ATHENS — The Georgia football national championship season will be celebrated for a lifetime with memories and reminders at each turn.
The Bulldogs’ 33-18 win over Alabama at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis was much closer than the score, and much more of an offensive struggle than the numbers indicate.
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The Georgia defense, which set a modern-era record during the regular season by allowing 6.9 points per game, was the story of the night.
Coach Kirby Smart’s defensive unit, which featured an NFL-record five players selected in the first round of the draft some three months later, held Alabama’s Heisman Trophy-winning QB in check throughout most all of the game.
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