JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —

No. 5 Georgia never panicked. Not when Florida took the lead in the fourth quarter and not when the Gators had a chance to put the game away late.

If anything, the Bulldogs were comfortable and confident chasing points down the stretch. It’s what they’ve done all season.

Gunner Stockton threw two touchdown passes, Chauncey Bowens scored on a late 36-yard run, and Georgia escaped the rivalry known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” with a 24-20 victory against the Gators on Saturday.

Another week, another rally.

“It’s better than the alternative, isn’t it?” coach Kirby Smart said.

It was the Bulldogs’ fifth consecutive victory in the series and their eighth in the last nine meetings. But this one was closer than any of those others.

Georgia stopped F

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