Wolverines in the NFL: Tom Brady is a Terminator

Quarterback

Tom Brady (New England Patriots)

Week 7 stats: 34/54 for 355 yards and 2 touchdowns, 4 carries for 15 yards and 1 touchdown

I'm running out of things to say about Tom Brady, so like I've done before, I'm deferring to Pats Pulpit, who named him the first star of the game:

Quarterback Tom Brady was responsible for 61 of the Patriots 66 offensive plays. James White had 2 carries for 4 yards. LeGarrette Blount had 3 carries for -3 yards. That is not a typo; Blount averaged -1.0 yards per carry. Brady went 34/54 for 355 passing yards 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions. He added 4 carries for 15 yards and a touchdown dive at the goal line, leading the team in rushing for the first time in his career. Brady improves to 16-7 when asked to throw the ball 50+ times. No other quarterback with 10+ games has a winning record. Peyton Manning is 4-13. Drew Brees is 3-12. Brady is better at putting the team on his back than any other quarterback in history.

TL;DR Tom Brady is a Terminator.

Running Back

Denard Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Week 7 stats: None

Denard didn't receive any snaps on offense this week, instead playing on 12 special teams snaps. It doesn't look like Robinson will become a featured aspect of Jacksonville's offense any time soon.

Wide Receiver

Jason Avant (Kansas City Chiefs)

Week 7 stats: 2 receptions for 11 yards on 2 targets

Avant made the most of both of his targets, snagging two passes for 11 yards on Sunday. Like Denard, Jason seems to be stuck in a minimal role.

Devin Funchess (Carolina Panthers)

Week 7 stats: 1 reception for 20 yards on 2 targets

Devin kept his average at one reception per game on the season with a 20-yard grab on Sunday night. As for his other target, there seems to be some debate over who deserves the blame. Cat Scratch Reader thinks that Cam Newton overthrew Funchess, leading to the ball being tipped and intercepted. However, head coach Ron Rivera said after the game that Devin's "got to make those types of catches." I think I agree with CSR because that would have been one heck of a catch, but you be the judge:

Defensive Line

Alan Branch (New England Patriots)

Week 7 stats: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist

The Patriots defense absolutely stymied the Jets rushing attack on Sunday, holding them to 89 yards on 29 carries. According to Pats Pulpit, Branch was "instrumental" in this shutdown as he recorded "his best game of the season."

Mike Martin (Tennessee Titans)

Week 7 stats: None

Martin consistently does nothing with his tiny sliver of game time. He played on 12 defensive snaps this week, recording no stats.

Linebackers

Brandon Graham (Philadelphia Eagles)

Week 7 stats: 2 solo tackles, 3 assists

In a tough loss to the Panthers, Graham stood out as one of the best defensive players for Philly. He earned the highest PFF grade for Eagles defenders at +2.6. Aside from five combined tackles, he "made an impact as a pass rusher" according to Bleeding Green Nation, hurrying Cam Newton twice and forcing at least one holding call on Carolina.

David Harris (New York Jets)

Week 7 stats: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist

In a close contest against the Patriots, Harris tallied one of his worst performances of the year. While he didn't play "a horrible game," his mistakes contributed to New England converting a 3rd-and-17 with a little under 11 minutes remaining. The Patriots would score the go-ahead touchdown on that drive and ended up winning the game.

Jake Ryan (Green Bay Packers)

Week 7 stats: Bye week

LaMarr Woodley (Arizona Cardinals)

Week 7 stats: 1 pass defended

Limited in practice last week due to a chest injury, Woodley failed to do much on Monday Night against the Ravens. He played 48% of Arizona's defensive snaps and recorded no tackles.

Secondary

Leon Hall (Cincinnati Bengals)

Week 7 stats: Bye week

Jordan Kovacs (Miami Dolphins)

Week 7 stats: None

After making some noise with a sack last week, Kovacs was back to strictly special teams duty in Week 7 and failed to record any stats.

Charles Woodson (Oakland Raiders)

Week 7 stats: 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 pass defended

Woodson's interception streak ending at three games on Sunday as he failed to pick off Phillip Rivers. However, a noteworthy performance by Woodson wasn't needed as the Raiders scored on their first seven drives and led 37-6 heading into the fourth quarter.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

This week, the undefeated Panthers take on a very penetrable Colts secondary, which is ranked near the bottom of the league in passing defense. If Funchess is going to have a breakout performance in 2015, it will be during this game - just as long as he holds onto the ball.