Alabama has won 24 straight season-opening games at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the fourth-longest steak since 1936 trailing Ohio State's 26-game streak that the Buckeyes started in 2000, Florida's 27-game streak from 1990-2016 and Nebraska's 29-game streak from 1986-2004. Alabama has won 85 of 98 home openers.

Alabama football took care of business on Saturday. The Crimson Tide beat East Carolina 48-10, winning its season-opener in dominant fashion despite not always looking impressive. As UA celebrates and begins to prep for its first SEC game next, here’s what the win over the Pirates means moving forward.

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How did Alabama football do against East Carolina? We hand out grades for the offense, defense, coaching, special teams and overall performance.

Missouri State football opens its season against highly-touted Texas A&M on Saturday. Follow along for updates, scores and analysis here.