3 Up’s, 3 Down’s from Georgia’s 51-13 win over Kentucky

In Georgia’s most impressive performance of the season, the Dawgs dominated No. 20 Kentucky 51-13 to improve to 6-0 (3-0 SEC) on the year. With the big victory, here are my 3 Up’s and 3 Down’s (which are fairly nit-picky and were hard to come up with) from last weekend.

3 up’s, 3 down’s from Georgia’s 51-13 win over Kentucky

Up – Um…Everything?

Can I just say everything? It felt like everything was positive for the defending champs this week. This was a statement win for the Dawgs. Georgia won the game 51-13. Georgia won the yardage battle 608-183. Georgia won the Time of Possession battle 37:28-22:32. Georgia threw for 435 yards. Georgia averaged 5.6 yards per rush. Georgia held Kentucky to 128 yards passing. Georgia held Kentucky to 2.3 yards per rush. Peyton Woodring was 3/3 on Field Goals and 6/6 on PAT’s. Georgia only punted one time. Georgia forced Kentucky to punt 8 times.

I think you get the point.

The Bulldogs had a strong game in just about every facet. We’ll get into the passing game in a little bit, but on the ground the duo of Daijun Edwards and Kendall Milton were strong. That pair ran for 101 yards on 17 carries (5.9 yards per carry). Brock Bowers dominated once again, going for 7 catches, 132 yards, and a score. Edwards got involved through the air as well, catching 6 passes for 51 yards. Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was fantastic in the 1st half, going for 99 yards and a TD on 4 catches. RaRa Thomas also had a breakout game, going for 5 catches, 63 yards, and a score (which was a great catch). On defense, it was a great effort as well (more on the defense as well later).

Again, I think you get the point.

Down – The first three drives defensively

While Georgia’s defense was strong overall (more on that later), Kentucky has some success early (even if it only resulted in 7 points due to Kentucky penalties). Kentucky opened up with good field position (due to a botched pooch kickoff) and quickly marched to midfield on their opening drive (but they ultimately punted due to a holding call). On their second drive, Kentucky used a long pass to Dane Key to get into Georgia territory. That drive stalled out though due to a personal foul late-hit on Kentucky.

Then, Kentucky’s third drive resulted in a long TD drive (10 plays, 75 yards). While this didn’t cost them, (the Dawgs were already up 21-0 by the time Kentucky’s TD drive came), the Dawgs would have wanted a better start defensively. Again, the Bulldogs ended up clamping down big time (again, more on that later), but the biggest negative was likely the defensive start.