Georgia and Notre Dame made it to the Sugar Bowl on the strength of their defenses, and both defenses were the dominant units on the field in New Orleans.

Georgia held the Notre Dame offense to 16 points. Notre Dame held Georgia to 10 points. Both defenses showed up big time.

Gunner Stockton made his first college start at QB for Georgia and he looked really good passing for 234 yards, 1 TD no INTs.

The Bulldogs held the Irish to 244 total yards and only 90 through the air.

The difference was a brutal turnover in the final seconds of the first half that lead to a quick TD for the Irish, followed by a 90+ yard kick return for a TD that broke the Bulldogs back and put the game out of reach.