Dawgs Defense: 3 important stats Georgia needs to beat Clemson

Georgia football: Create at least 10 havoc plays

The biggest thing Georgia football’s defense needs to do on Saturday is creating as much havoc on defense as possible. Clemson is notorious for creating negative plays, so the Dawgs must be able to match that same energy, if not bring more energy to the game.

Some examples of havoc plays are sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions, forced fumbles and pass deflections.

Georgia needs to find ways to put pressure on D.J. Uiagalelei and a lot of it. If he gets comfortable in the pocket, it won’t be good for the Dawgs. In the five games with six-plus tackles for loss, Georgia won four of those games by 20-plus points.

The Bulldogs need to make sure they try different kinds of ways to create that havoc too so he has to be on his toes the whole time.

One of the Tiger’s biggest weaknesses is their offensive line, and one of Georgia’s strengths is their defensive front. If Davis and company can win the trench battle, there will be a ton of havoc happening in Clemson’s backfield.

The Dawgs have some guys in the secondary that could pick off Uiagalelei, which be a massive boost. Georgia’s secondary is working through some new changes with all five guys leaving after last season, so if they could find a way to force turnovers, it’ll be so helpful to their confidence.

If Georgia records at least 10 havoc plays against the Tigers, there is an excellent chance it’ll put the offense on the field long enough to get into the endzone and wear down Clemson’s defense from being on the field so much.