KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Trailing 21-7 at halftime against Tennessee in a game that shouldn't have been that close, Missouri was a trapped animal.

The Tigers had been whipped up and down the field. Their metaphorical back was firmly planted against the metaphorical wall. The natural instinct -- that flight or fight mechanism -- kicked in, and Missouri chose the latter.



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