11/4/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
4 November 2024 Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Kerby Joseph scored on a 27-yard interception return and the Detroit Lions converted two fourth downs into touchdowns as they continued one of the best starts in franchise history by beating the Green Bay Packers 24-14 on Sunday.
The NFC North-leading Lions are 7-1 for the first time since 1956. They withstood the second-quarter ejection of safety Brian Banks and won at Lambeau Field for a third straight year, thriving on a rainy and windy day.
Detroit took the lead for good on the first play of the second quarter when Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. Jahmyr Gibbs capped the opening drive of the second half by rushing for a 15-yard touchdown on fourth-and-1 to extend the Lions’ lead to 24-3.
Goff had another efficient day, finishing 18 of 22 for 145 yards.
Green Bay’s Jordan Love went 23 of 39 for 273 yards with an interception, one week he left in the third quarter of a 30-27 victory at Jacksonville with a groin strain. Jayden Reed had five catches for 113 yards and Josh Jacobs rushed for 95 yards.
The Packers (6-3) outgained the Lions 411 yards to 261. Green Bay drove inside Detroit’s 35-yard line on three possessions without scoring. The Packers’ four trips to the red zone resulted in one touchdown and two field goals.
This game turned late in the second quarter, with Detroit’s starting safeties playing featured roles.
Green Bay trailed 7-3 when Branch was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Packers receiver Bo Melton during a pass incompletion near Green Bay’s sideline. Branch also drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for gesturing to the Lambeau Field crowd, giving the Packers a first down at the Detroit 32 rather than facing third-and-20 from their own 38.
But the Packers failed to capitalize on the situation. Their drive ended with Brandon McManus sending a 46-yard field-goal attempt wide left. Detroit marched down the field on its next series and extended its lead to 10-3 on Jake Bates’ 27-yard field goal.
Green Bay got the ball back with less than a minute left in the half. Facing second-and-2 from Green Bay’s 38, Love rolled right under pressure and threw a ball directly to Joseph, who caught it with arms outstretched and raced down the Lions sideline to the end zone.
Joseph’s pick-6 was his sixth interception of the season, tying Green Bay’s Xavier McKinney for the NFL lead. He’s picked off a pass in five of Detroit’s last six games and became the first safety to intercept at least 14 passes through his first three seasons since Hall of Famer Ed Reed did it from 2002-04.
Joseph has four interceptions against the Packers.
Green Bay opened the game with a 14-play drive that lasted nearly eight minutes but settled for McManus’ 30-yard field goal.
Then the Lions scored the next 24 points to take control.
McManus kicked a 38-yard field goal in the final minute of the third quarter. Emanuel Wilson scored on a 2-yard run and Love threw a 2-point conversion pass to Christian Watson to make it 24-14 with 3:49 left, but Detroit recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
Packers DL Colby Wooden and Lions LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin suffered shoulder injuries. The Packers played without CB Jaire Alexander (knee), S Evan Williams (hamstring) and C Josh Myers (wrist). The Lions didn’t have DL Josh Paschal (illness) or LB Malcolm Rodriguez (ankle).
After a bye, the Packers are at Chicago on Nov. 17 to play the Bears.
Elsewhere in the NFC North Sunday the Bears lost at Arizona to the Cardinals 29-9 and last night the Vikings won at home over the Indianapolis Colts 21-13. The Lions lead the division at 6-1 while the Vikings are 6-2, the Packers are 6-3 and the Bears are 4-4.
In Monday Night Football the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs , 7-0, host the 4-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury in the second half of Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Prescott left the game at the end of the third quarter, with his final play an incomplete pass on third game. Cooper Rush replaced Prescott for the final quarter, going 13-of-25 passing for 115 yards with one touchdown.
Prescott, who also was seen favoring his right hand after leaving the game, was 18 for 24 for 133 yards and a touchdown before leaving.
Kaleb Johnson rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Brendan Sullivan rushed for a touchdown and threw for one as Iowa defeated Wisconsin 42-10 on Saturday night.
The Hawkeyes (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) rushed for 329 yards, with Johnson leading the way. Johnson, ranked second nationally in rushing yards and rushing yards per game, had his seventh game of 100 or more rushing yards.
Johnson has 20 touchdowns this season, tying Shonn Greene for the program’s single-season scoring record.
Sullivan, making his first start for Iowa after taking over for injured starter Cade McNamara in last week’s 40-14 win over Northwestern, gave the Hawkeyes a 7-3 lead in the second quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run. Johnson added a 16-yard touchdown run four minutes later, and the Hawkeyes led 14-3 at halftime. The Hawkeyes continued their momentum in the second half. The Hawkeyes’ first possession was a 10-play, 86-yard drive that was all running plays, capped by Johnson’s 9-yard touchdown run. Nick Jackson’s interception on Wisconsin’s next possession set up Sullivan’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Gill for a 28-3 lead. Johnson then added a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Jaziun Patterson closed the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run. Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3) opened the game with Nathanial Vakos’ 38-yard field goal. The Badgers wouldn’t score again until Braedyn Locke’s 14-yard touchdown pass to CJ Williams early in the fourth quarter.
Sullivan completed 7 of 10 passes for 93 yards, and rushed for 58 yards.
Locke was 15-of-29 passing for 137 yards.
Monmouth College 56-Ripon College 13-The Red Hawks drop to 2-6 on the season and 2-5 in conference play.
UW-Oshkosh 42, UW-Stevens Point 7-The Titans improve to 6-2 on the season and 4-1 in the conference.
For the first time in 35 years, a pair of Brewers were honored for their glove work.
Second baseman Brice Turang and right fielder Sal Frelick won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for their work in the field in 2024, giving Milwaukee multiple winners for the first time since first baseman Cecil Cooper and outfielder Sixto Lezcano took home hardware in 1979.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million option for 2025 on Friday rather than take a $4 million buyout and again become a free agent. Hoskins had signed a 34 ,illion, two-year contract in January after missing the 2023 season due to a torn ACL sustained while fielding a grounder in a spring training game with the Philadelphia Phillies. The deal includes an $18 million mutual option for 2026 with a $4 million buyout.
The 31-year-old hit .214 with a .303 on-base percentage, .419 slugging percentage, 26 homers and 82 RBIs this season. His batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage were career lows.
Hoskins has a .238 career batting average, .346 on-base percentage and .481 slugging percentage with
174 homers and 487 RBIs in 798 games with the Phillies (2017-22) and Brewers.
The Bucks play in Cleveland tonight against the Cavaliers. Milwaukee lost at home to Cleveland Saturday night, 114-113 to drop to 1-5 on the season. It was Milwaukee’s fifth straight loss.
Saturday was filled of action with sectional finals in volleyball and soccer.
In boys soccer, #4 Sheboygan Falls beat #3 Ripon 1-0 in overtime in a Division 3 sectional final.
Meanwhile, #1 Kiel beat #1 Sturgeon Bay 4-0 in Division 4 and in the process qualify for the state tournament for the first time in school history.
In boy’s volleyball, #3 Appleton North upset #1 Kimberly 3-2 to reach the state tournament.
In girl’s volleyball, #2 Bay Port handled #1 Kimberly 3-0 to reach the state tournament for the first time in program history.
In Division 3, #1 Bonduel beat #3 Cedar Grove-Belgium 3-0.
In Division 4, #1 Manitowoc Lutheran beat #1 Heritage Christian 3-2 to reach the state tournament for the first time since 2009.
In football, No. 1-seeded Freedom handled No. 4 Prescott 43-14 in a Level 2 playoff game.
Here’s a look at how area teams fared in Level 2 of the playoffs:
DIVISION 1
• #3 Neenah 34, #2 Kimberly 14
• #2 Bay Port 62, #6 Sheboygan North 12
• #1 Marquette 52, #4 De Pere 33
DIVISION 2
• #1 Kaukauna 48, #4 Beaver Dam 21
• #3 West De Pere 38, #2 Sun Prairie East 14
DIVISION 3
• #2 Notre Dame 35, #3 Port Washignton 13
DIVISION 4
• #1 Winneconne 22, #4 Xavier 6
• #2 Mayville 28, #3 Berlin 26
• #4 Prescott at #1 Freedom (Saturday)
DIVISION 5
• #1 Wrightstown 50, #4 Southern Door 8
• #1 Kiel 42, #4 Kewaunee 7
DIVISION 6
• #1 Coleman 7, #4 Abbotsford 6
• #2 Bonduel 34, #3 Auburndale 21
• #2 Lomira 35, #6 Manitowoc Lutheran 21
DIVISION 7
• #6 Lourdes Academy 35, #7 Hilbert 27
• #1 Edgar 37, #5 Shiocton 0
8-PLAYER
• #1 Lena 44, #2 Elkhart Lake 0
A Green Bay Packers player is being recognized for his efforts to honor and supportmilitary and veteran communities.
The NFL and USAA announced the 2024 nominees for the annual Salute to Service Award Friday. The Packers are nominating defensive end Lukas Van Ness.
Here’s why the Packers say they nominated him:
Lukas began to make an impact on the military community as soon as he entered the league. During his rookie season, he connected with local veterans through a Huddle for Heroes event, answering questions and spending time with the veterans to personally thank them for their service. He also wrote letters to be sent to active-duty military members to encourage and empower them while on deployment. During the Packers’ 2024 military appreciation week, Lukas will assist a family grieving the loss of a service member in assembling and painting a commemorative flag to honor their fallen soldier. At the end of the event, he will present the family with a gift on behalf of the Packers. Growing up with several family members that have served in the military, including his grandfather who earned the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army during his 27-year career, Lukas learned from a young age how important it is to honor the men and women who give so much to our country. Lukas continues to use his platform to salute the bravery and sacrifice of service members, veterans and their families.
Fans will vote for the favorite nominees online to help determine the three finalists.
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