Georgia football: what went right and wrong in the win over Missouri

Allowing Missouri to develop run game

For the first time all year, Georgia’s failed to shutdown an opposing running game. Missouri rushed for 172 yards and scored four touchdowns with four different players. At times, the Tigers made the Georgia defense look pretty bad.

But most of that damage came in the second half. The Dawgs didn’t struggle for four-quarters, just the last two. The defense did their part to help build a cushion for their offense in the first half.

Struggling between the tackles

Georgia rushed for a respectable 185 yards on 40 carries. But 70 of those yards came on just four carries. Elijah Holyfield had a pair of 19-yard runs and one 17 yarder, while D’Andre Swift had one 15-yard carry. Take away the big plays, Georgia had a disappointing 115 yards on the ground.

That’s not expected out of an offense that has one of the biggest and strongest offensive lines in the nation. Of course it didn’t hurt the Dawgs too much because Jake Fromm went off on the Mizzou defense. But when it comes time to play LSU, Florida and Auburn, the Dawgs will need the running game to be at full speed.

Slow start on offense

Another first for 2018 was the slow start on offense. Georgia’s offense has put opponents in deep holes early on this year. But that didn’t happen Saturday. Mizzou contained the Georgia offense until Jake Fromm went on his hot streak in the third quarter.