Week 12 Analytics MVPs: Luther Burden is back, and an edge rusher dominates

The No. 23 Missouri Tigers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the No. 17 South Carolina Gamecocks, in a game which saw the Tigers playoff and SEC Championship hopes dashed all in one night. Mizzou for what feels like the ninth time this season, put up a lackluster offensive performance in the first half and then turned it on in the second half.

Despite the unsuccessful first half, the Tigers put up some of their best overall analytical numbers on offense of the season. They were in the 83rd percentile of EPA/play and in the 96th percentile of success rate. However, the defense turned in one of its worst performances of the season, as LaNorris Sellers powered the Gamecocks that saw them rank in…