Monday Sports – Lions blow out Jaguars; Bears fall to Packers on blocked field goal

NFL – National Football League – Week 11
Yesterday
Detroit Lions 52, Jacksonville Jaguars 6
Green Bay Packers 20, Chicago Bears 19
Indianapolis Colts 28, New York Jets 27

Lions 52, Jaguars 6 – Goff & NFC-leading Lions score at will in 52-6 win over Jags
Jared Goff threw two of his four touchdown passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs combined for three rushing touchdowns and the Detroit Lions routed the Jacksonville Jaguars 52-6. The NFC-leading Lions are 9-1. They have won eight straight and nine of their first 10 games in a season for the first time since 1934. Detroit’s winning margin of 46 points was the largest in franchise history, and it handed Jacksonville its biggest-ever defeat. The Lions also set a franchise record in total yards with 645 while holding the Jaguars to 170 yards. The Jaguars have lost four consecutive games for the second time this season. Goff finished 24 of 29 for 412 yards and four touchdowns. He had a perfect passer rating, a week after his career-high five interceptions didn’t stop Detroit from rallying from a 16-point deficit to beat AFC South-leading Houston. St. Brown (161) and Williams (124) had single-game highs for yards receiving. Montgomery and Gibbs combined for 218 yards of offense.  Lions LB Alex Anzalone broke his left forearm and Campbell said he will be out six to eight weeks. The Lions are at the Colts Sunday

Green Bay Packers’ Karl Brooks blocks a field goal attempt of Chicago Bears’ Cairo Santos during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Chicago. The Packers won 20-19. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Packers 20, Bears 19 – Love runs for go-ahead TD and Packers beat Bears on Karl Brooks’ FG block at buzzer
Jordan Love ran for a go-ahead touchdown in the closing minutes, and the Green Bay Packers hung on to beat the Chicago Bears 20-19 when Karl Brooks blocked Cairo Santos’ 46-yard field goal attempt as time expired. The Packers made just enough plays to avoid falling further behind Detroit and Minnesota in the NFC North and beat the Bears for the 11th straight time, the longest streak by either team in the storied rivalry. The Packers are 7-3 and the Bears fell to 4-6 with their fourth straight loss. Love put Green Bay on top when he scored from the 1 with 2:59 left.  Green Bay sacked Caleb Williams on the first two plays of the next possession. But facing third-and-19, Williams regrouped. The No. 1 draft pick hit fellow rookie Rome Odunze with passes on back-to-back plays to put the ball in Packers territory. The Bears drove all the way to the 28, only to end a chaotic week with their fourth straight loss when Brooks got through the center of the line and reached up with his left hand to block Santos’ kick. The Bears are home next week against Minnesota

Colts 28, Jets 27 – Richardson’s late TD run leads Colts to a 28-27 victory over Rodgers and the Jets
Anthony Richardson ran for a 4-yard touchdown, his second of the game, with 46 seconds left in his return to the starting role to lift the Indianapolis Colts to a 28-27 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. The Colts snapped a three-game skid. Richardson, the No. 4 overall pick last year and the league’s second-youngest starting QB, had perhaps his best overall game in the NFL. He was 20 of 30 for 272 and a touchdown and ran for 32 yards and the two scores on 10 carries. Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and Breece Hall had a TD catch and ran for a score.

Other Scores
Philadelphia 26, Washington 18
L.A. Rams 28, New England 22
Miami 34, Las Vegas 19
Minnesota 23, Tennessee 13
New Orleans 35, Cleveland 14
Pittsburgh 18, Baltimore 16
Denver 38, Atlanta 6
Seattle 20, San Francisco 17
Buffalo 30, Kansas City 21
L.A. Chargers 34, Cincinnati 27
Open: Arizona, Carolina,
N.Y. Giants, Tampa Bay

Tonight
Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.

NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Western Michigan 92, Canisus 69

WMU 92, CAN 69 – Strickland scores 15, Western Michigan downs Canisius 92-69
Markhi Strickland had 15 points in Western Michigan’s 92-69 win against Canisius. Owen Lobsinger added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Broncos, who improved to 2-3

Tonight
Miami (OH) at Michigan, 6:00 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 5:30

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(6) Notre Dame 91, Lafayette 55
Michigan State 79, Western Michigan 42
Michigan 88, Oakland 42
Bradley 66, Central Michigan 57

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Detroit Pistons 124, Washington Wizards 104
Houston Rockets 143, Chicago Bulls 107
Indiana Pacers 119, Miami Heat 110

Pistons 124, Wizards 104 – Cunningham’s 4th triple-double of the season lifts the Pistons to a 124-104 win
Cade Cunningham had 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Washington Wizards 124-104. Jaden Ivey scored 28 points and Malik Beasley added 26 for Detroit. Cunningham has four triple-doubles this season, two behind league leader Nikola Jokic. It was the eighth straight loss for Washington, which was back home from a five-game trip. Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points apiece for the Wizards. Detroit held Washington to 18 points in the first quarter and led 65-53 at halftime.  The Pisons have won four of their last six games.

Rockets 143, Bulls 107 – Sengun records triple-double, VanVleet scores 28 in Rockets 143-107 rout of Bulls
Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 28 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double this season and the Houston Rockets routed the Chicago Bulls 143-107 for their fifth straight win. Jalen Green scored 18 points as all five Houston starters reached double figures, and the Rockets topped their previous season-high in points (128). Amen Thompson played despite right quad soreness and added 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 15 points. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 12 off the bench, The Bulls dropped their second straight and third in four.

Pacers 119, Heat 110 – Myles Turner scores 34, Pacers avenge Friday’s loss to Miami with 119-110 win over Heat
Myles Turner scored a season-high 34 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-110 victory over the Miami Heat. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for the Pacers, who shot 52% from the field, and Tyrese Haliburton finished with 16 points and 13 assists. Tyler Herro scored 28 points, and Bam Adebayo had 24 for the Heat. Miami was outscored 62-28 in the paint.

Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors, 7:00 p.m.

WNBA – Dallas wins WNBA draft lottery, earn No. 1 pick in 2025
The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday and the chance to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick. The Wings had a 22.7% chance to win the lottery. The Los Angeles Sparks, who had the top chance at 44% to get the top choice, will pick second. The Chicago Sky will pick third. There was no way they could get the No. 1 pick because of a trade with Dallas in 2023 that allowed the Wings to swap picks with the Sky. Washington, which last won the lottery in 1999, will pick fourth. The Mystics, who need to hire a coach and GM still, had just under an 11% chance of getting the No. 1 pick.

NCAAFB – AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again
Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin. Georgia returned to the top 10 with its win over Tennessee and LSU was unranked for the first time in two years. The unbeaten Ducks are atop the AP Top 25 for the fifth straight week. They received all 62 first-place votes for the third week in a row after scoring their fewest points in 37 games in a 16-13 win over Wisconsin. Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five for the second straight week.

NBAGL – NBA G-League
Yesterday
Motor City Cruise 112, Windy City Bulls 97

CFL – Backup QB Arbuckle leads Toronto past Winnipeg 41-24 for the Argos’ 19th Grey Cup
Backup quarterback Nick Arbuckle led the Toronto Argonauts to their record-extending 19th Grey Cup title, throwing two second-half touchdown passes in a 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night at B.C. Place. Forced into action after starter Chad Kelly broke his ankle in Toronto’s East championship victory over Montreal, Arbuckle completed 26 of 37 passes for 252 yards in Toronto’s second Grey Cup victory over Winnipeg in three seasons. Toronto has won its last eight appearances in the Grey Cup dating to 1991 and is 8-0 against Winnipeg. Winnipeg was appearing in its fifth straight Grey Cup. It won consecutive titles in 2019 and 2021, with the 2000 season canceled.

MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Saturday
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College 73, North Central Michigan 70
Southwestern Michigan College 57, John Wood Community College 56

Men’s Basketball
Parkland College 96, Southwestern Michigan College 75
Lake Michigan College 69, North Central Michigan 58

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Friday
Football (Regional Finals)
Division 2 – Region 1
Byron Center 52, Portage Central 14

Division 4 – Region 2
Niles 37, Portland 34
Niles (11-1) will face Grand Rapids South Christian (8-4) in the semifinals Saturday at 1:00 at Three Rivers

Division 5 – Region 2
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 21. Kalamazoo United 14

Saturday
Football (Regional Finals)
Division 6 – Region 3
Jackson Lumen Christi 42, Constantine 6

Division 7 – Region 3
Schoolcraft 28, Hudson 16
Schoolcraft (11-1) will face Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic (12-0) in the semifinals Saturday at 1:00 at Harper Creek

Division 8 – Region 3
Decatur 41, Reading 0
Decatur (11-1) will face Riverview Gabriel Richard (10-1) in the semifinals Saturday at 1:00 at Jackson

8-Man Football (Semifinals)
Division 1
Deckerville 49, Mendon 32