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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Skyler Howard played through a rib injury and Rushel Shell missed most of the second half with leg cramps, yet West Virginia overcame setbacks to their top two offensive threats to break a five-game losing streak to Southeastern Conference teams.Backup running back Justin Crawford rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown filling in for Shell, and Howard stayed in the game to lead the Mountaineers to a 26-11 win over Missouri on Saturday.Well take it, said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. Weve got a lot of work to do.So does Missouri, which lost in the debut for coach Barry Odom and fell in an opener for the first time since 2001, which was the first season under previous coach Gary Pinkel.Howard was hurt when he was tackled by Missouris Donavin Newsom while sliding during a run near halftime. Trainers worked on his ribs before the second-half kickoff and he returned to the game.Holgorsen said Howard is sore but no ribs were broken.He knew we needed him, Holgorsen said. The kid is a competitor and is going to do anything ... to help the team win.Howard didnt attempt a carry the rest of the game. He finished 23 of 35 for 235 yards with no touchdowns and an interception.In the brief time Howard sat out, backup quarterback William Crest lost a fumble and Chris Chugunov threw an interception.When guys go down, (other) guys need to go in and play at a high level, Holgorsen said. Some did. Some didnt.Crawford did. The junior college transfer got most of the carries after Shell walked off the field gingerly early in the third quarter and didnt return. Holgorsen said Shell had leg cramps and hes fine.Crawford had a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter.From a teammate perspective, its good to know when you come off the field theyre putting someone in that is just as good as you, Shell said.Shell finished with 90 yards, including a 23-yard TD in the first quarter. He said he didnt want to return to the game after leaving and mess up the flow and the tempo of the offense.Missouri struggled most of the game under sophomore quarterback Drew Lock, who threw an 8-yard scoring pass to Chris Black with under two minutes left.I dont feel like I did a very good job on this, Odom said. Im obviously very thankful and honored to be the head coach. But Ive got a job to do and I didnt get it done today.THE TAKEAWAYMISSOURI: New offensive coordinator Josh Heupel has two weeks to get the Tigers ready for the grueling Southeastern Conference schedule. The Tigers were lethargic against a West Virginia defense that had nine new starters. Lock finished 23 of 51 for 280 yards.Odom said there was some good and some bad about Locks performance.Hes going to continue to get better, Odom said.WEST VIRGINIA: Like many games last season, the Mountaineers had trouble reaching the end zone following long drives. Four stalled inside the Missouri 10, all leading to short field goals by Mike Molina.Thats not good, Holgorsen said. Theres going to be times where those field goals need to be touchdowns. We have to do a better job of finishing drives.UP NEXTMISSOURI: Tigers fans get to see how Odom does for themselves in the home opener against Eastern Michigan -- a 61-14 winner over Mississippi Valley State -- before Missouris SEC home opener with Georgia a week later.WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineers welcome ex-Nebraska coach Bo Pelini in their first-ever meeting with Youngstown State, which gave Pittsburgh a scare on the road a year ago. Glenn Robinson Jersey . 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That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. ATLANTA --?Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who re-injured his left ankle during Sundays 31-24 loss to Tampa Bay, said hes not concerned about it being a lingering issue.Jones first injured the ankle running a deep route in the third preseason game against Miami. He ran a similar route in the fourth quarter Sunday and pulled up hurt after the incompletion.Im good, though, Jones said. Youre never going to be 100 percent anymore. Ive played through things. Its nothing thats going to hold me back from going out there and producing or doing what I do.Last week, Jones was limited in practice a few days before returning to full participation Thursday.Jones had just four catches for 66 yards against the Buccaneers, including a 25-yard touchdown. He was targeted eight times total and had just one catch (14 yards) on two targets in the first half. Jones didnt have that catch until the 9:47 maark of the second quarter.ddddddddddddThey just tried to take me away early on in the ballgame, Jones said. We expected that, with (Bucs defensive coordinator) Mike Smith and him coaching me, being my head coach. And Dirk Koetter, also. They know what Im capable of doing. We just knew coming into the game that they were going to do that.I feel like I played my position and did my part by drawing coverage. And [Mohamed] Sanu did a heck of a job early on for us.Sanu, who hobbled around the locker room nursing his own ankle injury, had five catches for 80 yards and a 5-yard touchdown catch in his Falcons debut. He was wide-open during one play-action pass from Matt Ryan, which led to a 59-yard gain. However, the Falcons had to settle for a field goal in the red zone. ' ' '