In one of the two biggest games of the year, the Auburn Tigers face the Georgia Bulldogs in the annual Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry game. The road team enters Week 6 with a 3-2 (1-1 in the SEC) record and faces the No. 2 team in the country. Georgia is 5-0 (2-0) but they haven’t looked as dominant in the past two weeks.
Normally when it comes to a rivalry game you can throw out the record books but history isn’t on the side of Auburn in this game. Georgia has won five straight and dominate the series over the last 20 games. Auburn has won just five times in that span.
However, we have a clean slate this year. At least that has to be the mindset for the Tigers this week and beyond. Just take one game at a time and focus on one win at a time. It will be a tall task against one of the best teams in the country statistically.
The Bulldogs feature a top-five scoring offense and defense. But this is why you play the games, they aren’t won or lost on paper. A team that barely scored 14 against Auburn two weeks ago was within striking distance of taking down Georgia this past Saturday.
As we inch closer to kickoff in Athens, we preview the game with the tale of the tape.
When Auburn has the ball
A look at the Tigers offense vs the Bulldogs defense
| Off Category | Stat | Rank | Def Category | Stat | Rank |
| Total Off. | 389.0 | 80th | Total Def | 264.4 | 11th |
| Pass/Game | 229.6 | 83rd | Pass/Game | 175.2 | 17th |
| Pass TD | 4 | 111th | Pass TD | 3 | 8th |
| Rush/Game | 159.4 | 66th | Rush/Game | 89.2 | 12th |
| Rush TD | 10 | 48th | Rush TD | 1 | 1st |
| Scoring | 22.4 | 107th | Scoring | 10.8 | 4th |
| Redzone TD% | 64.7 | 60th | Redzone TD% | 37.5 | 7th |
When Georgia has the ball
A look at the Bulldogs offense vs the Tigers defense
| Off Category | Stat | Rank | Def Category | Stat | Rank |
| Total Off. | 521.4 | 5th | Total Def | 331.8 | 34th |
| Pass/Game | 342.8 | 8th | Pass/Game | 193.6 | 34th |
| Pass TD | 7 | 79th | Pass TD | 2 | 3rd |
| Rush/Game | 178.6 | 47th | Rush/Game | 138.2 | 66th |
| Rush TD | 15 | 6th | Rush TD | 10 | 99th |
| Scoring | 40.2 | 19th | Scoring | 21.6 | 44th |
| Redzone TD% | 61.3 | 76th | Redzone TD% | 57.9 | 57th |
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