COLUMBIA, Mo. - The foremost takeaway from Missouri’s 45-41 victory over LSU on Saturday wasn’t how Mizzou played but WHO played. The Tigers won a game as two-touchdown underdogs for the first time in 23 years with skeleton crews at wide receiver and along the defensive line.
Just as more impressive: Those two position groups had the worst day at Tennessee a week ago. The receivers couldn’t catch. The defensive front couldn’t move the line of scrimmage. Injuries and contact tracing depleted both groups — and both were excellent Saturday.
After dropping six passes in Knoxville, Mizzou didn’t drop a single pass against LSU.