Two Georgia football regular season stats that are scary

Georgia football beat Georgia Tech by 23 points, and after looking at the stats, the Dawgs are so good in a few key areas. Has this team played down to some of its opponents? Yes, they have at times, but those conservative game plans haven’t helped either.

The Dawgs are still winning with ease, regardless, which is scary. Georgia has not even played its best football yet, and it’s heading into the postseason as one of the best teams in the entire country. While Georgia is far from perfect, the Dawgs are still intimidating.

Defensively, the Dawgs are young but scrappy. Georgia’s offense is resilient and efficient. It’s hard to fathom that they could be better than last year, but statistically, Georgia is averaging more rushing and passing yards a game. The Dawgs are also still No.1 in the country in scoring defense, giving up 11.3 points per game.

These aren’t the stats that make Georgia scary, though. While they are good stats, it’s not the intimidating part. Here are two mind-blowing stats.

Georgia football has the best rushing defense in the country and limits explosive rushes.

The Dawgs have allowed three 20-plus yard rush plays and 31 overall 20-plus plays through 12 games. This defense has really limited explosive plays and is one of the best teams in the country at doing that. UCLA is the only team with fewer 20-yard rushes allowed.

This stat shows that Georgia is doing their job limiting big plays, even if most of them happen through the air. It’s only because the Dawgs made opponents one-dimensional. Georgia has given up 100 yards twice since October began and hasn’t given up that much in the last month. What the Dawgs are able to do is truly impressive regarding the rush defense. Georgia also has 191 quarterback hurries through 12 games and 72 tackles for loss. Those are decent numbers, and the pressure has gotten much better as the season progressed.

This rush defense is no joke, and it will help Georgia possibly earn another championship.

Georgia football rarely gives up sacks or tackles for loss on offense.

The Dawgs’ offensive line has given up seven sacks all season, which is the second-fewest in the country. Georgia also has given up 40 tackles for loss, around three a game, which ranks No.2 in the country. This unit may have struggled at times, but there are some Dawgs on that offensive line protecting the quarterback. Not to mention, those tackle-for-loss numbers show how efficient Georgia’s offense is. If they can continue to do that, success will come.

Georgia has a young team that is scrappy and ready to prove itself. So many think that Georgia may not be mentally prepared, but head coach Kirby Smart knows better than having those guys mentally unprepared. Both sides of the ball are ready for war, and the first battle starts on Saturday.