Georgia is headed to the College Football Playoff national championship after a 54-48 overtime win Monday over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.

Despite an offensive shootout, Georgia's Lorenzo Carter blocked an Oklahoma go-ahead 27-yard field goal attempt in the second overtime. All the Bulldogs needed to do was score on the impending possession to advance to the title game for the first time since 1980.

1942 - Georgia wins the national championship.

38 years later…

1980 - Georgia wins the national championship.

38 years later…

2018 - 🤔 pic.twitter.com/yfQbtegv3j

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 1, 2018
Score they did as Sony Michel capped his 181-yard night with a 27-yard touchdown run on the second play of the series. Michel and fellow Georgia running back Nick Chubb were dominant down the stretch as the Bulldogs overcame a 31-17 halftime deficit.

Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield was impressive with his arm and legs dealing with flu-like symptoms leading up to the Rose Bowl but in overtime he struggled. Instead of putting the game in his hands, the Sooners opted for three running plays en route to a three-play field-goal drive to begin overtime.
Mayfield was 23 of 35 for 287 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while Sooners running back Rodney Anderson rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

Here are three takeaways from Georgia's Rose Bowl win to advance to the national championship.

1. Monday's game was best semifinal in "history"

The College Football Playoff has been around for four seasons now but no semifinal has been as entertaining as Monday's Rose Bowl. Not only was it the first Rose Bowl game to reach overtime but it was the first OT game of the playoff. The previous closest game of the semifinals was a 42–35 Ohio State win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl during the 2014–15 season.

A number of records were broken in the shootout including Georgia's Chubb and Michel recording the most combined rushing yards by running back teammates in FBS history after their 240th combined yard Monday. The duo also set a new record for most combined rush yards in a single game with 326.
Here are some other impressive stats:

Entering today, Oklahoma has won 87 straight games when leading by 17 points at any point.

Last loss: 2007 at Colorado https://t.co/rnqAmjUNcN
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 2, 2018
With 102 total points scored, this #RoseBowl game beats last year's for most points scored in Rose Bowl history.
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) January 2, 2018

2. Second-half adjustments keep Dawgs in it

Changes to Georgia's defensive schemes confused Mayfield in the third quarter as he refused to throw into double coverage. That changed after Georgia scored 17 unanswered to tie it at 31 as Mayfield forced a pass on third-and-10 on his own 18 into tight coverage. The pass was intercepted by Dominick Sanders and returned for 39 yards to the Sooners' 4-yard line, setting up a Javon Wims TD reception to give the Dawgs their first lead of the game with 13:57 remaining.
Georgia forced the Sooners into two 3-and-outs to begin the second half, holding the Sooners to just 29 yards in the third quarter while dominating offensively.
Sooners out of snyc in third. Props to Kirby for making adjustments. pic.twitter.com/JPKvyyrDdt
— Joe Rodgers (@Rodgers_PG) January 2, 2018

3. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma's offensive line dominate Georgia's defensive front

On Rodney Anderson's second touchdown of the night, he ran 41 yards through a giant hole on the left created by All-American tackle Orlando Brown, who is a likely first-round pick in April. Brown, whose dad played in the NFL, was a busy man Monday as the Sooners piled up 242 rushing yards in what was thought to be an even matchup with Georgia's 3-4 defense. Instead, Brown and fellow All-American tackle Bobby Evans helped embarrass Georgia defense which allowed just 112.6 rushing yards and 270.9 total yards per game. The Sooners surpassed both at halftime as one of the SEC's vaunted defenses was gashed for 531 total yards.
After Georgia took the lead to begin the fourth, Lincoln Riley stuck to the ground game and used big runs from Anderson and Mayfield on a touchdown drive to tie it at 38. Riley stuck to his guns a bit too much with the game on the line as Mayfield threw just three passes for 13 yards in overtime