Ranking the greatest CFP games: Where Texas-Arizona State Peach Bowl stacks up among all-time thrillers

There’s been one unfortunate constant throughout the College Football Playoff era: blowouts. That’s the unfortunate nature of college football. It also makes us appreciate when we do have an absolute banger, and it certainly makes them stand out. 

In the 12-team playoff, there will be more lopsided scores, but Texas and Arizona State showed us that there are still gems no matter what the pregame spread shows. Let’s take a trip through memory lane with the five best CFP games of all time.

1. 2018 Rose Bowl: Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48 (2OT)

Chubb ran for 145 yards on 14 carries, teaming with Sony Michel for the best backfield tandem in CFP history. 
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This is the standard by which all other playoff games should be judged. No, it wasn’t for a national championship, but it was an absolutely box-office football game in the most picturesque setting the sport has to offer. Lost in the ending is the fact that Georgia had to mount a furious comeback down 31-17 at halftime to an Oklahoma offense that was dog-walking UGA up and down the field. Besides one substantial drive in the first half, the saving grace for Georgia was a 75-yard Sony Michel touchdown run that was truly keeping them within shouting distance. 

Georgia erased the deficit in the second half, ripping off 21 unanswered points, and the game entered a frantic fourth quarter tied. The teams scored two touchdowns apiece, including a scoop-and-score by Oklahoma, and headed to overtime, where Michel put the game to bed with a 27-yard touchdown run that will go down in history. 

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Author : Richard Johnson

Publish date : 2025-01-02 16:50:00

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