Alabama’s lengthy opening drive, 14 plays, 56 yards, resulted in a 37-yard field goal after the Georgia defense held at the 19-yard line.

Georgia got a lot of pressure on Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, nearly sacking him twice (including the negated defensive touchdown) on the drive.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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