10/10/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
10 October 2022 Sports
Monday Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Saquon Barkley took a direct snap and ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap the New York Giants’ 27-22 comeback victory over the Packers on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, spoiling Green Bay’s international debut.
Aaron Rodgers drove the Packers to the 6-yard line, but his pass on fourth-and-goal was swatted down at the line of scrimmage by safety Xavier McKinney with just over a minute left.
After Giants punter Jamie Gillan ran out of the end zone for a safety, the Packers (3-2) got the ball back and set up a desperation pass, but Rodgers was sacked by Oshane Ximines at the Green Bay 29, fumbling as the clock ran out.
The Giants (4-1) scored 17 unanswered points in the second half as Daniel Jones, playing on a sprained ankle, led three scoring drives to erase a 20-10 deficit. It’s the Giants’ best start since 5-0 in 2009 and matches their win total from last season (4-13).
Gary Brightwell’s 2-yard touchdown tied the score at 20-20 to complete a 15-play, 91-yard drive with just over 10 minutes to play. On the drive, Jones scrambled for two first downs — after carrying just once in the first half for 3 yards.
Rodgers threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, but couldn’t get any points on the board in the second half. Rodgers connected with Allen Lazard and Marcedes Lewis for first-half scoring strikes.
The Giants entered the game as the NFL’s top rushing offense, but struggled to run the ball early, falling behind 17-3 after Lazard’s 4-yard touchdown reception and Lewis’ 2-yard catch in the end zone when Rodgers found the veteran tight end wide open. Early on, Jones seemed to be limited by his sprained ankle and wasn’t a threat to run in the first half. Barkley then took a direct snap for a 40-yard gain to the Giants 38, bringing the offense to life, and the Giants used some trickery to get the ball in the end zone.
From the shotgun, Jones ran right, pitched it to Barkley, who then pitched to Daniel Bellinger. The rookie tight end avoided a tackle and ran it in to close the gap to 17-10.
But 1:15 on the clock was enough for Rodgers to lead the Packers into field-goal range. Mason Crosby connected from 48 yards as time expired in the half to give the Packers a 20-10 lead.
Barkley, who briefly left the game with a shoulder issue, finished with 70 yards on 13 carries. Jones carried 10 times for 37 yards.
Jones completed 21 of 27 passes for 217 yards.
Randall Cobb led Green Bay with seven receptions for 99 yards. ackers WR Christian Watson left with a hamstring injury in the third quarter.
Packers host the New York Jets Sunday at noon at Lambeau Field.
Elsewhere in the NFC North the Vikings held on at home to beat the Bears 29-22 and Detroit lost at New England 29-0.
In Sunday Night Football the Ravens kicked a late field goal to win at home over the Bengals 19-17. In Monday Night Football the Chiefs host the Raiders.
The MLB Divisional Series begins Tuesday. In the American League Saturday Seattle won at Seattle 10-9 to take that series 2-0 and the Phillies shutout the Cardinals in St. Louis 2-0 to win that series 2-0. Then Sunday San Diego shutout the Mets on the road 6-0 to win that series 2-1
The NL Divisional Series begins Tuesday afternoon as Philadelphia plays at Atlanta and Tuesday night the Padres play the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The AL Divisional Series begins Tuesday night as Cleveland plays at New York.
On the Men ‘s PGA Tour Sunday Tom Kim won the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas by three strokes over Patrick Cantlay and Matthew NeSmith. The 20-year old Kim becomes the second-youngest player in PGA Tournament history to win his second tournament. He finished at -24 under 260, shooting a final round 66.
Graham Mertz threw for a career-high 299 yards and matched one with five touchdowns, Chimere Dike set personal bests with 185 yards receiving and three TD catches, and Wisconsin dominated in interim coach Jim Leonhard’s first game, pounding struggling Northwestern 42-7 on Saturday.
Braelon Allen added 135 yards rushing. He also threw a 23-yard touchdown late in the second quarter, and the Badgers (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) raced out to a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to an easy win in their first game since coach Paul Chryst was fired.
Wisconsin decided to make a leadership change following losses to Ohio State and Illinois, led by former coach Bret Bielema, by a combined 55 points. Chryst was let go in his eighth season and replaced by Leonhard, a former All-America safety in his sixth year as defensive coordinator and seventh on staff at his alma mater.
Mertz completed 20 of 29 passes.
Dike had touchdown catches of 52 and 21 yards in the first half as well as a 6-yarder in the fourth quarter. He caught 10 passes and easily surpassed his previous high of 106 yards.
Wisconsin racked up 515 yards in all and finished with 193 on the ground after being held to 2 yards rushing on 24 carries for its lowest total since 2015.
Northwestern (1-5, 1-2) lost its fifth straight since opening with a win over Nebraska in Ireland. The Wildcats are 6-16 since beating Wisconsin at home in 2020 on the way to winning the Big Ten West.
Ryan Hilinski threw for 147 yards and was intercepted twice.
The Badgers missed a field goal on the game’s opening drive, but took control with touchdowns on their next two possessions. Mertz capped a nine-play, 98-yard march when he hit a wide open Skyler Bell for a 15-yarder, and Wisconsin wasted little time adding to it. Kamo’i Latu intercepted Hilinski near midfield. Three plays later, Dike caught a pass from Mertz over the middle to start the second quarter and outran several defenders for a 52-yard score.
Dike set up another touchdown with a 43-yard catch, this time hauling in a 21-yarder from Mertz midway through the quarter to bump the lead to 21-0. Allen threw a 23-yard TD to Chez Mellusi with just over two minutes left in the half to make it a 28-point game.
Northwestern had a chance to score just before the break, only to come away empty-handed when Jack Olsen missed a 21-yarder on his first attempt this season as time expired.
The Wildcats converted a fourth-and-1 at the 4 in the final minute and threw two incompletions before coach Pat Fitzgerald opted to go for the field goal with two seconds remaining and the ball on the 3. Fans booed and they weren’t happy, either, when the kick went wide left.
Wisconsin defensive back Cedric Dort stayed motionless for several minutes after breaking up a pass early in the third. He eventually sat up and teammates surrounded him before he was carted off the field.
Wisconsin visits Michigan State on Saturday.
Ripon College pounded Grinnell 56-6. The Red Hawks improve to 5-0 on the season and 4-0 in the conference. Ripon plays at Lake Forest College on Saturday at 1:00.
UW-Oshkosh lost 27-24 at UW-River Falls. The Titans drop to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Oshkosh plays at UW-Whitewater Friday night at 7:00.
Lawrence University lost at home to Cornell College 27-7 in the Banta Bowl. Lawrence drops to 0-5 on the season and0-4 in conference play. Lawrence plays at Illinois College on Saturday at 1:00.
St. Norbert College won at Wisconsin Lutheran College 7-0 for its’ fourth straight win. St.Norbert’s improves to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference. They host Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday at 1:00 in their Homecoming Game.
Bob Hyland has been the head football coach at St. Mary’s Springs for over 50 years, and on Saturday night he earned his 500th win. The Ledgers beat Lomira 35-7, which puts them at 8-0 on the season. So it was a celebration after the game for several reasons. The crowd was filled with “500″ signs and the players held a banner for him on the field during a ceremony.
Hyland is the second most winning active high school football coach in the country and number one in Wisconsin.
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