Auburn led Missouri 17-3 during the third quarter before giving up 18 unanswered points
When Antonio Kite dove on Luther Burden III’s muffed punt in the endzone, it finally felt like Auburn was going to break through.
Then, after Auburn had run the ball on eight of its nine previous plays, Hugh Freeze and the offensive staff decided to throw the ball three straight times in a goal-to-go scenario. The next play was a sack and after Thorne completed a 10-yard pass to Jarquez Hunter to set up an easier field goal, freshman kicker Towns McGough missed from 30 yards out.The visiting Tigers went three-and-out on their first drive of the fourth quarter.
It was the culmination of Auburn’s offensive ineptitude throughout the game, especially when it came to converting on important plays.
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