Falcons 35, Packers 14
Bijan Robinson ran ball 29 times for 194 yards.
Drake London caught nine passes for 194 yards.
Falcons covered their last six games as a road underdog.
Atlanta scored four TD’s, after scoring only one in first two games.
Atlanta led 17-7 at halftime.
Falcons’ first three drives of second half: 25 plays, 224 yards, 18 points.
Falcons outgained Green Bay, 498-328.
In three games, Packers have run for 66-63-17 yards.
— Liberty 34, Coastal Carolina 17
Liberty outscored the Chanticleers 24-0 in second half.
Flames outgained Coastal, 485-292
Liberty ran the ball 45 times for 263 yards.
— Cubs’ CF Pete Crow-Armstrong became the 7th player ever to record a 40/40 season when he stole his 40th base Thursday.
— Mets named Derek Falvey senior adviser for baseball operations, as they try to bolster their front office after missing the playoffs the last two seasons.
Falvey was an executive vice president and chief baseball officer for the Twins from 2016-19, then became president of baseball operations in 2019. Minnesota made the playoffs four times during his tenure.
— RBI leaders in the major leagues:
113- Burleson, StL
110- Alonso Balt/Stewart Cin
107- Crow-Armstrong, Chi
103- Abrams, Wash
102- Alvarez, Hous
100- Walker, StL
— Runs scored leaders in the major leagues:
119- Crow-Armstrong, Chi
109- Arozarena, Sea
104- Vargas CWS/Wood Wash/Rice NYY
101- Alvarez Hous/Reynolds Pitt
100- Turner Phil/Neto LAA
— Famous birthdays, September 25th:
Michael Douglas, 82
Glenn Hubbard, 69
Geno Petralli, 67
Heather Locklear, 65
Scottie Pippen, 61
Will Smith, 58
Catherine Zeta-Jones, 57
Matt Hasselbeck, 51
Chauncey Billups, 50
Rocco Baldelli, 45
Alec Ogletree, 35
Brandin Cooks, 33
— White Sox 9, Royals 1
White Sox clinch a playoff spot, their first since 2021.
Last three years, White Sox lost 101-121-102 games.
Chicago led 8-0 in the fourth inning.
— Guardians 1, Red Sox 0
Angel Martinez homered for the game’s only run.
Joey Cantillo allowed one hit in five IP of bulk relief.
Cleveland is in the playoffs for third year in a row.
— Cubs 2, Marlins 1
Nico Hoerner had the game-winning single in 6th inning.
Cubs clinch a playoff spot for second year in a row.
Matthew Boyd gave up a run, five hits in 7 IP.
— Padres 4, Dodgers 2
San Diego is in playoffs for 3rd year in row, fifth time in seven years.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Mason Miller recorded his 38th save.
— Astros 7, A’s 5
Lucas Spence hit three home runs for Houston.
Those were the first three homers of his career.
Astros are 79-80, tied for first in AL West.
— Rangers 3, Mets 1
Corey Seager/Josh Jung homered for Texas.
Rangers are 79-80, tied for first in AL West.
If teams end up tied, Houston wins the division.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Rays, Guardians, Hst/Tex. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, White Sox
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres
