No. 2 Georgia, No. 18 Auburn meet in long-running rivalry

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Georgia manager Kirby Smart talks to his players.

Some things to ticker successful Week 6 of the Southeastern Conference:

GAMES OF THE WEEK

No. 2 Georgia (5-0, 3-0 SEC) visits No. 18 Auburn (4-1, 1-0) successful the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. The Bulldogs person been ascendant defensively heading into a crippled usually played successful November. Auburn is coming disconnected its biggest triumph of the play and first triumph astatine LSU since 1999. This is the 126th meeting, trailing lone Wisconsin-Minnesota's 130 games coming into the play among FBS rivalries. It's unclear who volition beryllium the Bulldogs' starting backmost with JT Daniels nursing a close lat injury. But the nation's apical defense, and Stetson Bennett's experience, person made that uncertainty overmuch little worrisome. The Bulldogs lone passed for 72 yards and inactive beat then-No. 8 Arkansas 37-0. Georgia has won 16 of the past 20 meetings with Auburn and is favored by 16.5 points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

BEST MATCHUP

No. 17 Mississippi's discourtesy against No. 13 Arkansas's defense. The Rebels didn't truly get it going against Alabama, but they're inactive 3rd nationally successful yards per crippled astatine 549.2. The Razorbacks fertile ninth successful full yards allowed (280.9 a game). But the intriguing matchup goes beyond that. Both teams are coming disconnected lopsided defeats aft terrific starts, but they fell to the nation's 2 apical teams. Arkansas was unopen retired by Georgia and Ole Miss fell to No. 1 Alabama 42-21. They're each trying to restate their lawsuit arsenic top-tier SEC teams. Arkansas is seeking its archetypal 5-1 commencement since the 2011 season.

LONG SHOT

Texas A&M versus Alabama appeared destined to beryllium 1 of the biggest matchups successful determining the SEC West. Then the Aggies dropped back-to-back games against Arkansas and Mississippi State and are 17.5-point underdogs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The top-ranked Crimson Tide person won the past 8 meetings. But the Aggies bash person the nation's No. 5 scoring defense, giving up conscionable 12.5 points per game. Alabama is averaging 45.6 points connected offense, 3rd nationally.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Stanford are the lone teams with aggregate wins implicit top-15 opponents this year. ... Kentucky hosts LSU seeking its archetypal 6-0 commencement since 1950, having lone done it earlier that successful 1898, 1903 and 1910. ... Tennessee's 458 rushing yards against Missouri was the program's grounds successful a roadworthy crippled and the astir wide since moving for 513 against Washington & Lee connected Nov. 10, 1951. ... Homefield vantage hasn't ever been truthful adjuvant successful the Auburn-Georgia series. The Bulldogs are 17-12-2 connected the Plains portion Auburn has an 18-16 borderline successful Athens. ... Thanks to QB Matt Corral, the Rebels are 1 of lone 5 teams nationally who person yet to propulsion an interception. ... John Samuel Shenker became the archetypal Auburn choky extremity to person a 100-yard crippled since Andy Fuller successful 1994, gaining 102 against LSU.

IMPACT PLAYER

No. 16 Kentucky's prima RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. is starring the SEC and ranks 5th nationally with 621 rushing yards. He's averaging 6.0 yards per transportation and has 4 touchdowns entering the crippled with LSU. That includes a 19-carry, 99-yard, one-TD show successful the triumph implicit No. 20 Florida. Rodriguez needs conscionable 18 yards to go the 10th Kentucky subordinate with 2,000 vocation yards connected the ground.

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