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Alabama wipes out a 28-0 lead and escapes Georgia on a late touchdown
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Alabama wipes out a 28-0 lead and escapes Georgia on a late touchdown

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama blew a 28-point lead against No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

And then the No. broke. 4 Crimson Tide again the hearts of the Bulldogs in a 41-34 victory, in which the SEC heavyweights scored touchdowns on consecutive plays from scrimmage late in the fourth quarter.

Alabama only sealed the victory when cornerback Zabien Brown intercepted quarterback Carson Beck’s pass to receiver Colbie Young in the end zone with 43 seconds left to end Georgia’s furious rally.

After rallying from a 23-point deficit at halftime, the Bulldogs took their first lead on Beck’s 67-yard touchdown to Dillon Bell to make it 34-33 with 2:31 remaining.

But Alabama scored on the next play from scrimmage. On first-and-10 from the Crimson Tide 25, quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a deep ball down the right sideline for freshman Ryan Williams. The receiver spun out of cornerback Julian Humphrey’s tackle at the 8-yard line and beat safety KJ Bolden for a 75-yard touchdown with 2:18 left. Milroe threw a 2-point conversion pass to receiver Germie Bernard to give Alabama a 41-34 lead.

Milroe completed 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 117 yards with two scores. According to ESPN Research, he is the first player in FBS history with 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns against an AP top-five opponent.

Williams, a 17-year-old freshman, had six catches for 177 yards with one score.

Beck recovered from a slow start to complete 27 of 50 passes for 439 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He also lost a fumble and was sacked three times.

The loss ended Georgia’s 42-game winning streak in the regular season, the longest streak by an FBS team since Oklahoma won 45 in a row from 1953 to 1957. It also ended Georgia’s 16-game road winning streak.

It was new Tide coach Kalen DeBoer’s first meeting with Georgia, but the results were the same for Alabama. It has won nine of its past 10 games against Georgia, including a 27-24 win in last year’s SEC championship game that knocked the Bulldogs out of the College Football Playoff.