| 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 53rd Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Off.: Jack Podlesny (K, Georgia) Def.: Azeez Ojulari (LB, Georgia)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 6[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Flanagan (ACC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play) Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) Kris Budden (sideline) ESPN Radio: Dave O'Brien and Mike Golic Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Cincinnati Bearcats that was played on January 1, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 53rd edition of the Peach Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, the game was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The game averaged 8.72 million viewers, becoming the most viewed non-semifinal Peach Bowl.[5] Georgia represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Cincinnati represented the American Athletic Conference (AAC).The game was the final game of the 2020 football season for each team and resulted in a 24–21 Georgia victory.