auburn was in the midst of an improbable turnaround under first-year head coach gus malzahn after going 3-9 in 2012 (0-8 in sec play). the tigers entered their game against the no. 25 georgia bulldogs with a 9-1 record and a no. 7 ranking in the ap poll. the tigers dominated the first half, leading 27-10 at halftime, and 37-17 with 12:39 to play in the fourth quarter. but georgia quarterback aaron murray led a fourth quarter comeback and the bulldogs took a 38-37 lead when murray scored on a 5-yard run with 1:49 to play. the tigers started their ensuing possession on their own 22. after managing one first down, georgia's jordan jenkins sacked quarterback nick marshall, setting up a 4th-and-18 play for the tigers, from their own 27 yard line. rod bramblett made the following call: