Six numbers complementing Mizzou’s victory over Tennessee

I will go on the record and say this: Missouri’s 36-7 victory over Tennessee is by far the most impressive in the Eli Drinkwitz era, better than LSU (2020) and Kansas State and Kentucky this year. Outside of one Tennessee scoring drive, it was complete domination from start to finish in every phase of the game. The offense ground-and-pound approach couldn’t be stopped. The defense resembled the Purple People Eaters or Steel Curtain, while our kicker nailed a 46-yard field goal and missed putting the icing on the cake. Saturday was a divine butt-kicking in Mizzou football history, so with that being said, here are six numbers to help contextualize it:

4 Explosive Plays

Last week, I said that I thought Blake Baker’s defense gave up way too many big plays in a 30-21 loss to Georgia, at least for my own personal liking.