With about five minutes to go in the third quarter and the ball placed on their own 46 yard line, Missouri was about to take complete control of the game. After muffing a punt on the opening drive and giving up a subsequent touchdown, the Tigers had scored 21 straight points on five different scores — I know it’s weird, but two touchdowns with missed extra points and three field goals still equals 21 points. Then Kelly Bryant handed the ball off to 3rd string running back Dawson Downing, who burst through a big hole on the left side of the line, rumbled down to the 10 yard line when an Ole Miss defender was able to wrap him up.
It doesn’t always have to be perfect to work
