There isn't a simpler or more predictive metric of football success than turnover margin, and as Alabama football continues the climb of a six-game win streak, the turnover factor becomes all the more telling in how that streak has come about.

With 12 takeaways and only three giveaways on the season, the Crimson Tide's margin of plus-9 through seven games ranks No. 3 in the country on a per-game average (+1.29 per game). Quarterback Ty Simpson deserves plenty of credit for it, having thrown just one interception all season. He's lost two fumbles as well, although one of the two (against Tennessee) wasn't his fault, as the ball was jarred loose on contact during his throwing motion.

In a clear illustration of how much ball security matters, consider the Crimson Tide's polar opposite i

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