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Peach Bowl Statistical Breakdown: How Georgia and Ohio State stack up

The Georgia Bulldogs will play the Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. from the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. The winner will advance to the national championship where it will play the winner of the Michigan-TCU semifinal.

Georgia, coming off its first SEC Championship win since 2017, is listed as a -6.5 point favorite over the Buckeyes, per BetMGM. The over/under is set at 62.5.

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Georgia, though known for its vicious defense, should not be overlooked offensively as we enter into the CFP. It has a Heisman finalist at quarterback, elite receiving options and a strong running game. Ohio State boasts the nation’s No. 2 ranked scoring offense and a defense that’s allowing 19 points per game. On paper, this is a great matchup.

How Georgia and Ohio State stack up statistically…

Scoring offense:

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Georgia: No. 11, 39.2 PPG

Ohio State: No. 2, 44.5 PPG

Rushing offense:

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Georgia: No. 17, 207 rushing YPG

Ohio State: No. 28, 198.5 rushing YPG

Passing offense:

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Georgia: No. 19, 284.9 passing YPG

Ohio State: No. 14, 294.2 passing YPG

Total offense:

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Georgia: No. 8, 491.9 total YPG

Ohio State: No. 7, 492.7 total YPG

First downs:

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Georgia: No. 17, 24.4 first downs per game

Ohio State: No. 21, 23.8 first downs per game

Sacks allowed:

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Georgia: No. 2, 7 sacks allowed this season

Ohio State: No. 5, 8 sacks allowed this season

Scoring defense:

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Georgia: No. 2, 12.8 PPG allowed

Ohio State: No. 13, 19.3 PPG allowed

Rushing defense:

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Georgia: No. 1, 76.9 rushing YPG allowed

Ohio State: No. 25, 119.9 rushing YPG allowed

Passing defense:

Syndication: Online Athens

Georgia: No. 49, 215.1 passing YPG allowed

Ohio State: No. 15, 184 passing YPG allowed

Total defense:

Syndication: USA TODAY

Georgia: No. 8, 292 total YPG allowed

Ohio State: No. 11, 303.9 total YPG allowed

First downs allowed:

Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Georgia: No. 9, 15.4 first downs allowed per game

Ohio State: No. 4, 14.4 first downs allowed per game

Sacks:

Syndication: Online Athens

Georgia: No. 70, 26 sacks this season

Ohio State: No. 33, 32 sacks this season

Penalties:

(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia: No. 46, 48.8 penalty yards per game

Ohio State: No. 51, 50 penalty yards per game


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