Photos: The scene at the SEC Championship game

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AJC photos from the scene of the SEC Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

Georgia Bulldogs fans react in the final moments of the fourth quarter during the SEC Championship football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Alabama defeated Georgia 27-24 to end the Bulldogs’ 29-game winning streak. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium is filled with football fans at the beginning of the fourth quarter during the SEC Championship football game as the Alabama Crimson Tide face the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga walks the sideline during the second half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Alabama Crimson Tide fans reacts as the Georgia Bulldogs score during the second half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Alabama Crimson Tide fans reacts against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga surveys the football field during the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban get together before the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the field to face the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga walks the sideline during the first half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs fans cheer during the first half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs spirit team members perform against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey walks onto the field during the first half of the SEC Championship football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs spirit team members perform during the SEC Championship football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the field to face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs standout Knowshon Moreno documents the SEC Championship football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A Georgia Bulldogs spirit team member watches before the first half of the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart leads his team onto the field to face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Amarius Mims (65) fires up his teammates before facing the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran (77) wears the jersey number of Devin Willock, a tribute to the player who was killed in a January car crash, as he enters the field with head coach Kirby Smart before facing the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) warms up before facing the Alabama Crimson Tide during the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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A Georgia fan reacts in the closing minutes of Georgia’s loss to Alabama during the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Saturday, December. 2, 2023, in Atlanta. Alabama won 27-24. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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