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Michigan football's defense hammered Minnesota with 'havoc plays'; 'an extreme emphasis'

Michigan football's offense scored 42 points and totaled 481 yards in Saturday's blowout win at Minnesota.

But Jim Harbaugh seemed equally impressed with his defense.

"There’s a lot of great things that we saw in practice that showed up in the game," Harbaugh said Monday during his weekly press conference. "Obviously love the two turnovers, plus two in turnovers, our defense creating the havoc plays. We had five or six sacks plus the interception and the touchdown score by the defense — loved that."

Against an offense that finished top-10 in efficiency last season, the Wolverines allowed 326 yards and 24 points.