It was the best of times and it was the worst of times at Jordan Hare Stadium on Saturday night as Auburn fell to Georgia 20-10. One might even say, it was a tale of two halves.
The Tigers dominated the Bulldogs for the first 28 minutes of the game by going on three time-consuming drives of 14 plays 70 yards, 12 plays 75 yards and 15 plays 79 yards. Unfortunately, the offensive explosion only resulted in 10 points. UGA was held to 20 yards on 12 plays and scored 0 points during the same time span.
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