It appears the Georgia Bulldogs have regained their groove after a 24-17 win over the then-ranked No. 6 Florida Gators.
Everybody in the country expects Georgia to win this game, and the Dawgs know the stakes will be high on Saturday night in Athens.
For Georgia, it’s win or go home as far as the College Football Playoff is concerned.
Missouri, however, has nothing to lose and would love to say it was capable of putting the nail in the coffin that is Georgia’s 2019 season.
Defensively, both teams possess some of the country’s top talent and do a great job of limiting yardage. Georgia specializes in stopping the run, while Missouri is elite in its pass defense.
Georgia needs to be careful to not overlook Missouri, although the Tigers are on a two game losing streak to two of the conference’s weakest teams in Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
Let’s take a look at how Georgia and Mizzou match up statistically ahead of their clash in Athens on Saturday.
Offense
Scoring offense:
Georgia ranks 31st nationwide with 34.5 points per game
Missouri ranks 50th with 31.8
Rushing offense:
Georgia ranks 20th with 222 yards per game, led by one of the nation’s best backs in D’Andre Swift
Missouri ranks 49th with 184.38 yards/game
Passing offense:
Georgia ranks 57th with 240 yards in the air per game, almost all of which have come courtesy of quarterback Jake Fromm
Missouri, led by Kelly Bryant, is 54th with 244 yards per game
Total offense:
Georgia ranks 27th with 462.1 total yards per game
Missouri ranks 48th with 428.5 total yards per game
First downs:
Georgia ranks 27th with 23.1 per game
Missouri ranks 33rd with 22.9 per game
Penalties:
Discipline has been a problem for this Dawgs team, as they rank 84th with 60.6 yards per game given up via penalties
Missouri is also poor in this department, ranking 120th with 71.8 yards given up
Turnover margin
Georgia is average in this area, ranking 56th with a turnover margin of .13
Missouri is slightly better, ranking 38th with a margin of .38
Sacks allowed:
Georgia has been incredible here, ranking first only having given up 4 sacks on the entire season
Missouri is not so good in this area, ranking 64th with 2.13 sacks given up per game
DEFENSE
Scoring defense
Georgia ranks 4th nationally, giving up only 11.4 points per game
Mizzou is also solid here, ranking 17th with 18.1 points given up
Rushing defense
Georgia also ranks 4th here, giving up 77.63 yards on the ground per game
Missouri ranks 41st, giving up 136.88 yards per game
Passing defense
Georgia is slightly less elite here, ranking 23rd with 190.5 passing yards given up per game
The secondary is the best part of Mizzou’s defense, as they rank 4th with 144.5 passing yards given up per game
Total defense
Georgia ranks 8th here, giving up an impressive 268.1 total yards per game
Missouri also ranks near the top at 11, giving up 281.4 yards per game
Sacks
The pass rush still isn’t where Georgia would like it to be, as they rank 65th nationally with 2.25 sacks per game
Missouri is even worse in this department, only gaining 1.63 sacks per game, good for 105th nationally
Special teams
Punt returns
Georgia’s speedy returners have propelled the team to 21.4 punt return yards per game, good for 19th nationally
Missouri is similar to Georgia, gaining 24.1 punt return yards per game.
Kick returns
Georgia is simply terrible in this area, ranking 123rd with 20.1 kick return yards per game
Missouri is right behind the Dawgs at 124th with 12 return yards per game. Don’t expect much on kick returns in this game
Field goals
Led by Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia ranks 19th in field goal percentage with Blankenship cashing in 88.2 percent of his attempts
Missouri is not so good here, ranking 103rd with only 61.1 of their field goal attempts finding their way between the goal posts
