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No. 10 Auburn overpowers No. 2 Georgia, 40-17 [photo gallery]

Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton makes a touchdown catch in front of Georgia defenders Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton makes a touchdown catch in front of Georgia defenders Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton makes a touchdown catch in front of Georgia defenders Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

By David Paschall 4 min read

AUBURN, Ala. – The Georgia Bulldogs scored the opening touchdown and the closing touchdown Saturday afternoon against Auburn inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.

It’s what transpired in between that altered the landscape of college football.

With quarterback Jarrett Stidham throwing touchdown passes of 42, 32 and 55 yards, and with running back Kerryon Johnson pounding out 167 yards on 32 carries, the 10th-ranked Tigers blistered the No. 2 Bulldogs 40-17 before a frenzied sellout crowd of 87,451.

Georgia, which has spent the past two weeks atop the College Football Playoff rankings, managed just 230 yards against Auburn while allowing 488.

“If you lose the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, you don’t have a great chance at a good outcome,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after his Bulldogs fell to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in Southeastern Conference play.