes of 40+ yards, tied for No. 4 nationally there.

Alabama: 44 (45)

Auburn: 41 (97)

Note: Auburn’s big-play passing game hasn’t been there. It has 27 throws of 20+ ranks 100th. The longest throw of the season went 53 yards from Thorne to Rivaldo Fairweather.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.