Georgia head coach Mark Richt welcomes the teams' first bye week of the season as much as he welcomes the Bulldogs' 37-15 win over then No. 5 Auburn. Suddenly a team that was staring a 6-6 regular season in the face now has a chance at 8-4, or even 9-4 with a bowl victory.

"It would be wonderful," said Richt of the latter. "Right now we are just trying to enjoy this day and give our bodies and our minds a little bit of a rest."

The Bulldogs have played 11 straight games without an off week.

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