The Oklahoma Sooners claimed their third straight victory over a ranked opponent and their fifth over a team that was ranked when they played.

Linebacker Owen Heinecke led the effort on defense, finishing with 10 total tackles and a tackle for loss. Heinecke graded out with a 76.3 on 42 snaps, per Pro Football Focus. Joining Heinecke was linebacker Kip Lewis, fresh off of his magnificent game last week at Alabama. Lewis finished with a 62.1 grade on 50 snaps.

The Sooners will secure an at-large bid with a win over LSU next week, but is this team good enough on offense to make a run?

Oklahoma and Missouri played almost annually for a century, but this is just the second meeting between the former Big 12 rivals since 2011. The Tigers took their debut SEC showdown last season in a 30-23 win in Columbia.

The Sooners didn't give the ball away, but Ben Arbuckle's offense struggled to put down the Tigers with a banged-up running back unit.

The Oklahoma Sooners offense may not be having a ton of success right now, but they're playing with toughness.

L ast season, the Oklahoma Sooners were one of the worst teams in the SEC. They won six games, but pretty much every win they had was because of their elite defense. They had the

Oklahoma's Reggie Powers III was ejected for targeting vs Missouri. He'll have to sit out the first half against LSU next week:

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