The 4-2-5 Report: Sweet, sweet Sugar Bowl Victory
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Thank the good Lord above my wife was in New York City and my kids were at their grandparents because I was UNWELL for most of this game. As cardiac Rebs as it gets, but in the end your Ole Miss Rebels are the last SEC team standing.
Like Drake said, “I mean, where the f should I even really start?” This game was absolutely nuts. I feel like I need more than 4 plays and 2 players to appropriately recognize the effort of this team. Let’s get to the good stuff.
4 Plays of the Game
This was the third play of an absolutely ridiculous sequence for Trinidad Chambliss. After two insane scrambles, you know he is gassed, and he has to scramble AGAIN. Does. not. matter. The best QB left in the playoffs throws an absolute dot over a helpless defender. Bonkers.
This is kind of cheating but here are the first two plays of the drive that Ole Miss fans will never forget. Chambliss was already going to be a legend, but he cemented his legacy with a Heisman-like drive. The first one was the filthy flip pass, looking like Pat Mahomes while the next one was like a 20 yard scramble in the shape of a question mark before Kewan Lacy gets rocked while fighting for the first down.
Third and five. Clock is stopped. 32 seconds is way too much time to punt it away to Georgia. A first down was a must. The ball was almost under thrown, if he hits him in stride it might be a touchdown, but doesn’t matter, Stribling adjusted and the ballsy throw paid off, leading to the next play.
Stones man. We have seen so many games recently in which the kickers were absolutely brutal, including Ole Miss’ next opponent. Carneiro had absolute ice in the veins as he drilled his third field goal of the game, this time, the biggest kick in the history of the program.
2 Players of the Game
I mean, it goes without saying that Trinidad Chambliss is the first one up. The Heisman drive to start the fourth quarter is the best drive by an Ole Miss QB in school history. 360 yards passing and 14 yards rushing while taking care of the ball and not being sacked once. It’s island time in New Orleans, let’s hang #6 next to #10.
I swear this is the truth. I said before the game that Ole Miss was going to win on a walk-off field goal between 40-50 yards. Kickers rarely get the love and often catch the hate, but Lucas Carneiro was equally a hero in this game. He set the Sugar Bowl record with a 55 yard make in the first quarter, only to beat that record, drilling one from 56 right after that. The game winner will live on for eternity and he will be the most remembered kicker in Rebel history.
5 Interesting Stats
- Carneiro is the only kicker in the last 30 years to hit three field goals further than 45 yards in a bowl or playoff game.
- Kewan Lacy is now the all-time leading scorer, passing Caden Davis by 9 points tonight. He is also just 105 yards from passing Judkins for most rushing yards in a season.
- Lacy has also tied Tim Tebow and Tre Mason for the third most single season rushing touchdowns (23) in SEC history, now trailing Najee Harris (26) and Derrick Henry (28).
- Ole Miss now has the second most Sugar Bowl wins (7), trailing only Alabama who has 10. Chambliss also had the 7th most yards in Sugar Bowl History.
- This was the 9th game this season for Chambliss to throw for more than 300 yards, best in the nation.
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