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 That’s what the Sooners did last week in staking out to a 3-0 lead before Texas adjusted, ultimately scoring a 34-3 win.

Ewers, a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate in his second game back since missing three weeks with an oblique injury, was 20-of-29 passing for 199 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

But within those numbers, the veteran Texas quarterback was just 3-of-9 passing with an interception when pressured on 12 of his 32 attempts.

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables, a noted defensive guru, explained the challenge of getting to Ewers.

“They do a really good job if you are going to play them man to man, they have guys that can beat you one on one,” Venables said. “And in zone (coverage), the quarterback can pick you apart, so you’ve got to pick your poison.”

Georgia has had challenges through the first six games keeping defensive linemen that can provide pressure healthy and finding capable DBs replace the three NFL draft picks out of last year’s secondary.

The Bulldogs could be ready to hunker down tonight, however.

Defensive line disruptor Mykel Williams is as healthy as he has been since suffering an ankle sprain in the opening game against Clemson.

Williams, who missed two games, was limited to just 11 snaps against Mississippi State last Saturday, and before that 6 snaps against Auburn.

“We’ve gotten another week under our belt, and we’re hoping he’s healthy and full and ready to go,” Smart said. “I don’t know that until we get out there.”

Georgia didn’t record any sacks last week against Mississippi State, and has only 11 on the season — 78th in the country.

Smart has also hinted UGA might be ready to utilize promising freshman cornerback Ellis Robinson IV.

It has been a decidedly off year for the Bulldogs in the secondary, as they rank only 63rd in the country in pass efficiency defense.

Robinson — a 5-star recruit — played 9 snaps last Saturday against State in his first SEC action on defense of the season.

Smart noted that Robinson has had better preparation of late, priming him for key opportunities in a secondary that has given up an uncharacteristically high number of big plays — including three explosive pass plays for 35 yards or more in last Saturday’s 41-31 win over Mississippi State.

“He’s blessed with God-given talent … . He’s practiced better the last two weeks than he has all year,” Smart said. “I think he has the stamina to go practice the whole time, the attention to detail, to focus in meetings. He takes much better notes right now than he has.”

Venables shared the formula for Oklahoma’s early success against Texas, when the Sooners picked off Ewers on the opening series and held the Longhorns three-and-out the next two series.

“Just playing sound and together, and punching gaps,” Venables said, describing characteristics of past Kirby Smart defenses at Georgia.

“Staying on top of routes, playing with good leverage, guys keying out on their play-action and slide-protection, things of that nature.”

But, Venables, explained, it’s not nearly as easy as it sounds.

“Their offense has great experience up front, they are physical, they have great pass pro, their backs are getting better and better,” Venables said.

“They have good tight ends that are threats in the receiving game, (and) their play design, they do a great job on their misdirection plays and they are physical as well. They have receivers that are really dynamic … and the quarterback throws with tremendous accuracy and great rhythm.”

Georgia will need its best players — All-American safety Malaki Starks and versatile linebacker Jalon Walker — to be at their best, in addition to perhaps getting a lift from Williams and Robinson.

“I want them to play their best game against Texas,” Smart said. “Simply stated, we have not played our best game, we have not put a complete game together and that’s what every coaches goal is, which is to play your best game moving forward.

“That’s what’s going to be needed to go on the road at Texas and play.”

 Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive an extra check next month based on what day the beginning of the month falls on in the coming months.

Beneficiaries who qualify for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, receive payments based on what day of the month their birthday is, and what day of the week their payments are typically issued.

However, in December, the first of the month falls on a Sunday. That means December’s payment will be issued early and arrive on Friday, Nov. 29 — meaning two checks will arrive in one month.

After that, the next SSI payment will not arrive until Tuesday, Dec. 31. That will cover January 2025’s SSI payment.

Payment will arrive in December because New Year’s Day is a holiday.

These benefits are paid to individuals aged 65 years or older who have low or no income, and younger people with a physical or mental disability.

Approximately 7.5 million Americans receive monthly SSI benefits.

The monthly maximum payment for SSI benefits is $943 for an individual or $1,450 for an eligible couple.

The entire payment calendar for 2024 can be viewed here. The payment calendar for 2025 can be viewed here.

 Andrew Garfield is forever “very grateful” for his time with Jessica Chastain while they filmed The Eyes of Tammy Faye in 2019. 

The We Live in Time actor, 41, recalled in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE how Chastain, 47, ensured he got to spend time with his mother, Lynn Garfield, during her final days before she died of pancreatic cancer. 

“What was amazing was that [Searchlight Pictures’ David Greenbaum] and Jessica rearranged the schedule last-minute — put filming on hold [in North Carolina] for a few days so that I could go back [to England] and be with my mom for 10 days,” Andrew told PEOPLE.

Andrew also remembered what their fellow Eyes of Tammy Faye costar Vincent D'Onofrio said to him at the time.

“Because he had his own experience with a loss that he wasn't able to make it back for, he said, ‘Go. You got to go.’ And I was like, ‘Well, I know I've got to go and thank you,’ ” he added.

The Amazing Spider-Man star also recalled that while filming the drama about the rise and fall of late American evangelist Tammy Faye Messner, Chastain would pick him up and they would drive to Heritage USA, the now-closed Christian theme park created by Messner and her preacher husband, Jim Bakker. 

“It was a beautiful ritual. Every Sunday, we would go down there. And it was a combination of trying to commune with the spirit of Jim and Tammy and the place where they set up their temple, in a way, to their god but also to themselves,” said Andrew, who portrayed Jim opposite Chastain's Tammy.

Since Heritage USA had closed and been transformed into a “different evangelical, more progressive rock music kind of church,” Andrew remembered, he and Chastain would attend services there. The trips turned into a way for them to do hands-on research for their movie.

“It became a bit of a detective pursuit because there were people, like security guards and people there who used to work for Jim and Tammy,” he said. “So we were able to get access to more information, and so it was really funny and it was very deep.”

He added of his time with Chastain, “We would have deep conversations, because we were both getting to know each other as people. I'm really very grateful for that time with her because it was the time when my mum was really sick and ultimately passed away.”

Following Lynn's death at age 69, Andrew described his mom as the “the purest angel” and recalled their final days together.

“The good news about me and her is that we left nothing unsaid,” he told Variety in 2021. “We had all the quality time we could possibly have while she was here. And those last two weeks I got to be with her were probably the most profound two weeks of my life.”

“To be with her and my dad and my brother, all of her friends, my nephews,” he added. “It was full of grace in the midst of the terrible tragedy.”