Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday 10/15/19
15 October 2019 Sports
Mason Crosby nailed a 23-yard field goal as time expired, and the Green Bay Packers benefited from some questionable officiating to edge the Detroit Lions 23-22 on Monday night. Aaron Rodgers completed 24 of 39 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, including a 35-yard throw to Allen Lazard for his first career score. Lazard finished with four catches for 65 yards.
Rodgers linked up with Jamaal Williams for the other score. Williams finished with 104 yards on 14 carries for Green Bay, which captured its first win in five tries against its NFC North rival.
The Packers might not have pulled it off if not for two penalties for illegal hands to the face against Detroit’s Trey Flowers, the second of which allowed Green Bay to run the clock down to 2 seconds before Crosby’s game-winner. In both cases, replays showed Flowers’ hands on the neck or shoulder of a Packers lineman.
Matt Prater kicked five field goals from 26, 22, 41, 51 and 54 yards for the Lions (2-2-1). Matthew Stafford finished 18 of 32 for 265 yards and was sacked three times. Kerryon Johnson scored the lone touchdown for the Lions from 1 yard out in the first quarter. Kenny Golladay had 121 yards on five catches for Detroit.
Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith each had a sack for Green Bay.
The Packers host the Oakland Raiders Sunday while the Lions host the Vikings.
In other team notes, Aaron Rodgers surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter. He’s the 13th Packers player reach the milestone.
On the injury front, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling had his right leg bend under him on a tackle in the second quarter. He was able to walk off under his own power. WR Geronimo Allison was carted off the field following a helmet-to-helmet hit by Tracy Walker on the first play of the third quarter. He did not return. Allison was being evaluated for a chest injury and a concussion.
In the NLCS, Stephen Strasburg struck out 12 in seven innings as the Nationals routed the Cardinals 8-1 in Washington Monday night to take a 3-0 lead. Howie Kendrick drove in three runs for the Nats while Ryan Zimmerman had two RBI’s and Victor Robles hit a solo homer. The Nationals can wrap up the series tonight as the they send left-hander Patrick Corbin, 0-2 in the post season, against the Cardinals Dakota Hudson, who does not have a decision.
The ALCS continues later this afternoon in New York where the Yankees host the Houston Astros. That series is tied at 1-1. Right-hander Gerrit Cole, who’s 2-0 in the post season, goes for Houston against New York’s Luis Severino, who’s 1-1. The series is even at a game apiece.
Share |