Auburn Report Card at Arkansas — Tigers alleviate some pain from last week's loss

Rushing offense: A — Welcome back, Kamryn Pettway. He provided Auburn the big plays it lacked for a half and keyed the rout with three TDs.

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Rushing defense: C — Arkansas averaged better than 5 yards a carry in the first half. Who’da thunk the Razorbacks were capable?

Passing offense: B — Auburn opened up the offense. Jarrett Stidham was efficient and Ryan Davis was spectacular tossing a reverse pass for a TD.

Passing defense: A — After throwing for 200 yards against Alabama in his initial start, Cole Kelley didn’t threaten Auburn.

Special teams: D — A muffed punt wasn’t Stephen Roberts’ fault. But giving up an 100-yard kickoff return? That’s two breakdowns in two weeks.

Coaching: B — Better tempo and a dominant second half (after adjustments?!?) are the reasons Auburn pays Gus Malzahn big bucks.

Overall: B — It will take a while to erase the memory of last week’s debacle at LSU, but this was a good step forward against a bad team.