Ole Miss snaps Georgia's 75-game winning streak in Sugar Bowl stunner

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Ole Miss snaps Georgia's 75-game winning streak in Sugar Bowl stunner

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The Ole Miss Rebels hadn’t forgotten December. The Georgia Bulldogs looked like it had. 

What followed inside the Sugar Bowl was a slow burn that exploded into one of the wildest fourth quarters of the postseason, ending with Ole Miss stealing a 39-34 College Football Playoff classic and puncturing a 75-game winning streak that had defined the Kirby Smart era.

Georgia, idle since Dec. 6, opened rusty. Ole Miss capitalized with patience and a right leg. Kicker Lucas Carneiro drilled field goals of 55, 56 and 47 yards, staking the Rebels to an early edge while Georgia’s Peyton Woodring missed one that lingered over the night.

Eventually, Georgia found rhythm behind the run. Nate Frazier and quarterback Gunner Stockton pushed the Bulldogs ahead, and a scoop-and-score by Daylen Everette gave Georgia a 21-12 halftime cushion.

Ole Miss never blinked. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss caught fire after the break, finishing 30-of-46 for 362 yards and two touchdowns. Kewan Lacy powered in twice, while Harrison Wallace III (9 catches, 156 yards, TD) repeatedly punished Georgia’s secondary.

The defining sequence came early in the fourth. Georgia gambled on fourth-and-short near midfield. Suntarine Perkins wrecked it. Two plays later, Chambliss dropped a perfect fade to Wallace, pushing Ole Miss ahead 34-24 and snapping Smart’s streak when leading entering the fourth quarter.

Georgia answered once more with a quick Stockton drive capped by a touchdown to Zachariah Branch (team-high eight catches) — then tied it at 34 on a late field goal. Overtime was approaching. 

Carneiro ended it. After a field-flipping strike to De'Zhaun Stribling, the senior calmly buried a 47-yarder, which was his third make from NFL range, to seal the upset.

Ole Miss advances to the CFP semifinal to face Miami Hurricanes in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8 (7:30 p.m. ET), carrying momentum, belief and a kicker built for the biggest moments.

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