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Georgia Bulldogs win SEC championship

Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia battles Auburn in the SEC Championship Game
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
Photos: Georgia handles Auburn in rematch, wins SEC title
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December 2, 2017 Atlanta: Georgia Bulldogs running back D'Andre Swift (7) breaks away on a long run against the Auburn Tigers for a touchdown during the second half of the SEC Football Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, December 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Hyosub Shin / hshin@ajc.com
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dec 3, 2017

In their rematch for the SEC championship, No. 6 Georgia defeated No. 2 Auburn 28-7 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The victory gave the Bulldogs (12-1) their first SEC championship since 2005 and 13th in program history – and almost certainly a berth in the College Football Playoff. Those four teams will be announced early Sunday afternoon.

Auburn (10-3) scored a touchdown on its first possession and didn’t score again. That was a role reversal from when the teams played Nov. 11 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, when the Tigers dominated both lines of scrimmage in a 40-17 victory.

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