9/23/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
23 September 2024 Sports
Malik Willis ran for a touchdown and threw for a score in his best performance in the NFL, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 30-14 rout of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Willis not only won his second straight start subbing for Jordan Love, he got a sweet measure of revenge against the team that traded him to Green Bay (2-1) in August. Willis accounted for 134 of the Packers’ 137 yards in the first quarter. He finished with 202 yards passing and 73 rushing.
Cornerback Jaire Alexander scored a touchdown on his first career pick-6 late in the first quarter, helping Green Bay jump out to a 17-7 lead after 15 minutes. The Packers led 20-7 at halftime and ultimately scored 20 straight points for a 27-7 advantage midway through the third, prompting a loud chant of “Go, Pack, Go!”
The Packers had eight sacks, their most since getting eight at Chicago on Jan. 2, 2005. They also forced three turnovers.
First-year coach Brian Callahan has the the Titans (0-3) off to their worst start since losing the first six in 2009. Tennessee, which got a seventh-round pick for Willis after trading the 2022 third-rounder out of Liberty, has lost 21 of 27 overall.
Green Bay scratched Love before the game, giving him another week to heal his sprained left knee. Willis, with coach Matt LaFleur’s play-calling, made sure the Packers had no issues. The quarterback showed the Titans what they gave up when they stuck with Will Levis as their starter and Mason Rudolph as his backup.
Levis threw two TD passes, one to Nick Vannett and the other to DeAndre Hopkins.
The 33rd pick overall in 2023 out of Kentucky has eight turnovers in three games, including two interceptions returned for TDs. When Callahan took a timeout and sent the offense back in for the punt team, Levis was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-2 to start the third quarter.
Tennessee’s defense forced its first three-and-out after Hopkins’ TD pulled the Titans within 27-14. Levis drove the Titans to the Green Bay 31 but was sacked two plays later by Kingsley Enagbare. Lukas Van Ness recovered the fumble near midfield.
That sent Titans’ fans streaming for the exits on a steamy afternoon.
Green Bay came in leading the NFL with five interceptions and six takeaways. Now they have seven picks through three games, matching their total from all of 2023.
On the injury front, Packers: TE Tucker Kraft aggravated the shoulder injury that had him limited in practice.
The (2-1) Packers host Minnesota (3-0) next Sunday.
Elsewhere in the NFC North Sunday the Vikings won easily at home over the Houston Texans, 34-7 to improve to 3-0. In other games the Colts downed the Bears 21-16 (1-2) and the Lions (2-1) won over the Cardinals 20-13.
In Sunday Night Football the Chiefs held on for a 22-17 win over the Falcons in Atlanta, to improve to 3-0.
There are two games tonight in Monday Night Football. The Bills host the Jaguars and the Bengals are at home against the Commanders.
Jake Bauers drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit infield single that capped a four-run eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit and avoided a series sweep, rallying for a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
The Brewers trailed 8-0 in the third before chipping away and tying that game at 9 by scoring three runs with two outs in the eighth inning. Jackson Chourio walked, took second on Blake Perkins’ single, and scored on Garrett Mitchell’s RBI single to make it 9-7. Justin Martinez (5-6) relieved and Rhys Hoskins tied it with a two-run single to left.
Willy Adames doubled and Hoskins advanced to third base before Bauers hit a run-scoring, slow-rolling grounder for a single to the left side.
Milwaukee’s comeback from the eight-run deficit matched the franchise’s second-largest. The Seattle Pilots overcame an 11-3 deficit to beat Washington 16-13 on May 10, 1969, and the Brewers gave up eight first-inning runs to Cleveland in a 12-9 win on May 20, 1986. The Brewers’ only larger comeback was when they trailed Cincinnati by nine runs in the fourth inning on April 28, 2004, and won 10-9.
Jared Koenig (9-4) earned the win and the Brewers’ Devin Williams worked a scoreless ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances. It was the fourth time in franchise history the Brewers have rallied to win from a deficit of eight or more runs.
Arizona (87-69) remained behind San Diego in the race for the NL wild card. The New York Mets, also in the wild-card race, play Sunday night against Philadelphia. Milwaukee (89-67), which clinched the NL Central title Wednesday, remained the only team in the major leagues this season without a losing streak of four or more games.
Randal Grichuk’s pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth off Jared Koenig (9-4) put Arizona up 9-6. Mitchell answered with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Josh Bell and Eugenio Suárez homered in a seven-run third inning off Milwaukee starter Frankie Montas (7-12), who lasted just 2 2/3 innings. Geraldo Perdomo tripled into the corner in right field with one out and raced home on an errant throw by second baseman Brice Turang.
Arizona loaded the bases on a single, walk and catcher’s interference. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with an RBI ground-out and Jake McCarthy delivered a two-run single to right, giving Arizona a 5-0 lead.
Bell followed with his 19th homer, a 436-foot shot to center, and Suarez added his 29th homer to put the Diamondbacks in front 8-0.
Montas was tagged for eight runs, seven earned, on six hits, with two walks and four strikeouts.
Ketel Marte put the Diamondbacks up 1-0 with one out in the first with his career-high 35th home run.
The Brewers are off day Monday, before opening a three-game series on Tuesday at Pittsburgh.
Elsewhere in the NL Central the Pirates shutout the Reds 2-0, the Cardinals nipped the Indians 2-1 and the Cubs blanked the Nationals 5-0.
In area college football Saturday Ripon College lost at home to Illinois College 44-14. The Red Hawks drop to 1-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
UW-Oshkosh suffered its’ first loss of the season to Michigan Tech 44-10 at Titan Stadium.The Titans fall to 2-1 overall.
The Community First Fox Cities Marathon has been cancelled due to weather.
In a Facebook post from the Community First Fox Cities Marathon page the group said: “We are heartbroken to announce that for the safety of all runners, volunteers, public service employees and spectators, the marathon, half marathon and relay marathons scheduled for Sunday, September 22nd have been cancelled.”
The post continued: “We are as disappointed as you are and appreciate your understanding and support as we made this difficult decision.”
Additional information will be shared with participants via email.
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in Mississippi. is scheduled to appear before a Republican-led congressional committee that’s examining how states are falling short on using welfare to help families in need.
The House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington is scheduled for Tuesday. A committee spokesperson, J.P. Freire, confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that Favre is scheduled to appear and was invited by the chairman, Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri.
Favre will take questions “per the usual witness policy,” Freire said. However, it’s unclear how much the Pro Football Hall of Famer might say because a Mississippi judge in 2023 put a gag order on him and others being sued by the state.
The Ripon boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams competed in an invitational meet Saturday at Barlow Park The boys finished fourth with 121 points. Aiden Reudinger was the finished 7th for the Tigers with a time of 17:27. Campbellsport won the meet with 28 points The Ripon girls also finished 4th with 96 points. Leah Page was the highest finishing for the Tigers, as she came in 12th with a time of 21:42. Winneconne won the meet with 34 points
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