Georgia Bulldogs v Alabama Crimson Tide: College Football Playoff national

On Jan 11, 2022

Georgia 3-6 Alabama, 11:46, 2^nd quarter

It’s hard to concentrate on the game after seeing something like that. Young finds Bolden for nine yards. Young throws incomplete on the next play. 3^rd & 1.

Nope, false start on Alabama and that’s a five-yard penalty. 3^rd & 6. Young finds Bolden, but not for enough yards to get that first down. So, it’s time for another field goal. Reichard’s 45-yard attempt is good and Alabama takes the lead.

Please please do not show that injury replay again, ESPN.

They do, but at least it’s not a close-up.

Georgia 3-3 Alabama, 12:28, 2^nd quarter

Camarda’s kickoff puts them at their own 25. Jameson Williams makes a huge first down catch on the 35 but immediately goes down on his own with a leg injury before being brought down. My science teacher roommate caught it on replay and her diagnosis is not great. Injury time-out, obviously.

Georgia 3-3 Alabama, 12:35, 2^nd quarter

On 1^st and goal, Cook gets pushed back a yard. On 2^nd & goal, Bennett throws incomplete. 3^rd & goal, Bennett runs for himself… and only picks up four yards. Nope, we will not be getting a touchdown here.

Jack Podlesny’s 24-yard field goal is good and we’re tied at 3-3. Just like we all imagined we would be at this point in the game.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 14:14, 2^nd quarter

On 2^nd & 14, Bennett finds Bowers for an additional five yards. Huge 3^rd & 9 situation here for both teams. Bennett finds Jermaine Burton for eight yards and we’re in a first-and-goal situation. May we actually have a touchdown in the first half here?

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, end of the first quarter

Well, that’s not super-great. Georgia gets a false start penalty to push them back to the 24-yard line. For the last play of the first quarter, White picks up a single yard. One quarter down, Alabama has a slim lead but the Bulldogs are seriously threatening.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 1:06, 1st quarter

FINALLY a big play. Bennett goes way downfield to find George Pickens all the way at the Alabama 29. That’s a 59-yard play. Bennett might be feeling it now, as he sees Brock Bowers for a third straight first down, a ten-yard completion that takes them to the Alabama 19.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 2:29, 1st quarter

Burnip’s punt is rather effective, pinning Georgia to its own eight-yard line. Zamir White gets four yards. That’s good. And then Georgia gets penalized for a facemask that pushes them back to their own four.

On 1^st & 14, White runs for six yards. 2^nd & 8, Bennett finds Darnell Washington for nine yards, and hey that’s good for Georgia’s first down of the entire game.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 3:33, 1st quarter

Trey Sanders runs for four yards. So we have another 3^rd down situation and… Young throws another one incomplete, meant for Jahleel Billingsley. I can’t believe we’re seeing the punt team yet again.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 4:02, 1st quarter

Alabama has its best field position of the game so far as they will start on their on their own 45. On first down, Young seems a bit confounded and throws it away.

Georgia 0-3 Alabama, 4:18, 1st quarter

Bennett hands it off on first down. James Cook gets a single yard. 2^nd & 9. Kenny McIntosh gets the ball next and he almost immediately gets tackled. 3^rd & 9. Georgia doesn’t want another three-and-out here, but that’s what they get here. Bennett runs for…