9/18/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
18 September 2023 Sports
Younghoe Koo booted a 25-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining and rookie Bijan Robinson turned in another dynamic performance Sunday, rallying the Atlanta Falcons to a 25-24 victory over Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers.
Robinson rushed for 124 yards on 19 carries and hauled in four catches for another 48 yards, showing why the Falcons (2-0) selected him No. 8 pick in the draft even though running backs aren’t supposed to go that high anymore.
The Packers (1-1) squandered a 24-12 lead and three more touchdown passes from Love, who now has a half-dozen scoring throws in his first two games as Aaron Rodgers’ replacement in Titletown.
Atlanta’s young quarterback, Desmond Ridder, bootlegged for a 6-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with just under 12 minutes remaining.
Then it was Ridder and Robinson teaming up for two more drives that set up field goals by Koo, including a 39-yarder with 8:13 remaining. Robinson had 56 yards rushing and 27 yards receiving in his NFL debut, a 24-10 victory over the Panthers. He was even better against the Packers.
Love wasn’t too shabby, either, especially considering the injury-depleted offense that was around him. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 151 yards and hooked up with a pair of rookies on his three TDs.
But the Packers offense dried up in the final quarter, allowing the Falcons to move to 2-0 for only the 11th time in franchise history.
Love went to second-round pick Jayden Reed for touchdowns of 10 and 9 yards — the first scores of the receiver’s young career. Love also connected with Dontayvion Wicks on a 32-yard touchdown that gave the fifth-round pick his first TD as a pro.
The Packers were missing three injured starters on offense and lost another during the game, leaving Love to play behind a patched-together line.
Koo kicked four field goals to offset a missed extra point that left the Falcons down 10-9 at halftime.
The Packers face another NFC South team, the New Orleans Saints, in Green Bay’s home opener at Lambeau Field.
In other games in the NFC North Sunday the Eagles won at home over the Vikings 34-28, the Buccaneers downed the Bears 27-17 and the Lions lost at home to the Seahawks 37-21. Both the Packers and the Lions are 1-1 while the Bears and Vikings are 0-2.
In Sunday Night Football the Dolpins outlasted the Patriots in Foxboro 24-17. There are two Monday night games as the Saints play at Carolina and the Steelers host the Browns.
Joey Meneses hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep.
Luis García homered early for the Nationals, who are last in the NL East.
With right-hander Thyago Vieira (0-1) on for his second inning of relief in the 11th, automatic runner CJ Abrams advanced to third base on Lane Thomas’ flyout and scored on Meneses’ third sacrifice fly of the season.
With runners at the corners in the bottom half, Robert Garcia (1-2) got pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez to ground into a game-ending double play to secure his first major league win.
Michael Chavis took over at first after being inserted as a pinch runner for starting first baseman Dominic Smith in the ninth
Garcia also pitched out of trouble in the 10th, holding the Brewers scoreless after they loaded the bases with one out.
Milwaukee had runners at second and third with two outs in the ninth before Kyle Finnegan struck out Andruw Monasterio.
The Nationals had a chance to take the lead in the eighth. But with runners at the corners, Andrew Chafin entered and threw one pitch, getting the speedy Abrams to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Hunter Harvey took over for Nationals starter Patrick Corbin and retired the side in order in the seventh and eighth.
Corbin allowed three hits over five scoreless innings before the Brewers manufactured a run in the sixth to tie the game. Mark Canha singled, stole second, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on Carlos Santana’s sacrifice fly.
García homered in the second to snap a shutout streak of 22 2/3 innings for Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff.
García contributed a nice running catch with his back to the infield in the first. He singled and stole second in the fifth.
Woodruff allowed three hits — two by García — over six innings and struck out six.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Sunday the Pirates nipped the Yankees 3-2, the Mets downed the Reds 8-4, the Cardinals slipped past the Phillies 6-5 and the Cubs lost to the Diamondbacks 6-2. The Brewers lead the Cubs by 6 ½ games and the Reds by 7 in the division.
In game one of the Midwest League Championship series Cedar Rapids won at Great Lakes 10-2. Game two is Wednesday night at Cedar Rapids.
Runners from across the country Sunayh competed in the Community First Fox Cities Marathon and ThedaCare Half Marathon.
John Hollister won the Men’s Full Marathon and Breanne Terakedis was the winner of the Women’s Full Marathon. Coming here from Billings, Montana– Breanne Terakedis was the winner of the full marathon on the women’s side.
Money raised through the marathon goes back to the community. Over the past 30 years, more than 1-Million Dollars have been donated to non-profits.
Appleton firefighter Cory Asimus finished the race with an extra one hundred pounds on his back. Asimus finished in 4 hours and 53 minutes, which is the fastest marathon time for anyone wearing a 100-pound rucksack. He ran to raised awareness for Vaspire 316 , an organization that raises money for veteran families that are battling cancer.
Tanner Mordecai ran for two touchdowns, Braelon Allen added two more and Wisconsin beat Georgia Southern 35-14 on Saturday.
Mordecai finished 19 of 30 for 236 passing yards. He had touchdown runs of 1 and 18 yards for Wisconsin (2-1) in its first meeting against the Eagles. Mordecai, a SMU transfer, also had seven carries for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Allen finished with 12 carries for 94 yards and two scores.
Chez Mellusi had 15 carries for 61 yards and one touchdown for Wisconsin.
The Badgers had only 46 rushing yards in the first half. Allen was notably absent for most of the half with 17 yards on four carries in the second quarter.
Tulsa transfer Davis Brin threw two touchdowns for Georgia Southern (2-1). Brin was 33 of 52 for 383 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions through three-plus quarters.
Brin fumbled on a snap in the fourth quarter to give the Eagles their sixth turnover of the game.
Mordecai got the Badgers on the board first as he pulled down a high snap and ran 1 yard for the touchdown at 14 minutes, 18 seconds of the second quarter.
The Eagles evened the score at 7 less than two minutes later on a 4-yard touchdown run by OJ Arnold.
The highlight on Georgia Southern’s first scoring drive was a 68-yard pass to the 4-yard line from Brin to Derwin Burgess Jr.
Wisconsin had three interceptions in the first half but failed to score on all three Eagles’ picks.
Georgia Southern’s Chase Folser missed a 48-yard field goal attempt with 2 seconds left in the first half that would’ve given the Eagles the lead
The Eagles took a 14-7 lead as Jjay McAfee caught a 25-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter.
Allen got going with a 4-yard touchdown that tied the score at 14 at 10:53 of the third.
The game marked a turnaround for Wisconsin after last week’s 31-14 loss at Washington State. The Cougars held the Badgers’ running back duo of Mellusi and Allen to 69 yards on 19 carries.
Hunter Wohler had a standout performance on defense for the Badgers on Saturday. Wohler, a safety, had 10 tackles (six solo), two interceptions, a sack and a tackle for loss.
Wisconsin opens Big Ten Conference play at Purdue on Friday night.
Illinois College 52, Ripon College (1-2)
UW-Oshkosh (1-1) 60, East Texas Baptist University 7
The Milwaukee Brewers will debut a new look Friday night.
Players’ jerseys will include a patch advertising Northwestern Mutual on their sleeves. Position players will each wear the patch on the sleeve that is in front when batting. Pitchers will each wear the patch on the sleeve of their non-throwing arm.
There are two different versions of the patch: a blue version for the cream, pinstriped and gray uniforms; and a white version for the blue alternate jerseys.
There are two different versions of the patch: a blue version for the cream, pinstriped and gray
uniforms; and a white version for the blue alternate jerseys.
“Our partnership with Northwestern Mutual brings together two historic companies based in Milwaukee, with a long history in supporting our communities,” Rick Schlesinger, Brewers president, business operations, said in a news release.
“We’re proud to have Northwestern Mutual as our first ever patch sponsor. This partnership also supports a meaningful cause in raising awareness and funds for childhood cancer, an effort that Northwestern Mutual has long championed and the Brewers have enthusiastically supported.”
The Brewers’ partnership with Northwestern Mutual includes increased fundraising for .Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation an organization aimed at fighting childhood cancer. The Brewers and Northwestern Mutual plan to raise up to $25,000 during a season-long, in-game fundraiser in 2024. The team also says it will choose a series in September 2024 and donate $1 from each ticket to ALSF.
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