11/15/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
15 November 2024 Sports
The Packers (6-3) hope to keep pace in the tight NFC North Sunday and maintain their dominance in this storied rivalry, while the Bears (4-5) look to put the brakes on a skid that just cost their offensive coordinator his job.
“With this rivalry we know what this game’s all about and we take pride in that,” quarterback Jordan Love said.
The Packers have dominated the Bears, winning 10 in a row and 25 of the past 28 meetings, including the NFC championship game at the end of the 2010 season. The current streak matches the longest by either team in the rivalry, matching a run by Green Bay from 1994-98.
While the Packers would surely love to extend the streak, there’s also that other matter of trying to catch division rivals Detroit (8-1) and Minnesota (7-2) Green Bay had a bye last week following aloss to the Lions that snapped a four-game win streak. that stopped a four-game win streak.
The Packers are coming into the after the bye and appear to be lot healthier. Quarterback Jordan Love had a full practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cornerback Jaire Alexander, center Josh Myers, safety Evan Williams and running back MarShawn Lloyd also returned to practice.
This will be the Packers’ first game since they sent veteran pass rusher Preston Smith to Pittsburgh last week for a 2025 seventh-round pick. Smith had 2 1/2 sacks this year and had totaled 44 since joining the Packers in 2019 and had one with the Steelers last Sunday.
The last-place Bears have dropped three straight after winning three in a row prior to their bye. Their offense has gone back-to-back games without a touchdown for the first time since 2004.
Chicago fired an offensive coordinator for the second time in 10 months when it let Shane Walton go after just nine games on Tuesday in the wake of a 19-3 loss to New England. The Bears replaced him with passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, and his most important task is to get No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams on track.
The schedule, meanwhile, is taking a tougher turn. Six of Chicago’s final eight games are against division foes.
The Bears have gone 23 consecutive possessions without a touchdown since driving for one in the final minute to take the lead against Washington in Week 8. They lost on a Hail Mary by Jayden Daniels. In the three games since the bye, Chicago’s offense has just two touchdowns in 34 drives.
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is 48 of 95 without a TD in the past three games. He was sacked nine times against New England. During the win streak, Williams completed 74% of his passes for 687 yards and seven touchdowns with one interception.
Both teams have done a good job at forcing turnovers.
Green Bay is tied for second in the NFL with 19 takeaways, one behind Minnesota. Chicago has 16.
The Bears have done a better job taking care of the ball. They have eight giveaways while the Packers have 13. Chicago is tied for fourth with a plus-8 turnover differential, while Green Bay is tied for seventh at plus-6.
It’s a noon kickoff Sunday from Solider Field with the pregame starting at 10:00 on FM 1023, The Bug.
In Thursday Night Football the Eagles prevailed at home over the Commanders 26-18 in an NFC East Division showdown. Philadelphia’s Saquan Barkley rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns to lead the way as the Eagles came back in the second half to win it, despite missing two field goals and an extra point. The first place Eagles improve to 8-2 while the Commanders fall to 7-4. The Bucks play in Charlotte against the Hornets Saturday. Milwaukee is coming off an overtime win over the Pistons Wednesday night in a game where Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 59 points, had 14 rebounds and seven assists and Brook Lopez added 29 to pace the win. Milwaukee won its second straight to improve to 4-8 while the Hornets are 4-7.
The Badgers return to action Saturday after their bye and face a big task, hosting #1 Oregon at Camp Randall Stadium. Kickoff is at 6:30 and can be heard beginning with the pregame at 4:30 on AM 1600/93.1 FM, WRPN.
The Wisconsin Herd opens its season tonight hosting the Grand Rapids Gold. Tipoff is at 7:00 at the Oshkosh Arena.
In area college football action, Ripon College (3-5 & 3-5) hosts St. Lawrence University at Hopp Stadium at noon.
UW-Oshkosh (6-3 & 4-2) is at UW-River Falls with the kickoff at 1:00.
The Badgers men’s basketball team hosts #9 Arizona tonight (Friday) at 8:00. Wisconsin is in is 3-0 while Arizona comes in at 2-0.
The Ripon College men’s basketball team (1-1 & 0-0) is at Lakeland University with the tipoff at 3:15
UW-Oshkosh (0-01 & 0-0) is at Tiffin, Ohio on Saturday.
The Ripon College women’s basketball team (2-0 & 0-0) plays the University of Dubuque in Milwaukee with the tipoff at 1:00.
The UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball team (2-0 &0-0) plays Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee with the tipoff at 3:15.
Level 4 Playoffs on November 15th
Friday the state football semifinals take place across the state and 28 teams remain. There are 14 semifinal matchups through seven divisions with the winners heading to Camp Randall Stadium next week for a state championship game.
Northeast Wisconsin has six teams left — Bay Port, West De Pere, Notre Dame, Winneconne, Wrightstown and Bonduel. All but Bay Port won its conference title, and the Pirates were one of the biggest stories last week when they took down defending Division 1 state champion Marquette 35-21.
That win came one year after Marquette beat Bay Port in Level 2. Hey, it’s hard to repeat, unless you are the Kimberly juggernaut between 2013-17.
High School Level 4 Playoffs (Semifinals)
Division 1
#7 D.C Everest at #2 Bay Port
#4 Muskego at #2 Mukwonago
Division 2
#2 Rice Lake at #3 West De Pere
#1 Badger at @ #1 Slinger
Division 3
#2 Lacrosse Logan at #1 Medford
#3 Wisconsin Lutheran at #1 Catholic Memorial
Division 4
#2 Baldwin-Woodville at #1 Winneconne
#1 Aquinas at #1 Racine St. Catherine’s
Divisioin 5
#2 Northwestern at #1 Wrightstown
#1 Praiirie du Chien at #1 Stratford
Division 6
#2 Grantsburg at @#2 Bonduel
#8 Belleville at #2 Lomira
Division 7
#2 Boyceville at #1 Edgar
#3 Potosi/Cassville at #1 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic
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