Another week. Another dominant performance by Georgia’s defense. It’s beginning to get mundane and incredibly impressive at the same time.

The Bulldogs shut down Auburn in a 34-10 win on Saturday. Auburn quarterback Bo Nix was constantly harassed by the Georgia defensive front. He completed 21-of-40 passes for 177 yards and an interception. His passer rating was 46.6. Yes, they keep stats that low.

As for running lanes? Let’s just say that they were narrow to non-existent. The Tigers ran for just 39 yards on 22 carries. Let me do the math. That averages out to just under 6 feet per carry.

Georgia’s defense doesn’t just stop you. It angers and frustrates you. It causes you to second-guess yourself. Then, the Bulldogs’ defense just keeps applying pressure like a masseuse with anger issues. Nix was seen shaking his fists in just one example of his continually increasing agitation with the Dawgs’ defense.

Now, I’m not sold on Georgia’s offense, but I don’t have to be at this point. You have to score points to win and Georgia’s opposition has struggled all season to create momentum, much less light up the scoreboard.

Everyone is pointing to what seems to be pre-written in stone. The unstoppable force versus the immovable object is destined to happen in Atlanta with a championship on the line.

Things could change, but that doesn’t seem likely. Alabama and Georgia are on course to meet in the SEC Championship with two very different teams. Alabama will present a young, explosive offense. Georgia will rely on its stingy, experienced defense. So, how good is this Georgia defense? We still don’t know.

Georgia’s pass defense was ranked No. 1 in the nation before taking on Auburn. They’ll likely stay that way for the foreseeable future. However, Georgia hasn’t exactly played a long list of explosive offenses. In fact, they’ve faced a bunch of offenses that haven’t been very good against most anyone.

Statistically, Auburn’s passing offense was the best that Georgia has played this season. The Tigers were 59th-best in the country in passing offense. Other than Auburn, Georgia hasn’t faced a passing offense that ranked higher than 80th.

Georgia will face better passing offenses in the coming weeks but only marginally better. An eventual matchup against Alabama seems like the only possibility that a team will score 20-plus points against Georgia. The true test for Georgia will come when it faces a team that could control the line of scrimmage and throw effectively. Bama is the only potential for that kind of matchup.

At some point, one would think Georgia’s offense will have to do more than it has done so far. The Bulldogs have shown flashes of big-play ability, but we still haven’t seen them stack up points against a quality opponent. Do Georgia fans trust quarterback Stetson Bennett to lead the Bulldogs to a victory in a high-scoring affair? Probably not. Can Bennett be the next Buck Belue? Absolutely.

Belue was able to hand the ball off to one of the all-time great running backs in college football history. Georgia went with Herschel Walker early and often. Along with a stout defense, Georgia won the national championship in 1980. History could repeat itself, but I doubt it. At some point, the Bulldogs will have to do much more than just milk the clock. Offenses are just too explosive, especially Alabama’s, to win with just a great defense, right? Watching Georgia’s defense will make you rethink that notion.

What makes a potential Alabama versus Georgia matchup so intriguing is that it’s what Alabama is and what Alabama was. The Crimson Tide dominated with defense and a strong running game for years while Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was an assistant at Alabama. That’s the type of football he’s most comfortable with. That’s how he has molded his team. Alabama coach Nick Saban used to think along the same lines. He has since changed.

Against what are likely his innermost beliefs, Saban accepted that college football has changed and scoring 50 points was just another day at the office.

It’s not Georgia’s fault that they’ve played offenses that barely know how to get off the bus. However, it is imperative that Smart has his offensive players ready to do a bit more with a potential title on the line this season. Smart can’t expect every game to be so mundane.