Game Day - Nov. 15

Georgia vs. Auburn

It's the renewal of the oldest rivalry in the Deep South. Auburn leads the series 53-50 with eight ties, but the Bulldogs routed the Tigers 45-20 last year and seem poised to do it again. Georgia averages 121 yards more per game than Auburn (436.8 to 315.4). But the Bulldogs are wary of mobile quarterback Kody Burns.

Something has to give when the SEC's 10th-ranked scoring offense faces Georgia's 11th-ranked scoring defense. The Bulldogs have given up 38, 49, and 38 points on the last three weekends, while Auburn has scored 17, 7 and 37 points. On the other hand, Georgia has the top-ranked passing offense, which should make for an interesting match against Auburn's third-ranked passing defense. High-scoring duals have been rare around Auburn this season, but maybe this weekend the scoreboard gets a workout.

After making Kentucky's offensive attack look like a juggernaut, the Bulldogs will try to clamp down on Auburn, another below-average offensive team in the SEC.

So far, conference opponents are scoring 28.7 points a game against Georgia.

Georgia has given up 125 points the past three games. The Tigers, however, average just 19.5 points.

Still, mobile quarterback Kodi Burns is a big worry for the Bulldogs, and after the below-average UK offense ran over, around and through Georgia last week, the Bulldogs are taking nothing for granted.

Georgia has ridden its high-powered offense to an 8-2 record and finishing second in the SEC East to Florida will result in a prestigious, though non-BCS, bowl invitation.

A potent offense should be enough to get past Auburn. But Bulldogs' fans would like to see the defense finally tighten up to build momentum and finish a season it started ranked No. 1 in the nation with momentum.