WACO, Texas -- Baylor got revenge for its late-season upset loss in Stillwater last year, knocking off Oklahoma State 49-28 in a rain-drenched game at McLane Stadium to keep its College Football Playoff hopes intact. Here’s how it went down:

How the game was won: The 9-1 Bears jumped ahead 14-0 in the first three minutes on two Bryce Petty bombs, but a heavy second-half commitment to the run game got the job done. Orion Stewart's interception of freshman Mason Rudolph with 5 minutes left and Petty's 21-yard TD run with 3 minutes left sealed the win after the rallying Pokes threatened to make it a one-score game.

Game ball goes to: Shock Linwood and Devin Chafin. The Bears’ running backs both surpassed 100 yards on Saturday and combined for 219 of the team’s 317 rushing yards along with four TDs. Baylor wasn’t operating at its usual rapid pace in the near-constant rain, but didn’t have to thanks to these backs putting the offense on their ... backs.

What it means: Baylor defeated Oklahoma State for just the third time in the past decade and still shares the lead atop the Big 12 standings with TCU and Kansas State. The Cowboys, now 5-6, have lost five in a row but have at least discovered a promising QB for the future in Rudolph, who threw for 281 yards in his first career game after OSU coaches burned his redshirt.

Playoff implication: Will this win significantly help the No. 7 Bears in the College Football Playoff rankings this week? Hard to say, though No. 6 Ohio State did have a tough time knocking off a 3-8 Indiana team on Saturday. Until that fourth-quarter Oklahoma State rally that almost made this game very interesting, the Bears were in control for most of the ballgame.

What's next: Baylor heads up Arlington next Saturday to take on Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium. Then comes the big championship-week showdown with Kansas State. Oklahoma State has one final chance -- a trip to Norman to face Oklahoma on Dec. 6 -- to achieve bowl eligibility.