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Georgia's Playoff Hopes Take Critical Hit After Stunning Loss to South Carolina

It took seven weeks, but our old friend Captain Chaos made its long-awaited debut in the form of unranked South Carolina's 20-17 double-overtime road win over the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs.

No one gave the Gamecocks a legitimate shot at winning this game. They were 21-point underdogs, and justifiably so following losses by at least 20-point margins to both Alabama and Missouri. Georgia had not (and still hasn't) allowed a rushing touchdown this season, and South Carolina's passing attack had already been held below 150 yards twice by defenses much less formidable than Georgia's.

Even as the Gamecocks held a 17-10 lead in the second half, it only felt like a matter of time before the Bulldogs—who had outscored their first five opponents 51-7 in the fourth quarter—made their surge to victory.