Photos: The scene at the SEC Championship Game

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Photos: The scene at the SEC Championship Game

Alabama and Florida played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Saturday.

Alabama cheerleaders lie on the turf after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Alabama and Florida, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Atlanta. Alabama won 54-16. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 03: Terry Saban, the wife of head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 54 to 16 win over the Florida Gators during the SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome on December 3, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Members of the Alabama Crimson Tide take the field during the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016 Atlanta - Tim Tebow and other former star players appeared in the first half of the 2016 SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, December 3, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Former NFL football player Peyton Manning stands on the field during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Alabama and Florida, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Former NFL football player Tim Tebow speaks with people on the field during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Alabama and Florida, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 03: The Alabama Crimson Tide celebrate their 54 to 16 win over the Florida Gators in the SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome on December 3, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Members of the Alabama Crimson Tide take the field during the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Alabama fans cheer during a pep rally before the start of the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

Former NFL football player Tim Tebow speaks with people on the field during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Alabama and Florida, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

December 3, 2016 Atlanta - Alabama fans cheer for their team in the first half of the 2016 SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, December 3, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

December 3, 2016 Atlanta - Alabama fans cheer for their team in the first half of the 2016 SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, December 3, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Visitors enter a pep rally before the start of the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016 Atlanta - Florida fan Dough Peacock (left) cheers before the SEC Championship between Alabama and Florida outside Georgia Dome on Saturday, December 3, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - The Million Dollar Band watch as the Gator marching band perform during the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Auxillary members of the Million Dollar Band perform in a pep rally before the start of the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Payton Hicks, 10, from Eustis, Florida, aims to throw a football at a target during a pep rally before the start of the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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Alabama cheerleaders lie on the turf after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Alabama and Florida, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Atlanta. Alabama won 54-16. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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