It took some late game heroics, a little bit of luck and overtime, but the Michigan football team escaped with with a 38-31 win over Northwestern on Saturday in Ann Arbor.

Denard Robinson sat out for the second straight week due to an arm injury, which meant Devin Gardner got his second straight start, his first in front of a home crowd. Gardner was at times brilliant, other times shaky, but in the end clutch completing 16-of-29 passes for 286 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Gardner also ran for a pair of score, including the game-winner in overtime.

But Gardner wasn't the only hero of the day. There was a miraculous Roy Roundtree catch, solid performances from Fitz Toussaint and Jeremy Gallon, and a bone-crushing hit from Kenny Demens on fourth-and-one that made up for an otherwise suspect performance from the defense.

Here's a guide to all of our coverage:

Post-Game Coverage

• Game story: Survival: Devin Gardner leads Michigan to a shocking 38-31 comeback overtime win over Northwestern




Michigan wide receiver Roy Roundtree makes a spectacular catch in the closing second of regulation against Northwestern to set up a game tying field goal.

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• Boxscore


• Column: Michigan, and its title hopes, refuse to be written off


• Devin Gardner: 'This is Denard's team, and it's always going to be Denard's team'


• With polls: Pick Michigan's MVP vs. Northwestern and rate the Wolverines' performance


• Instant analysis: Grades: Devin Gardner clutch down the stretch to engineer Michigan comeback


• By the numbers: Devin Gardner finds a way, Roy Roundtree ends drought in Michigan win


• Photo gallery: Check out the best shots of the game from AnnArbor.com photographers Melanie Maxwell and Daniel Brenner

Who was Michigan's MVP vs. Northwestern?

In-Game coverage

• Recount the crazy action as it happened in Nick Baumgardner's in-game live blog.

Pre-Game Coverage

• Michigan's Devin Gardner will start at quarterback for a second straight game


• Who's got the edge? Position-by-position breakdown of Michigan-Northwestern


• BEYOND FOOTBALL: Herb Frederick has mended and tended Wolverine sports equipment since 1942


• Michigan safety Jordan Kovacs to wear Wistert brothers' No. 11 jersey


• Pre-game mega guide

More Scores

• Big Ten Scoreboard
• Top 25 scoreboard

Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com.

Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at petercunningham@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.