LSU falls to Georgia in SEC barnburner

LSU's Tigers suffered their first defeat in an offensive shootout Saturday being edged by the
Georgia Bulldogs, 44-41, as quarterback Aaron Murray riddled the LSU secondary almost at will
before a packed house in Athens. Ga.
LSU, 4-1, 1-1 in the SEC travels to Starkville this week to battle the Mississippi State
Bulldogs, who had a bye.
Murray delivered a clutch last possession drive, connecting with Justin Scott-Wesley on a 25-yard
scoring toss with 1:47 to play and the Bulldogs' defense did the rest stopping LSU and Zach
Mettenberger on the game's final possession.
Murray hit on four TD passes, completing 20-of-34 for 298 yards with one pick.
THe LSU defense had no answer for Murray as they were unable to put any pressure on the Bulldog's
QB. The Tiger defense gave up 494 yards of total offense, while LSU gained 449 in the contest.
Murray, who battled Mettenberger for the starting job at Georgia previously got the big play when he needed it to a spoil an outstanding performance by Mettenberger.
Mettenberger passed for a career high 372 yards, finding the range on 23-of-37 attempts with
three touchdowns.
LSU receiver Jarvis Landry came through with an exceptional performance with 10 receptions for
156 yards with a touchdown, while Odell Beckham, Jr., contributed six catches totaling 118 yards.