Nick Saban and his Alabama players walked off the field Saturday night to the cheers of the Crimson Tide faithful after defeating No. 13 LSU 42-28 on Saturday night.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, who said the win was a birthday gift to Saban, rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. 8 Alabama over the Tigers.

Milroe matched big plays both running and passing with the Tigers’ Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels and the Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0 SEC, No. 8 CFP) moved closer to locking down an SEC West title. Alabama also continued its rise back into playoff contention with a seventh consecutive win.

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LSU fell to 6-3, 4-2 in the SEC.

Milroe, though, completed 15 of 23 passes and had 20 carries, setting a Tide single-game record for rushing TDs by a quarterback.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.