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Many of us have pointed to the fourth down touchdown pass to Josh Smith as Saturday's most important play, the catalyst for a comeback. Before Dobbs let that ball fly he was just 11 of 23 for 123 yards (5.3 YPA) and an interception. But even just after the big 39 yard strike for six, Dobbs was still a little shaky: he fired into quadruple coverage but survived on the first play after Georgia's fumble of the ensuing kickoff, and Josh Malone did most of the work on his own getting the Vols in striking distance just before halftime.
But in the second half, it was a very different story.
Tennessee's opening drive of the third quarter was derailed by a familiar script: a huge loss on first down, in this case Alvin Kamara going backward for four yards near midfield, leading to a completion to Kamara for a loss of two more and an incomplete pass to end the drive. The Vols made Georgia punt after going three-and-out and got the ball right back. And the rest of the way home, Josh Dobbs was incredible.
Here are Tennessee's final 34 offensive snaps, from down 24-17 to punting on 4th and 1 with a 38-31 lead in the final minute:
- Dobbs to Josh Smith 1 yd
- Dobbs to Josh Malone 9 yds
- Dobbs run 2 yds
- Dobbs to Preston Williams 33 yds
- Jalen Hurd run 20 yds
- Dobbs run 1 yd (TD, game tied 24-24)
- Dobbs run no gain
- Dobbs to Josh Malone 16 yds
- Hurd run 6 yds
- Dobbs run 26 yds
- Alvin Kamara run 3 yds
- Hurd run 2 yds
- Dobbs to Kamara 2 yds (TD, UT 31-24)
- Hurd run no gain
- Dobbs run 17 yds
- Hurd run 12 yds
- Dobbs run no gain
- Dobbs to Alex Ellis 7 yds
- Dobbs run 8 yds
- Dobbs run 3 yds
- Dobbs to Hurd -3 yds
- Dobbs to Malone 4 yds
- Dobbs incomplete pass (punt, game tied 31-31)
- Hurd run no gain
- Dobbs to Ethan Wolf for 34 yds
- Hurd run 2 yds
- Dobbs incomplete pass
- Dobbs to Ellis 24 yds
- Hurd run 5 yds
- Dobbs run 8 yds
- Dobbs run 5 yds (TD, UT 38-31)
- Dobbs run 7 yds
- Dobbs run 2 yds
- Dobbs run no gain (punt, UT 38-31)