How are you feeling, Bulldog Nation?

Are you happy? Calm? Comfortable? Did Georgia’s 51-13 beatdown of No. 20 Kentucky make you feel any better about the offense or defense? Do you find yourself suddenly thinking, “You know what? These guys aren’t too bad?”

You’re not alone.

The general sentiment around the 2-time defending national champions is infinitely more positive after their first definitive victory of the season, which came against a top-25 team that had aspirations of ending Georgia’s 22-game winning streak.

Instead, the Bulldogs cruised to make it 23 straight. Couple that with No. 3 Texas’ loss to Oklahoma, and Georgia’s hold on the No. 1 national ranking is suddenly looking pretty strong again.

This wasn’t a cure-all that alleviated every single one of Georgia’s shortcomings over the first 5 games, but for the first time it looks like this team may have what it takes to mount a true assault at the never-been-done (in the modern era) three-peat.

Let’s dive in …

Player of the Week: QB Carson Beck

Let me start by saying that Beck has been great all year. Anyone who tells you differently is wrong.

The first-time starter took a little time to find his rhythm this year, and the challenge wasn’t made any easier by having a new offensive coordinator in Mike Bobo.

On Saturday — for the first time — Beck, Bobo and all the Georgia receivers seemed to be on the same page. Beck completed 28 of 35 passes for 389 yards and 4 touchdowns. He tossed 1 bad interception that came a play after a receiver was flagged for an offensive pass interference, but otherwise played the best game of his college career.

One game does not erase the memory of Georgia’s slow starts. It does, however, give you a glimpse of just how potent this offense can be with the reins removed.

Freshman of the Week: TE Pearce Spurlin III

Tip of the cap to kicker Peyton Woodring, who has absolutely redeemed himself after nearly losing the job in a 24-14 win over South Carolina. That said, let’s give the honors to the No. 3 (or 4) tight end, Spurlin, who caught 1 pass for a nice 25-yard gain.

At tight end, and on the offense as a whole, Brock Bowers will always get the headlines. Oscar Delp, Lawson Luckie and Spurlin are all just trying to measure up.

It was a nice catch by Spurlin late in a blowout, but it’s always nice to see what the future might look like once Bowers inevitably takes his talents to the next level.

Biggest surprise: Ray Davis who?

Georgia has struggled on defense this year. Even the most optimistic fans must have noticed. But most of the rushing yards came from opposing quarterbacks, and there was a sense that maybe this traditional running back matchup vs. Kentucky favored the Bulldogs.

Theory confirmed.

Davis rushed 15 times for just 59 yards with a long of 11. Kentucky never had a rhythm on offense. And, though they had to turn to the air once Georgia built its lead to a large enough number, Davis never kept the Bulldogs off balance enough to give Devin Leary any room to operate.

Leary was 10-of-26 passing for 128 yards, 4.9 yards per pass. It was Georgia’s best defensive effort, and a great sign of things to come for the Bulldogs.

Biggest concern: Complacency

Look, there was nothing to worry about in this game.

Maybe you could look at the minor injuries to center Sedrick Van Pran or Bowers, and that makes you tremble in your boots a little bit. The reality is that both are probably okay, and Georgia will be as healthy as it has been all year when it takes on Vanderbilt next week.

If there’s 1 takeaway from this seat, however, it’s just how well Georgia played against a ranked opponent. That should be a sign of how good the Bulldogs can be. It’s also an indication of just how little credit they’ve given to lowly opponents like Tennessee-Martin and Ball State (and South Carolina and Auburn).

Let’s be clear: Vanderbilt is not going to beat Georgia. But there is a sign of complacency here that should be at least a little worrisome. The Bulldogs must keep that in check or risk falling asleep on the wrong day against the wrong opponent.

Developing trend: Beck to Bowers

Whew. Lookout, nation. If there’s one reason Georgia may win it all again this year, this combination is it.

For the third straight week, Beck and Bowers connected for over 100 yards. After a slow start to their on-field relationship, the 2 have connected 24 times for 410 yards and 4 touchdowns in the past 3 games.

The most encouraging thing is that other passing targets like Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint and Rara Thomas have emerged for the Bulldogs. The better those receivers get, along with the improving health of Ladd McConkey, the more effective Beck-to-Bowers will become.

It may be the best aerial tandem in college football.

Key stat: Kendall Milton’s 5.9 yards per carry

Daijun Edwards is the primary back for Georgia, but Milton is the most talented. If he can stay healthy, he has the potential to be the biggest gamebreaker for the Bulldogs.

For the first time this season, he started to look like his old self. He carried 8 times for 47 yards and a score. He had no runs over 9 yards, but still averaged 5.9 yards per carry.

The Bulldogs would like to see him turn some of his runs into more of the game-breaking variety, but it’s a good sign that he has a bit of consistency and can remove some pressure from Edwards. If the Bulldogs running game begins to get healthy and consistent, the offense will suddenly look like one of the better units in the nation.

First impression about Week 7: at Vanderbilt

Georgia wins, and it wins easily.

What Georgia fans need to watch for here is just how motivated this team looks. Does it parlay its blowout win over a top-25 team into another impressive showing? Does it begin to look like the undisputed No. 1 team in the nation?

Or does it sleepwalk through 2 quarters and put the game away in the second half? If it’s the latter, then I’m afraid this team may still have problems. The former, and you may be looking at a team that has a chance to win it all.

Again.