The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS game … Has scored in double figures in all but four of his 43 games played. • Tim Hardaway Jr. (2010-13), SG, New York Knicks: Was averaging 8.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest … Has scored in double figures 15 times in two in 40 games played. • Darius Morris (2010-11), PG, Los Angeles Clippers: Has signed two 10day contracts with the Clippers and played in 19 games … Was averaging 12.4 minutes, 4.7 points and 1.9 assists per game. The NFL FORMER WOLVERINES FALL IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots fell to Denver in the AFC championship game, while center Jonathan Goodwin and the San Francisco 49ers lost to Seattle in the NFC title contest. That means there are no Wolverines left standing in the NFL playoffs heading into Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 2. Brady completed 24 of 38 passes for 277 yards with a touchdown and rushed for a score in the Patriots' 26-16 setback to the Broncos Jan. 19, suffering only his fifth loss in 15 head-tohead matchups with quarterback Peyton Manning. The numbers were solid, but the Patriots trailed most of the game and Brady missed a few passes he'd normally connect on, including two long ones to wide receiver Austin Collie that could have been difference makers. "I just overthrew them," he said in his postgame press conference. "We definitely had some chances on third downs and I had a chance down some lanes, and I certainly wish I would've made that. It's a tough day for our team. We fought hard and we came up short against a pretty good team. "We just didn't make enough plays. Certainly early, we didn't get third downs to go down the field and score points or move the ball. We got in a hole. It was just too tough to dig our way out. We didn't do much of anything at the beginning of the game. We didn't pass it and it was hard because we didn't complete those third downs." The Patriots finished 6 of 12 on third down, but only 2 for 6 in the first half when the Broncos opened a 13-3 lead. It quickly became 20-3, and it was 26-10 late before Brady scored on a five-yard scramble with 3:07 remaining to make the final tally more respectable. It was all but over when the Patriots failed on a twopoint conversion attempt and then Denver recovered the onside kick. Brady and the Patriots still enjoyed another outstanding season, finishing 13-5 despite a lack of playmakers and a number of injuries. The veteran didn't put up gaudy numbers in the regular season — he completed 380 of 628 passes for 4,343 yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions — but the Patriots won the AFC East and overachieved. "Certainly for the New England Patriots, we want to win every time we take the field," Brady said. "We