The Wolverine Now

 michigan in the pros T By Chris Balas Tom Brady Beats Peyton Manning Again he NFL's best quarterback rivalry became even better Sunday night, when former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady rallied New England from 24-0 down at the half to beat Peyton Manning and Denver. The 34-31 overtime win improved Brady's record to 10-4 in head-to-head meetings with Manning, with Brady completing 34 of 50 passes for 344 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 107.4 passer rating. Manning, meanwhile, notched only 150 yards on 19-of-34 passing with two touchdowns, one interception and a 70.4 rating in frigid temperatures. "You've got to forget about what happened in the first half because it was a terrible half of football," Brady said. "I don't even know what you coach at that point, you know? So we came in and we talked about some of the things they were doing, what we needed to do. "We needed to put together some good plays, which would make a good drive and if that happened to be a few good drives, we'd be back in the game, which ended up happening. We found a way to get back in it, then took the lead and had some chances where we could have gotten a bigger lead, so we'll learn from those things and try to get better." The Patriots improved to 8-3 with the win, three games ahead of the second-place New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in the AFC East. Former Wolverines On NFL Rosters Through Nov. 25 • Jason Avant (Played at U-M from 2002- Brady threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns to help New England overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit and beat Denver 34-31 in overtime. photo courtesy New England Patriots 05), WR, Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles had a bye … Has hauled in 28 receptions for 316 yards and a score in 11 games (10 starts) for 6-5 Philadelphia. • David Baas (2001-04), OL, New York Giants: On injured reserve and out for the season with a knee injury after getting hurt Oct. 21 … Had started three of the first eight games for the 4-7 Giants, missing four others with a neck injury. • Tom Brady (1997-99), QB, New England Patriots: Connected on 34 of 50 passes for THE WOLVERINE 344 yards with three touchdowns in a 34-31 overtime win over Denver … Has completed 257 of 430 passes for 2,896 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions for the 8-3 Patriots. • Alan Branch (2004-06), DT, Buffalo Bills: The Bills had a bye … Has registered 11 solo tackles, 10 assists, two tackles for loss and four quarterback hurries through 11 games (eight starts) for 4-7 Buffalo. • Stevie Brown (2006-09), S, New York Giants: Out for the year … Was placed on • Page 24 injured reserve after tearing his ACL in a preseason game. • William Campbell (2009-12), OL, New York Jets: Was not active for a 19-3 loss at Baltimore … Has yet to play this year for the 5-6 Jets. • Michael Cox (2009-11), RB, New York Giants: Returned three kicks 70 yards in a 24-21 loss to Dallas … Has carried 20 times for 42 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards in seven games (one start) for 4-7 New York. • Kenny Demens (2009-12), LB, Arizona Cardinals: Currently a member of the 7-4 Cardinals' practice squad … Notched three solo tackles and a special teams stop in two games played earlier this season. • Jay Feely (1995-98), PK, Arizona Cardinals: Made four field goals (long of 50) and had one blocked (28 yards), plus made all four extra points in a 40-11 win over Indianapolis … Has made 22 of 24 field goals and all 24 extra points through 11 games for 7-4 Arizona. • Larry Foote (1998-2001), LB, Pittsburgh Steelers: Out for the season … Was placed on injured reserve after rupturing a bicep muscle in 5-6 Pittsburgh's season opener … Recorded three solo tackles and five assists before getting hurt. • Jonathan Goodwin (1999-2001), C, San Francisco 49ers: Started at center in a 27-6 win over Washington … Has started all 11 games for the 7-4 49ers. • Brandon Graham (2006-09), LB, Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles had a bye … Has recorded six solo tackles, two assists, two tackles for loss, one sack, one special teams stop and two quarterback hurries for 6-5 Philadelphia. • Leon Hall (2003-06), CB, Cincinnati Bengals: Tore his Achilles Oct. 20 and was lost for the year … Recorded 14 solo tackles (two

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