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Georgia Football: Bulldogs not tested in win over Missouri

By Darrelle Thompson

ATHENS, GA - SEPTEMBER 15: Mecole Hardman #4 of the Georgia Bulldogs leads his team on to the field before the game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on September 15, 2018 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - SEPTEMBER 15: Mecole Hardman #4 of the Georgia Bulldogs leads his team on to the field before the game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on September 15, 2018 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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Georgia football had a tough road test against the Missouri Tigers but easily took care of business against the SEC foe. Can the Bulldogs be stopped?

The Georgia football team entered Week 4 looking to notch their second SEC conference win while facing the Missouri Tigers. Georgia needed to work on their run defense after being gashed by Middle Tennessee, but the offense had played consistently so far this season, and fans were expecting an easy win.

While the scoreboard may be a little misleading, the Bulldogs controlled this game and didn’t have to worry much about Missouri pulling off the upset. Sure, the Tigers had their moments, but every time they looked like they were going to turn this game into a fight the Bulldogs answered with an impressive play of their own. Drew Lock was good, but not good enough to overcome the talent gap between these two programs.

What can fans learn from the 4th win of the month for the defending SEC champs? Here are the 3 biggest takeaways in Georgia’s win over Missouri.

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Special teams play was up and down

The Bulldogs special teams made a huge play to end the first half, blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown. It is likely one of the worst attempts to cover a punt you will ever see, as three Georgia players came through untouched, and the kick was easily blocked.

Mecole Hardman is looking to become a major force on the special teams unit, as he had over 100 total return yards between punts and kicks.

Placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship had a rough game, missing two field goal attempts but connecting on all of his extra points. In close SEC matchups can he be counted on to make a clutch kick?

The punt unit didn’t enter the game until well into the second half, and even though the offense struggled in the first half it was very surprising that the Bulldogs didn’t punt it away once.

We saw how key the special teams were in Ohio State’s win last week, and if the Bulldogs can get similar plays from their special teams unit they could end up back in the national championship game.

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