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Purdue Defeats Tennessee in Overtime in Chaotic 2021 Music City Bowl

Purdue survived a wild battle with Tennessee to earn a 48-45 overtime win in the Music City Bowl.

Aidan O'Connell totaled 534 passing yards and five touchdowns Thursday in front of a packed crowd at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

It was a back-and-forth battle throughout, with Purdue overcoming a slow start to take a 23-21 lead at halftime. Of course, the chaos truly started in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter.

With Tennessee starting up 31-30, the teams combined for four touchdowns in a span of three minutes and 23 seconds.

Tennessee had a chance to win in regulation but the 56-yard field goal attempt fell short.