Analysis: Georgia can lean on defense -- history -- vs Tide

Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) sacks Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara (12) during the second quarter of the NCAA College Football Playoff Orange Bowl game Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia coach Kirby Smart smiles while taking a few questions after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

FILE - Georgia football coach Vince Dooley is carried off the field after Georgia defeated Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl college football game Jan. 1, 1981, in New Orleans. Dooley loves history _ especially the kind he says favors his beloved Bulldogs. Dooley believes a rematch will work in Georgia's advantage against Alabama in the College Football Playoff title game on Monday night in Indianapolis. Dooley also has faith Georgia's defense will fare better in its second chance against Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates after winning the Orange Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game against Michigan, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia won 34-11. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart hugs defensive lineman Jordan Davis after their win against Michigan in the Orange Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia won 34-11.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)