For the third week in a row Georgia dominated a ranked SEC football team. This time it was No. 22 Missouri who came to Athens and never stood a chance as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and never looked back before ultimately winning 48-21.
While there were many great moments from Saturday's game, potentially the best of them all was running back Chauncey Bowens making his return to the field after being out with an injury for the last four games. He however not only made his return, but the one carry he got he turned into a five yard touchdown run.
Chauncey Bowens is officially back from injury
Georgia fans haven't seen Bowens since their week five win over Vanderbilt. He has been out with a foot injury since then and even though he hasn't been on the Bulldogs' official injury report the last couple weeks he still wasn't playing. That changed on Saturday.
Bowens didn't see the field until the game was over as his touchdown run came in the fourth quarter when UGA was already up by 27 points, but that doesn't matter. At this point it seemed like he wasn't going to play for the fifth game in a row, but that's not what happened. He did come into the game which shows that he is healthy, and he made the most of the one carry he got by bursting into the end zone.
Georgia fans can now celebrate because his return gives Georgia arguably the best backfield in the country.
Chauncey Bowens return gives Georgia one of the best backfields in the country
Bowens joins Nate Frazier and Dwight Phillips in the Bulldogs' dominant backfield. Frazier has been the leader of the group which was expected heading into this season, but Phillips has been just as impressive as he has shined more than anyone thought heading into the season. Georgia would be just fine with those two as their featured backs, but their offense will reach their true potential with Bowens in the lineup.
Before getting injured Bowens was settling into his role as Georgia's short yardage back. Before Saturday he carried the ball just 34 times for 124 yards, but he had found the end zone five times. Saturday marked his sixth touchdown of the season as he reminded everyone what he brings to Georgia's offense.
Now Georgia has Bowens who can excel in short yardage situations along with Phillips who can turn the jets on and outrun anyone. They also have Frazier who can pretty much do it all, so the Bulldogs' backfield is extremely dangerous even before factoring in Gunner Stockton's running ability.
If this group can stay healthy the rest of the season they will be difficult to stop. That is especially the case when you factor in the elite play Georgia's wide receivers have been giving them recently, so it's hard to imagine anyone stopping this unit the rest of this season.
Up next for Georgia is their final road game of the season at South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 21. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm EST.
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