Tale of the Tape: Kansas vs. Missouri

	National	Conf	Actual	Category	Actual	Conf	National
Advantage	Rank	Rank				Rank	Rank
MU	83	12	138.09	Rushing Offense	157.91	6	54
MU	97	11	172.45	Passing Offense	243.55	6	42
MU	104	12	310.55	Total Offense	401.45	7	46
MU	112	12	18	Scoring Offense	29.91	8	48
MU	107	11	204	Rushing Defense	151.55	6	58
MU	105	11	148.11	Pass Efficiency Defense	113.48	3	22
MU	103	10	430.45	Total Defense	369.73	5	63
MU	103	12	34.36	Scoring Defense	15.91	1	7
MU	93	12	34.21	Net Punting	38.87	4	13
MU	112	12	3.54	Punt Returns	6.48	10	88
MU	64	10	21.62	Kickoff Returns	22.08	7	57
MU	101	11	-.64	Turnover Margin	.91	2	13
MU	79	7	226.45	Pass Defense	218.18	5	65
MU	103	10	112.38	Passing Efficiency	128.02	9	68
MU	117	12	.91	Sacks	3	1	7
MU	112	11	4.36	Tackles For Loss	6.91	2	20
MU	103	11	2.91	Sacks Allowed	1.45	4	35

While it's a shutout this week in the stat categories, I don't think it's as bad as it looks. 

• They're not a juggernaut in any category.  That's a nice change from Oklahoma State. 
  
• Trying to make sense of their scoring defense and I'm struggling to do it here. It could be a little bit of luck for the Tigers.  Their S&P+ numbers at Football Outsiders are pretty good (20th overall) and their DFEI has them at 4th, so maybe they just take advantage at the right times.  The sacks and tackles for loss could be a big part of that.   
• It's the Border War, we won the big one 150 years ago.  No reason the same can't happen again!