Beau Pribula scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime, lifting No. 16 Missouri to a 23-17 victory over reeling Auburn on Saturday night.

Missouri football’s explosive rushing offense hit a snag at Auburn. Here’s why that happened, and how the Tigers can fix the issue at Vanderbilt.

After both teams missed field goals in the first overtime, Beau Pribula’s 3-yard touchdown run in the second period gave Missouri (6-1, 2-1 SEC) the lead for good. Auburn (3-4, 0-4) then turned the ball over on downs to end the game.

Here's at look at Auburn football's snap counts and some advanced stats from its loss to Missouri on Saturday.

AUBURN — There was a total of 155 plays in Auburn football's 23-17 loss to No. 16 Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 18 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. When all was said and done Saturday, Auburn's loss was really defined by five plays that played a deciding factor in Saturday's outcome.

On Saturday night, it was a different story for Auburn but the same outcome. In Auburn’s 23-17 double overtime defeat to Missouri, they were unable to take advantage of the opportunities and lost their fourth consecutive game. Just like last week, the crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium was ready to celebrate a win.

Despite holding Missouri to a season-low in points for the third straight conference game, special teams failures and offensive collapse in overtime doomed Auburn.

To much surprise, Auburn's loss to Missouri did not affect their place within the weekly rankings published by USA TODAY Sports College Sports reporter Paul Myerberg. Myerberg keeps Auburn at No. 54 this week ahead of its next matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Missouri Tigers were rewarded on Sunday after their 23-17 double overtime defeat of the Auburn Tigers. In the latest AP Top 25, Missouri was bumped up one spot from No. 16 to No. 15. Week 8 of the college football season concluded four consecutive weeks of Auburn playing teams ranked in the top 25. That is life in the SEC, though.

AUBURN — It'll be back-to-back night games for Auburn football at Jordan-Hare Stadium, as the SEC announced Monday, Oct. 6, that the Tigers will host No. 14 Missouri for an evening contest on Saturday, Oct. 18. The pair of Tigers will square off at ...

Zion Young produced one of the most memorable coin tosses of all time in Missouri football's 2OT win over Auburn. That moment tracks with his personality.