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Michelle R. Martinelli

9 fun and weird stats from Georgia’s national championship victory over Alabama

It finally, finally, finally happened for the Georgia Bulldogs. After running up a seven-game losing streak to Alabama, Georgia came out on top in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, winning 33-18 in a rematch of this season’s SEC title game.

The Bulldogs have been waiting decades for this moment, and when defensive back Kelee Ringo picked off Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with about a minute left in the game, it was all over.

National championship games often produce fun, interesting and weird stats — especially when you have two coaches like Kirby Smart and Nick Saban going at it. So here are nine of our favorites from Monday night’s national championship matchup.

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