Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Recap

Saturday, December 31, 2022 | 8 p.m. ET No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41 Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	FINAL
OSU #4 Ohio State (11-2)	7	21	10	3	41
UGA #1 Georgia (14-0)	7	17	0	18	42

2022 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

GAME BOOK

Attendance:
79,330

Kickoff Time:
8:21 p.m. ET

End of Game:
12:01 a.m. ET

Game Duration:
3:40

SCORING SUMMARY

QTR	TIME	SCORE (V-H)	TEAM	SCORING PLAY	DRIVE
1st	08:16	7-0	Ohio State	Marvin Harrison Jr. 31 yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)	4-71 (02:15)
1st	03:15	7-7	Georgia	Kenny McIntosh 25 yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick)	8-75 (05:01)
2nd	12:30	14-7	Ohio State	Miyan Williams 2 yd rush (Noah Ruggles kick)	11-75 (05:45)
2nd	10:56	21-7	Ohio State	Marvin Harrison Jr. 16 yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)	3-30 (01:24)
2nd	09:16	21-14	Georgia	Kendall Milton 11 yd rush (Jack Podlesny kick)	4-75 (01:40)
2nd	06:07	21-21	Georgia	Stetson Bennett 3 yd rush (Jack Podlesny kick)	3-62 (01:34)
2nd	01:44	21-24	Georgia	Jack Podlesny 32 yd FG	8-53 (02:28)
2nd	00:49	28-24	Ohio State	Xavier Johnson 37 yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)	4-75 (00:55)
3rd	10:37	35-24	Ohio State	Emeka Egbuka 10 yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)	6-70 (03:19)
3rd	00:31	38-24	Ohio State	Noah Ruggles 25 yd FG	7-59 (03:19)
4th	10:14	38-27	Georgia	Jack Podlesny 31 yd FG	12-62 (05:17)
4th	08:41	38-35	Georgia	Arian Smith 76 yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Ladd McConkey pass from Stetson Bennett)	1-76 (00:10)
4th	02:43	41-35	Ohio State	Noah Ruggles 48 yd FG	11-45 (05:58)
4th	00:54	41-42	Georgia	Adonai Mitchell 10 yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick)	5-72 (01:42)

OHIO STATE STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
WR	18	Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR	2	Emeka Egbuka
WR	4	Julian Fleming
RB	5	Dallan Hayden
OL	53	Luke Wypler
OL	55	Matthew Jones
QB	7	C.J. Stroud
OL	74	Donovan Jackson
OT	77	Paris Johnson Jr.
OL	79	Dawand Jones
TE	8	Cade Stover

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
DB	10	Denzel Burke
DB	12	Lathan Ransom
S	14	Ronnie Hickman
S	15	Tanner McCalister
LB	22	Steele Chambers
CB	26	Cameron Brown
LB	35	Tommy Eichenberg
DL	44	J.T. Tuimoloau
DL	58	Ty Hamilton
DL	6	Taron Vincent
DL	9	Zach Harrison

OHIO STATE RESERVES

10 - Xavier Johnson, 11 - C.J. Hicks, 13 - Cameron Martinez, 19 - DeaMonte Trayanum, 20 - Sonny Styles, 21 - Palaie Gaoteote IV, 29 - Jesse Mirco, 3 - Miyan Williams, 30 - Cody Simon, 33 - Jack Sawyer, 34 - Mitch Rossi, 38 - Jayden Fielding, 4 - Jakailin Johnson, 41 - Josh Proctor, 51 - Mike Hall Jr., 70 - Josh Fryar, 8 - Javontae Jean-Baptiste, 84 - Joe Royer, 86 - Jerron Cage, 91 - Tyleik Williams, 92 - Caden Curry, 94 - Mason Arnold, 95 - Noah Ruggles.

GEORGIA STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
TE	0	Darnell Washington
WR	1	Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
QB	13	Stetson Bennett
TE	19	Brock Bowers
WR	5	Adonai Mitchell
OL	59	Broderick Jones
RB	6	Kenny McIntosh
OL	63	Sedrick Van Pran
OL	65	Amarius Mims
OL	69	Tate Ratledge
OL	73	Xavier Truss

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
LB	10	Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB	2	Smael Mondon Jr.
DB	22	Javon Bullard
DB	24	Malaki Starks
DB	29	Christopher Smith
DB	3	Kamari Lassiter
LB	33	Robert Beal Jr.
DB	5	Kelee Ringo
DL	78	Nazir Stackhouse
DL	88	Jalen Carter
DL	90	Tramel Walthour

GEORGIA RESERVES

0 - Rian Davis, 1 - Nyland Green, 10 - Kearis Jackson, 11 - Jalon Walker, 11 - Arian Smith, 13 - Mykel Williams, 14 - David Daniel-Sisavanh, 15 - Trezmen Marshall, 19 - Darris Smith, 2 - Kendall Milton, 23 - Tykee Smith, 30 - Daijun Edwards, 32 - Chaz Chambliss, 4 - Oscar Delp, 47 - Payne Walker, 56 - William Mote, 6 - Daylen Everette, 7 - Marvin Jones Jr., 77 - Devin Willock, 78 - Chad Lindberg, 8 - MJ Sherman, 8 - Dominick Blaylock, 80 - Brett Seither, 84 - Ladd McConkey, 86 - Dillon Bell, 88 - Ryland Goede, 9 - Jackson Meeks, 92 - Brett Thorson, 93 - Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, 96 - Jack Podlesny, 96 - Zion Logue, 97 - Warren Brinson, 99 - Bear Alexander.

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Stetson Bennett
Sr., QB, Georgia

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Javon Bullard
So., DB, Georgia

TEAM STATISTICS	OSU	UGA
First downs	24	22
Rushing	5	7
Passing	17	15
Penalty	2	0
Rushes-Yards	32-119	26-135
Passing Yards	348	398
Passes Comp-Att-Int	23-34-0	23-34-1
Total Offense (Plays-Yards)	66-467	60-533
Punt Returns-Yards	0-0	1-22
Kickoff Returns-Yards	1-15	0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)	5-43.4	2-44.5
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	1-0
Sacks By (Number-Yards)	2-12	4-36
Penalties-Yards	4-24	4-45
3rd Down Conversions	4-of-12	2-of-10
4th Down Conversions	0-of-0	1-of-1

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing:	Ohio State - Dallan Hayden, 9-43; C.J. Stroud, 12-34; Xavier Johnson, 6-28; Miyan Williams, 3-8, 1 TD; Emeka Egbuka, 2-6. Georgia - Kenny McIntosh, 5-70; Daijun Edwards, 8-58; Kendall Milton, 3-26, 1 TD; Brock Bowers, 1-1; Stetson Bennett, 7- -18, 1 TD.
Passing:	Ohio State - C.J. Stroud, 23-34-0, 348, 4 TD. Georgia - Stetson Bennett, 23-34-1, 398, 3 TD.
Receiving:	Ohio State - Emeka Egbuka, 8-112, 1 TD: Marvin Harrison Jr., 5-106, 2 TD; Julian Fleming, 5-71; Xavier Johnson, 3-43 1 TD; Joe Royer, 1-9; Cade Stover, 1-7. Georgia - Kenny McIntosh, 5-56, 1 TD; Brock Bowers, 4-64; Arian Smith, 3-129, 1 TD; Adonai Mitchell, 3-43, 1 TD; Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, 2-34; Ladd McConkey, 2- -1; Kearis Jackson, 1-35; Dominick Blaylock, 1-20; Darnell Washington, 1-9; Daijun Edwards, 1-9.
Punting:	Ohio State - Jesse Mirco, 5-217, 43.4. Georgia - Brett Thorson, 2-89, 44.5.
Returns:	Ohio State - Punt: None; Kickoff: Xavier Johnson, 1-15; Intercept: Steele Chambers, 1-15. Georgia - Punt: Kearis Jackson, 1-22; Kickoff: Kearis Jackson, 2-50; Intercept: None.
Field Goals:	Ohio State - Noah Ruggles, 2-3 (25 Good, 48 Good, 50 Missed). Georgia - Jack Podlesny, 2-4 (47 Missed, 32 Good, 52 Missed, 31 Good).
Tackles: (Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)	Ohio State - Lathan Ransom (5-4-9, 0, 0); Tommy Eichenberg (5-3-8, 0, 0); Steele Chambers (5-3-8, 0.5-4, 0.5-4); Denzel Burke (3-2-5, 0, 1-3); Zach Harrison (2-2-4, 0.5-3, 1.5-10); Ty Hamilton (3-0-3, 0, 0); Cameron Brown (2-1-3, 0, 0); Tanner McCalister (1-2-3, 0, 0); Ronnie Hickman (2-0-2, 0, 0); Sonny Styles (1-1-2, 0, 0); Taron Vincent (0-2-2, 0.5-3, 0.5-3); Javontae Jean-Baptiste (0-2-2, 0.5-2, 0.5-2); Palaie Gaoteote IV (0-1-1, 0, 0); DeaMonte Trayanum (0-1-1, 0, 0); Jesse Mirco (0-1-1, 0, 0); Jack Sawyer (0-1-1, 0, 0); J.T. Tuimoloau (0-0-0, 0, 0); Tyleik Williams (0-0-0, 0, 0). Georgia - Christopher Smith (8-0-8, 0, 0); Smael Mondon Jr. (7-0-7, 1-10, 1-10); Kelee Ringo (5-0-5, 0, 0); Mykel Williams (4-1-5, 1-9, 1.5-9); Malaki Starks (4-0-4, 0, 1-1); Nazir Stackhouse (3-0-3, 0, 0); Javon Bullard (3-0-3, 1-5, 1-5); Tramel Walthour (2-1-3, 0, 0); Tykee Smith (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jamon Dumas-Johnson (1-1-2, 1-12, 1-12); Kamari Lassiter (1-0-1, 0, 0); Brock Bowers (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jalen Carter (1-0-1, 0, 0); Robert Beal Jr. (1-0-1, 0, 0); Trezmen Marshall (1-0-1, 0, 0); Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (1-0-1, 0, 0); David Daniel-Sisavanh (1-0-1, 0, 0); Chaz Chambliss (0-1-1, 0, 0.5-1); Jackson Meeks (0-1-1, 0, 0); Darris Smith (0-1-1, 0 0).