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Michigan blows out MSU 44-10; Wolverines making progress offensively, will it be enough vs. Ohio State? Filmed Nov. 16, 2019 at Michigan Stadium. Orion Sang, Shawn Windsor and Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press

Shea Patterson said something that was startlingly accurate after Michigan football's 44-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday afternoon.

"Usually it’s kind of the other way around," he said. "Usually the defense is the one to thank and everything."

Patterson is right. In previous seasons, U-M relied heavily on its defense in big games.