NORMAN, Okla. – Blame it on rat traps or “rat poison,” but No. 7 Alabama’s playoff hopes were dashed Saturday night with a 24-3 loss at Oklahoma.

The Crimson Tide’s problems from earlier in the season reared their heads again as a mix of blunders and botched assignments allowed the Sooners to milk the clock after building a big lead.

Alabama (8-3, 4-3 in the SEC) was in position to punch a ticket to the SEC Championship Game by winning its final two regular season games. Instead, the Tide will try to avoid further embarrassment during next week’s Iron Bowl before watching the College Football Playoff from afar. Meanwhile, Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5) snapped a four-game SEC losing streak while earning bowl eligibility.

Here’s a look at how Alabama performed in all three aspects of the game.

Jalen Milroe had the worst game of his career at Alabama, failing to get anything going with his arm or legs. The redshirt junior completed 11 of 26 passes for 164 yards while throwing three valuable interceptions, including one that was returned 49 yards for a touchdown. Oklahoma also did well to bottle him up with runs, limiting him to seven yards on 15 attempts.

Alabama had more success with running back carries, as Jam Miller and Justice Haynes combined for 63 yards on 18 attempts. However, by the time the Tide could get anything on the ground, it was too far behind to commit to the running game.

Ryan Williams nearly got the Tide going with a spectacular 36-yard touchdown on fourth-and-3 in the fourth quarter. However, the receiver was flagged for illegal touching, negating the score and forcing Alabama to turn the ball over on downs.

This marks the first time Alabama has not scored an offensive touchdown since its 9-6 loss to LSU in 2011.

Alabama was slightly better on the defensive side of the ball, but not by much. After stopping the Sooners on their first three third-down attempts, the Tide allowed Oklahoma to convert on six of its next seven attempts.

Oklahoma’s poor passing game was never a threat, but the Sooners were able to pace the Tide for 255 yards on the ground as quarterback Jackson Arnold (128 rushing yards) and running back Xavier Robinson (107 yards, two touchdowns) both reached the century mark overshadowed. .

Alabama allowed Oklahoma to complete eight runs of 10 or more yards and two passes of 15 or more yards in the air.

It was a bit of a mixed bag for Alabama’s special teams unit. James Burnip pinned Oklahoma at its own 2-yard line on a 62-yard boot, but only threw 23 yards on a punt earlier in the game. Meanwhile, Graham Nicholson scored an easy 22-yard field goal to give the Tide’s only points of the night.

Williams made a freshman mistake by placing a punt on his own 2-yard line instead of potentially bouncing it into the end zone.