2 in passing yards allowed at 152 per game.īryce Young and an Alabama offense that ranked seventh in the nation in passing offense picked it apart, especially in the first half. The Bulldogs led the nation entering in pass efficiency defense and were No. Here are five takeaways from a game that snapped a 16-game winning streak for Georgia: Georgia’s defense gets gashedįor all the accolades that came Georgia’s way this season, the secondary was viewed as still an area that may not have been all it seemed by the numbers. More: With top prize still in play, how will Georgia football respond to another Alabama loss? Georgia (12-1) lost its seventh straight game against Alabama (12-1), college football’s marquee program under Nick Saban but one that had pulled out several close wins in SEC play this year and lost to Texas A&M. We didn't execute well tonight, and that had a lot to do with them."
"For the most part this year, we've executed well. "We can't turn the ball over and give up 60 and 70-yard passes and expect to be successful," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. The biggest prize that Georgia wants-its first national title since 1980-is still out there and the Bulldogs are expected to still make the four-team playoff field.Īlabama rolled up 365 passing yards in the first half-more than 11 of 12 opponents had managed all season in entire games against the Bulldogs-and scored more than any team had in any game against them by then. Twitter reacts to Georgia football coach Kirby Smart's performance against Alabama 3 in the CFP standings - nailed down a spot in the College Football Playoff and sent the Bulldogs into the postseason looking less like a frontrunner for the national title. 1 Bulldogs ran up against the team that seems to have some kind of voodoo spell on them.Īlabama made play after play in Mercedes-Benz Stadiun on a Georgia defense that had looked generationally good and Stetson Bennett threw two second-half interceptions as the Crimson Tide dumped the Bulldogs 41-24 to deny the Bulldogs their first SEC title since 2017. ATLANTA - Georgia’s season was chugging along heading into Saturday’s SEC championship game before the No.
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