The No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs converted on a go-ahead field goal with two seconds left, where they eventually beat the No. 8 Cincinnati Bearcats 24-21 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Down 21-19, Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny sent a career-long 53-yard field goal through the uprights, a moment he will never forget.
DAWGS ON TOP 🔥
Jack Podlesny hits a career-long 53-yard FG to cap the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl comeback for Georgia! pic.twitter.com/eMPZjKbW3f
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2021
With this loss, the perfect season of the Bearcats ended in one of the most dramatic ways possible. The Bearcats were up 21-10 at the end of the third quarter, but the Bulldogs came alive in the fourth, where they score 14 unanswered points to win the Peach Bowl.
Cincinnati running back Jerome Ford had a 79-yard touchdown, giving the Bearcats some cushion when heading into the fourth quarter. However, with solid performances by quarterback JT Daniels, who threw for 392 yards and one touchdown, wide receiver George Pickens, who caught seven passes for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Zamir White, who rushed for a touchdown, the Georgia offense was relentless.
After the game, the Twitter world was merciless as they had some things to say to the Bearcats.
Many folks commented on the Bearcats' poor time management when they had the ball on offense. This is what they had to say.
Down 2 in the 4th…Georgia calls a TO on 4th & 3 to punt from their 43…into the end zone
up 2 in the 4th…Cincy snaps the ball with 12 seconds on the play clock w a running game clock
…then snapped it again with 10 seconds on the play clock
…then throws deep on 3rd & 2
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 1, 2021
Can’t put this one on the Cincy defense. Probably the only reason they even held on as long as they did.
2nd half offense: almost non-existent
End of game clock management: awful
— Ryan Easterling (@RyanEasterling) January 1, 2021
Multiple times on Cincinnati's last drive they snapped the ball with more than 10 seconds left on the play clock. Inexcusable, and they got burned.
— James Neveau (@JamesNeveau) January 1, 2021
Cincinnati got everything they deserved. Could have run the clock down to :35 seconds. Punted it back with 1:34. @tsnmike
— EricTheRed (@RealEricTheRed) January 1, 2021
These discontent viewers emphasized the same thing: the game was in the bag for Cincinnati had they properly used the clock to put the Bulldogs offense in a tough spot and sensibly ran plays that forced the Bulldogs to come up with defensive stops.
This one tweeter summed up the last few minutes of the Bearcats performance towards the end of the bowl game.
lmao cincy has been a disaster the last couple minutes
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) January 1, 2021
The Bulldogs were able to pull off an amazing comeback, but it wouldn't hurt to thank Cincinnati for their help.
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