Final thoughts after watching the film of Michigan’s 33-7 win over Northwestern a few times …

First off, dominant win. This one should have been over at halftime and would have been had they just been a bit better in the red zone, which they’ll need to be in the last five games here (starting Saturday).

The Michigan defense has been outstanding, but the linebackers are getting picked on early in games. First play at Nebraska, now this game — wheel routes with the running backs have gotten them, and in this case, it flipped the field early, getting the ball to midfield and putting Michigan back on its heels for much of the first quarter.

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