Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday 10/18/21
18 October 2021 Sports
Sports for October 18th
Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers (5-1) beat the Bears (3-3) for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers as the starter against Chicago. They also prevented Chicago from tying them for the NFC North lead. According to Elias Sports, it was the 57lh consecutive win by Green Bay when leading the Bears by 10 points in the fourth quarter. The last time the Bears overcame a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter was on September 25th ,1960. It was also the Packers seventh straight win NFC North win for head coach Matt LaFleur and no losses on the road in the division. Coach Matt LaFleur said it was a great team effort and credited the Bears with having the best defense they’ve played against so far this season.
Rodgers shook off a sluggish start, throwing a 1-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in the second quarter and a 12-yarder to Aaron Jones in the third. Rodgers put the Bears away after Justin Fields threw a 5-yard touchdown to Darnell Mooney, as he scored from the 6 to cap a 75-yard drive. That prompted the three-time MVP to shout the Bears crowd, “I still own you.” Rodgers was 17-23 for 195 yards and two touchdowns with a 128.0 passer rating. Davante Adams caught four passes for 89 yards while Aaron Jones caught four for 34 and a touchdown and wide receiver Alan Lazard had three catches for 27 yards and a touchdown. Jones rushed 19 times for 76 yards and A.J. Dillon picked up 59 yards on 11 carries.
Fields was 16 of 27 for 174 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Kahlil Herbert led Chicago’s rushing attack with 97 yards on 19 carries.
Center Josh Myers left the game with a knee injury and did not return, but coach Matt LaFleur said his injury does not appear to be season-ending. Cornerback Kevin King did not play but guard Elgton Jenkins returned to the starting lineup.
The NFC North rivals will play each other again on December 12 in Green Bay.Next week, the Packers will host the Washington Football Team. while the Bears travel to Tampa Bay.
Elsewhere in the NFC North Minnesota won at Carolina 32-28 in overtime while the Bengals won at Detroit 34-11.
Arizona (6-0) remains the only undefeated team left in the NFL as the Cardinals picked up a convincing road win at Cincinnati 37-14. Last night Pittsburgh won in overtime at home over the Seahawks 23-20. Tonight, Buffalo (4-1) plays at Tennessee (3-2).
Wisconsin outlasted Army Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium 24-14. Quarterback Graham Mertz rushed for two touchdowns as the Badgers defense came up with a big defensive play late in the game. Army (4-2) trailed 13-7 and had the ball when Leo Chenal delivered a punishing hit that knocked the ball loose from quarterback Jabari Laws. Wisconsin’s Keeanu Benton recovered the fumble at Army’s 1-yard line with 2:55 remaining.
Wisconsin’s Braelon Allen rushed for 108 yards on 16 carries including a 33-yard touchdown. This marked the second straight game in which Allen rushed for at least 100 yards. The 17-year-old freshman ran for 131 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries last week in a 24-0 victory at Illinois. The Badgers won their second straight to improve to 3-3
Elsewhere in area college football Saturday Ripon College (5-1) suffered its first loss, losing at home to Lake Forest College 42-7. UW-Oshkosh lost its second straight, losing at home to UW-Whitewater 32-13.
In the NLCS the Braves won at home Sunday over the Dodgers 5-4 to take a 2-0 lead. In the ALCS tonight the Astros play at Boston with the series tied at a game-each.
Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard commissioned a new ship in Philadelphia that bears the name of former Green Bay Packers player Emlen Tunnell. While serving with the Coast Guard in 1944, Tunnell suffered burns saving a shipmate after a Japanese torpedo hit their ship in Papau, New Guinea. Then, in 1946, he jumped into freezing water to save another shipmate who’d fallen off the USS Tampa in Newfoundland. After his military service, Tunnell joined the NFL, playing for the New York Giants and the Packers. He won a championship with the Packers in 1961. He returned to the Giants as the NFL’s first Black full-time assistant coach and was the first Black player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tunnell died in 1975 at the age of 50. Tunnell’s jersey number with the New York Giants was 45, and this is the 45th fast response cutter used by the U.S. Coast Guard. It’s the first military ship to carry the name of a professional athlete.
The 154-foot Sentinel-class Emlen Tunnell will join three other Sentinel-class ships in the Arabian Gulf and homeport in Bahrain.
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