John Mateer threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and No. 8 Oklahoma's defense bottled up running back Ahmad Hardy as the Sooners beat No. 22 Missouri 17-6 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.

The Sooners (9-2, 5-2 SEC) moved another step closer to their first College Football Playoff berth since 2019 with their third consecutive ranked win. The Tigers (7-4, 3-4) lost for the third time in four games.

Oklahoma has been outgained in every game during the winning streak as the Tigers won that battle, 301-276. But the Sooners have won the turnover margin 8-2 during this stretch, including 2-0 against the Tigers, as Jacobe Johnson and Eli Bowen intercepted Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula.

Pribula, returning to the lineup after missing the last two games with a dislocated ankle, finished 20-of-36

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