All 6 touchdowns in the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl

There was no time for a New Year’s Eve siesta if you were watching the Fiesta Bowl between TCU and Michigan on Saturday. Especially in the third quarter when 44 points were scored. The schools scored 6 touchdowns – 6! – over 6:29 before the quarter …

There was no time for a New Year’s Eve siesta if you were watching the Fiesta Bowl between TCU and Michigan on Saturday.

Especially in the third quarter when 44 points were scored.

The schools scored 6 touchdowns — 6! — over 6:29 before the quarter lapsed.

Here is how wild 15 minutes went:

First, Ronnie Bell, a 34-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy off a flea-flicker.

Then, Emari Demarcado capped a long drive with a 1-yard run.

McCarthy threw his second pick-six of the game, this one went to Dee Winters, who returned it 29 yards for the score.

McCarthy bounced back from his gaffe with a 20-yard run to make it 34-22, TCU.

Demercado broke a 69-yard run to set up Duggan’s 1-yard score.

Michigan then went 75 yards in 3 plays with Kalel Mullings scoring from a yard out after a long pass to Ronnie Bell.

And if that wasn’t enough, TCU lost a fumble on the final play of the third quarter and Michigan scored on an 18-yard run by Roman Wilson in the first minute of the final quarter.

A 2-point conversion had TCU with a tenuous 41-38 lead in the final quarter.

Whew.