Packers' Tucker Kraft, Jordan Love torch Steelers, spoil Aaron Rodgers' hopes to make history

Tucker Kraft was eating good on Sunday night as he and Jordan Love led the Green Bay Packers to a win over the frustrated Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-25.

Love and Kraft hooked up early and often. The first connection came in the first quarter when Love found the tight end for a 16-yard touchdown pass to cap off a six-play, 67-yard drive.

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The Steelers were being buoyed by Chris Boswell’s impressive field goal kicking and an Aaron Rodgers touchdown pass to DK Metcalf. Pittsburgh took a 16-7 lead into halftime. Love came back out and didn’t miss a beat.

Love threw another touchdown pass to Kraft and a third to Savion Williams to guide the Packers back to the front. Josh Jacobs scored in the fourth quarter from three yards out. Once the Packers took the lead, the defense never let up.

Rodgers came into the game making sure not to play up the first matchup of his career against the team that selected him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He looked back fondly on his time with the Packers throughout the week leading up to the game.

He probably wished things went a little differently.

There were times when Rodgers showed just how excellent he continues to be at 41 years old. He made terrific throws to Metcalf and Roman Wilson at points in the night and was even able to bait the Packers’ secondary into a pass interference call during a crucial touchdown drive.

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But there were also times when he was visibly frustrated with teammates. He was pressured all night by linebackers Micah Parsons and Rashan Gary and the offense didn’t jibe well for the most part. He was seeking to become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams in a career.

Some of the tensions the Steelers players had boiled over on the field. During a Steelers kickoff, Pittsburgh’s Ben Skowronek was double-teamed by two Packers players. Nick Herbig came over to defend Skowronek and pushed Bo Melton to the ground. It kicked off a brief skirmish that saw two officials get caught up in it.

Later, Metcalf sparred with Packers linebacker Quay Walker. The wide receiver put his fingers into Walker’s facemask. He was called for unnecessary roughness and stymied the Steelers’ offense.

Green Bay will take a win back home and improve to 5-1-1. The Steelers fell to 4-3, which will tighten the race for the AFC North as the midway point of the season nears.

Love finished 29-of-37 with 360 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Kraft had seven catches for 143 yards and two scores.

Rodgers was 24-of-36 with two touchdown passes and 219 passing yards. Wilson and Metcalf each had touchdowns.

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3 Chinese nationals arrested in Georgia for trying to buy $400K worth of black-market uranium

Authorities in the country of Georgia say they have disrupted a major nuclear smuggling attempt involving several Chinese nationals accused of trying to buy uranium on the black market, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) announced Saturday that three Chinese citizens were detained in Tbilisi while attempting to illegally purchase roughly 4.4 pounds of uranium for $400,000, according to the outlet.

Officials said the suspects were planning to traffic the nuclear material to China via Russia, the outlet reported. 

"Three Chinese citizens have been detained in Tbilisi while attempting to illegally purchase 2 kilograms of nuclear material — uranium," the agency said, according to the AP. 

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Video footage released by the agency shows security officers in the Georgian capital seizing bottles containing what was identified as uranium and arresting multiple individuals at the scene.

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According to the SSSG, one of the suspects had overstayed his visa and was living in Georgia illegally, the AP said. He allegedly led efforts to locate and acquire the radioactive substance, even bringing in experts from abroad to assist, the outlet added. Other members of the group reportedly coordinated the operation from China.

The perpetrators were identified and detained while "negotiating the details of the illegal transaction," the security service reportedly said.

The agency did not specify when the arrests occurred or provide the identities of the suspects.

The latest arrests follow a similar case in July, when Georgian authorities detained a foreign national and a Georgian citizen accused of planning to sell uranium worth $3 million. Officials said that material could have been used to construct explosive devices or carry out terrorist attacks.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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