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Georgia football: These 3 simple stats prove why the Dawgs fell to Alabama

By Savannah Leigh

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 04: Trey Sanders #6 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball as Nakobe Dean #17 of the Georgia Bulldogs defends during the second half of the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 04: Trey Sanders #6 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball as Nakobe Dean #17 of the Georgia Bulldogs defends during the second half of the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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Trey Sanders carries the ball as Nakobe Dean defends during the second half of the SEC Championship. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

Georgia football fell to its Goliath on Saturday for the seventh straight time, and it wasn’t pretty by any means.

This team went from dominating teams to looking sluggish, unmotivated, and well, it cost them.

Alabama had to win that game, Georgia knew that, and instead of stepping up to the challenge, this team didn’t even remotely look the same.

The Tide knew they had to play one of their best games of the season to beat Georgia, and they did. Starting quarterback Bryce Young had his Heisman Trophy moment, and well chalk it up, Dawg fans, and take this one on the chin.

Georgia football suffered another devastating loss, and here are our three takeaways.

Alabama amassed 536 total yards and averaged 7.7 yards per play. The Tide saw 115 yards on the ground on 26 carries, averaging 4.4 yards a rush. Through the air, Alabama crucified the Dawgs as they collected 421 passing yards, averaged 9.6 yards an attempt and 16.2 yards a completion.

Georgia collected 449 total offensive yards and averaged 5.8 yards a play. The Dawgs saw 109 yards on the ground and 340 passing yards.

Starting quarterback Stetson Bennett went 29-for-48 for 340 yards, three scores and two touchdowns. Many blame him for the loss, but he isn’t the only reason. Did Bennett make mistakes and throw a 42-yard pick-six? Yes, but he also made other things happen that were beneficial and successful.

Georgia didn’t have a great day on either side of the ball. Alabama did a fantastic job studying film and preparing, so give them some credit.

However, the Dawgs mistakes are fixable, and with so much time between now and the game, they will have time to adjust some things and make those changes.

Georgia wasn’t the better team, and while that is the toughest pill to swallow, Alabama played like they had to win if they wanted in the playoffs, and they did.

If the Dawgs improved in one of these three stats, who knows how the outcome would have looked, but they didn’t. Here are three of the stats that show why the Dawgs fell to the Tide.

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