SEC title game remains one of the city’s best annually attractions

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship game, arguably the most important college football game that isn’t Michigan/Ohio State or the annual college football national championship game, was back in town and thus so were thousands of college football fans. Former SEC quarterbacks, Eli Manning (far left), Archie Manning (third from left) and Peyton Manning (far right) were some of the conference legends that fans hope to see at the SEC championship game every year. Three generations of a family made their way into Mercedes-Benz Stadium to support the University of Georgia during the SEC Championship game, Saturday, December 3, 2022. Though only one game, the SEC championship is an economic engine unto itself. The SEC championship game, no matter what teams are competing for the coveted title, has averaged over 75,000 fans per game the past few years, with the exception of 2020 due to Covid.
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