SCORING OFFENSE
LSU is 2nd in the nation averaging 48.7 points per game.
Georgia is 40th at 32.9.
RUSHING OFFENSE
LSU has the 57th ranked rushing offense averaging 170 yards per game on the ground.
Georgia averages 200 yards per game rushing, which is 33rd in the FBS.
PASSING OFFENSE
At 390 passing yards per game, LSU has America’s 2nd ranked passing offense.
I had to scroll 74 spots down to find Georgia, which sits at 76th in this category with 220 passing yards per game.
TOTAL OFFENSE
LSU again is at the top in this category. Its 2nd ranked total offense tallies on average 560.4 yards per game.
Again, Georgia is well-below at 420.6 yards per game, which is 55th.
FIRST DOWNS
No. 2 again for LSU and I feel like I’m being repetitive. The Tigers average 27.7 first downs per game.
Georgia’s offense averages 21.3 first downs per game, which is 63rd.
PENALTIES
A weakness! LSU averages 6.1 penalties per gamer for 60.3 yards, which is 92nd nationally.
Georgia ranks 39th in this category, giving up an average of 5.6 penalties per game for 46.8 yards.
TURNOVER MAGIN
LSU has a turnover margin of +6, which is 24th nationally. The Tigers have forced 18 turnovers and surrendered 12.
Georgia has a +2 turnover margin, haven given up 11 and gained 13. That’s 49th nationally.
SACKS ALLOWED
LSU has not done a bad ob of protecting Joe Burrow, but they have not been great either. The Tigers surrender 2.25 sacks per game, which is 77th.
Georgia has been right there at the top all season, and as we enter Saturday’s game the Dawgs are allowing just .75 sacks a game, 3rd in the FBS.
DEFENSE