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Game Balls: Georgia finds a way in win over Missouri

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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia didn’t play its best game on Saturday but it notched its 26th straight win by a score of 30-21 over Missouri. The Tigers threw some haymakers coming off the bye week and UGA got in its own way at times, but the Bulldogs found a way. It needed some gutsy performances to make it happen and DawgsHQ identifies the best of the best below by handing out game balls.

WR Ladd McConkey: The junior wideout was spectacular for the second straight week and he did a little bit of everything. McConkey caught five passes for 95 yards and he was Carson Beck’s go-to receiver. His long of 33 yards set Georgia up for a go-ahead score in the third quarter. He also caught a screen where he broke a tackle, made a man miss, and made something out of what appeared to be little.

LB Jalon Walker: The sophomore linebacker is coming on for Georgia late in the season. Walker had 1.5 sacks on the day, giving him 2.5 in the past two weeks. He also showed relentless effort, helping hem in Missouri quarterback Brady Cook on multiple occasions.

PK Peyton Woodring: The September struggles appear to be behind the freshman place-kicker. He was three of three on the night with the first two makes coming from inside the Georgia red zone. The third was by far the biggest as he hit a career-long 48-yard field goal to put the Bulldogs up by two scores.

TE Oscar Delp: While he didn’t light up the stat sheet, Delp came up big for the Bulldogs. He had three catches for 33 yards but the biggest of those was a touchdown from five yards out. Delp got in front of the defender and gave Beck a big target to hit, giving the Bulldogs a 24-13 lead at the time. His longest catch of the day, 23 yards, came on a scoring drive in the fourth quarter.

CB Kamari Lassiter: This was the best group of wide receivers the Bulldogs have faced this year and Lassiter was a big-time chess piece for Kirby Smart. He played cornerback and STAR, where he matched up with star Mizzou wideout Luther Burden. The Georgia junior had two tackles on the day and tallied a pair of large pass breakups.

DB Tykee Smith: While Lassiter playing STAR took some snaps from Smith, he still found a way to heavily impact the game. He tied for the team lead with seven total tackles. Smith also had big sack on third down and another half tackle for loss.

CB Julian Humphrey: With Georgia using some different personnel packages to deal with the Missouri wideouts, Humphrey saw a lot of snaps. He responded with a couple of pass breakups and would have had a third if not for a highly-questionable pass interference flag.

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