Field Street Forum

In its second Top-10 match of the season, the No. 2-ranked Georgia football team played perhaps its most complete game Saturday in a 37-0 thrashing of No. 8 Arkansas at Sanford Stadium.

The Georgia defense was once again largely impenetrable, stuffing one Razorback drive after another. The Bulldogs held the Hogs without a first down in seven of the Razorbacks’ 10 drives. Three times Arkansas drove into Georgia territory, and one of those only to the Bulldog 44-yard line. The other two drives ended in a missed 73-yard field goal, late in the first quarter with Georgia up 14-0, and then on the final drive of the game as time expired.

“Every time we get on the field, we are pushing for a three-and-out. That is just the standard,” said linebacker Nakobe Dean, who had 1.5 sacks against the Razorbacks. “If they do not score, they cannot win. We just try to do our job and get them off the field and get the offense the ball.

For the fourth time in five games this season, Georgia’s defense held the other team scoreless in the first half. And Saturday’s shutout was the second in a row for the Bulldogs, who won 62-0 at Vanderbilt last week.

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