Mizzou 29 ... Tennessee 21 ... Final from Knoxville

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David Morrison @DavidCMorrison  ·  29 minutes ago
And our Gameday rail section, with quotes, a key matchup, trends, numbers and predictions for today's game- http://bit.ly/11GxWX7 .

NUMBERS TO KNOW

96.3: Rush yards per game for Dobbs this season.

0: Rush yards allowed by Missouri to opposing quarterbacks this year, on 92 carries.

2: SEC opponents against which Missouri has run for more than 300 yards in a game — Texas A&M (335) last week and Tennessee (339) last year.

728: Days since the Tigers lost a game on the road.

PREDICTION

Missouri 27, Tennessee 23: Missing A.J. Johnson will hurt Tennessee. It leaves the Volunteers with fewer defenses against a resurgent Missouri rushing attack. Missing Crowder also will hurt Tennessee. It leaves the Volunteers a man down when trying to deal with one of the best defensive lines in the SEC. Tennessee has been hot lately, but so has Missouri. The Tigers have a little more to play for than the Volunteers.

— David Morrison

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Missouri at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN): Missouri is 8-2 overall, 5-1 in the SEC and a winner of its last nine road games. It is an underdog to a Tennessee team that is 5-5 overall, 2-4 in the SEC and has just suspended its best defensive player, All-SEC linebacker A.J. Johnson. So clearly the Tigers have yet to impress the Las Vegas Committee for the Acquisition of Disposable Income, but they've won me over. Prediction: Missouri 31, Tennessee 24.

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Patrick Brown @patrickbrownTFP  ·  11 hours ago
One of a small group of seniors, Jordan Williams is expecting a 'fun game' of high stakes in Tennessee's home finale. http://bit.ly/1xAXu4F

The Vols have 13 scholarship seniors on their roster, but it will be the one that's missing that will be hard to ignore.

Linebacker A.J. Johnson, Tennessee's best defender, the program's second-leading all-time tackler and one of the team's most popular players, will miss what would have been his final home game after he and cornerback Michael Williams were suspended Monday amid a police investigation into an alleged rape of a 19-year-old woman.

Quarterback Justin Worley, who wrote an excellent letter of reflection and gratitude to Tennessee fans on the program's official website Thursday, figures to get a loud ovation, as does offensive tackle Jacob Gilliam, a local product who toiled as a walk-on for four years before earning a scholarship and returned from a torn ACL to play this season.

NO. 19 MISSOURI (8-2, 5-1 SEC) AT TENNESSEE (5-5, 2-4)
7:30 p.m. * Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. * ESPN/106.5 FM

THE MATCHUP

It's a step up in class for Tennessee's red-hot offense against Missouri. The Tigers, 22nd in the country in total defense, boast another pair of dangerous defensive ends in Shane Ray and Markus Golden, who have ensured there was no drop-off from Michael Sam and Kony Ealy (21 combined sacks in 2013).

Ray leads the SEC in sacks (13) and shares the league lead in tackles for loss (18) with Tennessee freshman Derek Barnett. Golden has 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in nine games. Missouri's veteran defense is strong at every level, but it starts with those two.

The Vols will have to find ways to help tackles Jacob Gilliam and Kyler Kerbyson, and quarterback Josh Dobbs will have to be able to escape pressure, much like he did at least five times against Kentucky last week. "Most of the stuff I do in the pocket I've practiced," he said, "but when it comes down to it, it's all about instincts, all about feeling the rush and making the play when it's there."

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo  ·  7 hours ago
Tennessee enters today 1-26 in last 27 games vs ranked teams,

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Mizzou 7  Vols 0  5:00 1st

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Mizzou 7  Vols 3  3:30 1st

[Boarcephus]

That was a helluva throw.   10-7 UT

[DeltaBoy]

Fake Fg for a Tinner TD. Vols 10 zoo 7

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Mizzou 13  Vols 10  7:30 2nd

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Vols near the Mizzou 32, fumble, ruled recovered by Mizzou but under review.

[jbcarol]

Vols retain the ball.

[SemperFi]

Tenner is horrible on defense. Mizzou is looking better than they really are, but Tennessee is just not a very good football team.

I think if we run right at Mizzou we'll have a ton of success. They look smallish on the inside of their DL. They may be too quick for the Hogs to exploit on the edges, but between the Tackles, Williams and Collins should find lots of daylight.

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Mizzou 13  Vols 13  3:34 2nd

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Second half underway.

[Atlhogfan1]

Great break for the Tigers on that roughing call. 

[Atlhogfan1]

Tenner is horrible on defense. Mizzou is looking better than they really are, but Tennessee is just not a very good football team.

I think if we run right at Mizzou we'll have a ton of success. They look smallish on the inside of their DL. They may be too quick for the Hogs to exploit on the edges, but between the Tackles, Williams and Collins should find lots of daylight.

Mizzou is very quick in their front 7.  On both sides of the ball, they rely on scheme, deception and speed.

[TNhawgfan]

We must stay out of obvious pass plays cause their D ends are good

[Atlhogfan1]

Mauk wasn't even looking at that receiver.  Another break for Mizzou. 

[dhornjr1]

Looks like Tennessee is gonna choke it away.

[jbcarol]

End 3rd quarter in Neyland

Mizzou 16  Tenn 13

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Dobbs pass is tipped up by his receiver and picked off by Mizzou.

[dhornjr1]

Yeah, it's over.

[Atlhogfan1]

Mizzou will be playing for something next week. 

[dhornjr1]

Missouri will be amped on Friday. They're gonna be playing for a trip to Atlanta to be grudge-raped by Alabama.

[dhornjr1]

Seems like we have to play the top teams from the other division every year. This year, it is Georgia and Missouri. We'll have to play a most likely much-improved Tennessee next year.

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Mizzou 29  Vols 13  6:22 4th

Mauk to Sasser

2nd PAT missed

[ChicoHog]

PAT misses could come back to haunt Mizzou

[passinghog]

refs screwing up this call.

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Final in Neyland

Mizzou 29  Vols 21

Wes Rucker @wesrucker247  ·  1 minute ago
The official did motion for offsides on first call. I watched him do it. Maybe TV didn't show he did it. But he motioned offsides, declined.

That squandered timeout is huge now. Yikes.

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David Morrison @DavidCMorrison  ·  8 minutes ago
Pinkel on the late onside kicks: if we had a better kicking game, we probably wouldn't have been in that situation.

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David Morrison @DavidCMorrison  ·  34 minutes ago
Oh, and MU now has its longest road winning streak in program history: 10 games.

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo  ·  11 hours ago
Maty Mauk passed for 48 yards on Missouri's first touchdown drive, but only 30 yards on final 6 drives of the first half. #MIZZvsTENN

Maty Mauk: 73-yard TD pass is his longest pass of season #MIZZvsTENN

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  12 hours ago
Brick by brick by brick by FAKE!

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Ben Frederickson @Ben_Fred  ·  21 hours ago
Missouri's hands team must practice to carnival music.

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Dustin Dopirak @TennesseeBeat  ·  21 hours ago
Missouri finishes with 410 yards of total offense to Tennessee's 279. Missouri outrushes Tennessee 180-53.