Rubber composition and pneumatic tire

A rubber composition comprising from 70 to 90 phr of a styrene-butadiene rubber functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one of a primary amine group and thiol group; from 10 to 30 phr of at least one additional diene based elastomer; from 60 to 100 phr of silica; from 1 to 10 phr of a polyoctenamer; from 5 to 25 phr of a starch/plasticizer composite; and from 10 to 20 phr of a tackifying resin is disclosed. The rubber composition may be used in a component of a pneumatic tire.