Georgia-Ohio State: Numbers, reaction to Bulldogs' comeback win - usnewstoday

Just before ringing in the new year, we got the second College Football Playoff semifinal as the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, the defending national champions, defeated the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes, 42-41.

The CFP semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta was a de facto home game for the Bulldogs, who will move on to face the TCU Horned Frogs in the national championship.

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Georgia entered today as one of three FBS teams that had not allowed 21-plus points in any half this season, but that quickly changed as Ohio State jumped out to a 28-24 halftime lead. With quarterback Stetson Bennett leading the way, Georgia fought back after trailing for most of the game.

The Bulldogs nearly doubled their second-half offensive production on Arian Smith's 76-yard touchdown reception alone. Before that play, they had only 77 offensive yards in the second half.

Here are some of the biggest numbers and reactions from the last college football game of 2022:

109 seconds: The Bulldogs led for a total of 55 seconds in the first half and 54 seconds in the second half.