No. 4 Alabama fights back for win after squandering own 28-point lead to No. 2 Georgia in instant classic

The game everyone had circled connected their calendars lived up to the hype, and some.

Saturday's Alabama-Georgia contention was a rematch of past season's SEC rubric game, which Bama won arsenic the eighth-ranked squad successful the state - Georgia had been ranked No. 1 aft winning 42 of their erstwhile 43 games, but Bama's triumph propelled them into the College Football Playoff, and knocked Georgia out.

Well, it was simply epic.

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Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide scores a rushing touchdown past Damon Wilson II #10 of the Georgia Bulldogs and KJ Bolden #4 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2nd 4th astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium connected September 28, 2024 successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

After squandering their ain four-touchdown lead, No. 4 Alabama scored a precocious touchdown to travel distant with a 41-34 triumph implicit No. 2 Georgia successful an instant classic.

Alabama scored 4 touchdowns successful the archetypal 18 minutes of the crippled to instrumentality a commanding 28-0 lead, but Georgia fought each the mode back. Trailing 33-15, Georgia recovered the extremity portion erstwhile they desperately needed it, but failed the two-point attempt. However, aft forcing a punt, the Bulldogs scored again, and each of a sudden, Bama's pb shrunk to conscionable 4 points. Georgia past forced different punt, each portion Bama did not discarded the clock, getting the shot backmost for a changeable astatine the pb with 2:42 to spell and each their timeouts.

Well, it lone took 1 play for Georgia to instrumentality the lead, arsenic Carson Beck recovered Dillon Bell for a 67-yard people to spell up, 34-33. Beck's unreserved connected the two-point conversion was short, but nonetheless, the comeback was complete, and Bama, who had dominated early, abruptly was successful desperation mode.

No worries - it was the 17-year-old, Ryan Williams, who took a 75-yard walk from Jalen Milroe to the house, and aft a palmy two-point conversion, Bama was backmost up 7 points.

The Bulldogs faced a 4th and 2 with 1:22 to spell astatine the Bama 47, and Beck recovered Colbie Young for the archetypal down, and 3 plays later, the Bulldogs were successful the reddish zone. But, Beck was intercepted aft going successful the extremity zone, and with the touchback, Bama was capable to genu retired the timepiece to get the victory.

Georgia yet scored a touchdown midway done the 2nd quarter. However, Beck was called for an intentional grounding successful his ain extremity zone, resulting successful a information aboriginal on. But apparently, contempt trailing 30-7, each Georgia needed was halftime.

Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates aft scoring a rushing touchdown against the Georgia Bulldogs during the archetypal 4th astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium connected September 28, 2024 successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

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Beck recovered Arian Smith for a 12-yard touchdown for the archetypal people of the 3rd quarter. They took a large hazard successful going for two, but it was successful. A Bama tract goal, though, made it a three-possession crippled precocious successful the third. On Georgia’s ensuing drive, Beck mislaid a fumble. But they weren't dead, and the comeback began connected their adjacent drive. However, they couldn't get a halt erstwhile they needed it most, and Beck's last turnover came astatine the worst time.

The crippled is Georgia's archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season, and aft losing conscionable 1 successful a 43-game stretch, they've present mislaid 2 successful their past five. They are 45-3 successful their past 48 games, but each 3 losses person travel to Alabama (although, 1 of those victories is the nationalist title successful 2022 against the Crimson Tide). Bama, meanwhile, improved to 4-0.

Milroe finished with 373 yards connected 27-for-33 passing, throwing 2 touchdowns and moving for different two. The 17-year-old Williams made sx catches for 177 yards and a touchdown. Beck turned the shot implicit 4 times, but inactive managed to propulsion for 439 yards. Smith went for 132 yards, portion Bell added 100.

The crippled was besides headlined by Donald Trump’s appearance. The erstwhile president, and existent Republican nominee, received an ovation from fans portion walking successful the halls and erstwhile helium was shown connected the jumbotron.

Former President Donald Trump looks connected during the archetypal 4th of the crippled betwixt the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium connected September 28, 2024 successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Alabama volition caput to Vanderbilt adjacent week, portion the Bulldogs volition big Auburn.

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