Minnesota Rallies past Michigan 20-14 on a Late Touchdown
Take away the 79-yard interception return and Michigan scored seven points. That is the whole shape of Minnesota's 20-14 win: Michigan's offense found the end zone once, and Minnesota spent the second half catching up.
Minnesota scored first on a two-yard Darius Taylor run. Michigan tied it on a five-yard Jordan Marshall run early in the second quarter, then took the lead when Nathaniel Staehling returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown with 2:48 left in the half. That made it 14-7, and it stayed there into the break.
Minnesota got back in range with a 31-yard Luke Drzewiecki field goal in the third, then a 26-yarder in the opening seconds of the fourth, to make it 14-13. Drake Lindsey then threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Taylor with 13:44 left, and that was the end of the scoring. The last 13:44 of the game did not move the scoreboard.
Bryce Underwood went 10 of 21 for 101 yards for Michigan and was intercepted twice. On the ground, Minnesota's TJ Thomas Jr. had 12 carries for 56 yards and Michigan's Marshall had 10 for 50. Minnesota also finished with three sacks.
The yardage was thin on both sides: Minnesota 265, Michigan 180 (101 passing, 79 rushing). Each team threw two interceptions, and Michigan also lost a fumble, so it gave the ball away three times to Minnesota's two. Minnesota is 4-1, Michigan is 3-2. Taylor led the fantasy scoring with 21.4 Promethium points on a rushing touchdown and a receiving one, and he needed 18 carries for just 32 yards to get there.